The Visit
The Visit
• Through an analysis of the characters, compare the ways in which the struggle between internal and external forces is presented.
The play “The Visit” is about a millionaire called “Claire Zachanassian” who wants revenge from an injustice that had happened forty-five years, done by her former lover, “Alfred Ill”, so she returns to her hometown “Guellen” with the intent of giving some money to the town having in return the execution of her former lover. The plot carries various themes that are related to our present day reality, the main theme which is present in the play is, dominance of money, this can be seen throughout the whole of the play. The struggle in the play occurs between the whole of the town, each person having different dilemma’s, mainly connected to the decision of whether or not to execute Alfred Ill or not. Another struggle is between Alfred Ill and the whole of Guellen, where he sees that the people are beginning to become desperate for money. All these struggles are seen within the abnormal actions of the people, where there are buying new things and living more luxurious lives, but they do not care about the consequences of their actions. All the struggles seen in this play occur between the major characters of the play, Claire, Ill, and the Mayor.
The themes which are viewed in the play “The Visit” are the reasons which the struggles occur, the main theme of corruption for money is the idea behind the play, as the play was written in a time where there was a lot of struggle inside the country and outside, leading to corruption, dominance of the rich, injustice and dehumanization. In “The visit” these themes are shown throughout the play, starting with manipulation and the dominance of money. As Claire arrives the town welcomes her with great joy, overlooking the past actions which led Claire into leaving Guellen, this shows the first signs of the dominance of money, as the town wants to manipulate Claire by praising her
• Through an analysis of the characters, compare the ways in which the struggle between internal and external forces is presented.
The play “The Visit” is about a millionaire called “Claire Zachanassian” who wants revenge from an injustice that had happened forty-five years, done by her former lover, “Alfred Ill”, so she returns to her hometown “Guellen” with the intent of giving some money to the town having in return the execution of her former lover. The plot carries various themes that are related to our present day reality, the main theme which is present in the play is, dominance of money, this can be seen throughout the whole of the play. The struggle in the play occurs between the whole of the town, each person having different dilemma’s, mainly connected to the decision of whether or not to execute Alfred Ill or not. Another struggle is between Alfred Ill and the whole of Guellen, where he sees that the people are beginning to become desperate for money. All these struggles are seen within the abnormal actions of the people, where there are buying new things and living more luxurious lives, but they do not care about the consequences of their actions. All the struggles seen in this play occur between the major characters of the play, Claire, Ill, and the Mayor.
The themes which are viewed in the play “The Visit” are the reasons which the struggles occur, the main theme of corruption for money is the idea behind the play, as the play was written in a time where there was a lot of struggle inside the country and outside, leading to corruption, dominance of the rich, injustice and dehumanization. In “The visit” these themes are shown throughout the play, starting with manipulation and the dominance of money. As Claire arrives the town welcomes her with great joy, overlooking the past actions which led Claire into leaving Guellen, this shows the first signs of the dominance of money, as the town wants to manipulate Claire by praising her