Wednesday, November 6, 2013
The Glass of Water
The interactions between the Duchess and Bolingbroke at the end is very peculiar. The entire time they are at each other's throats in order to achieve their goals. But when Bolingbroke finally wins the Duchess makes a confession of affection towards Bolingbroke, they kiss each other, and then slap each other before bowing and parting ways. I can understand a love-hate relationship forming between the two and the mental connection formed, but the kiss-slapping seems a bit extreme for those of noble birth, even if they are in private company.
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I agree, this moment with the kiss seemed really out of place and stood out to me when I was reading. It seemed almost slap-stick and which does not really fir in with the flow of the rest of the play
ReplyDeleteI agree those last few moments didn't seem to fit. It completely ignored nthe fact they were rival enemies.
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