Baal Of Desire
Baal Of Desire
Ben Stout
Acting I
Todd McNerney
11-14-96
On Thursday, November 7, I saw a performance of Baal, written by Bertolt
Brecht and directed by Evan Parry. The play was not an emotional play, but an
intellectual play. It caused the viewer to think about the existentialist nature
of Brecht\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s writing and the underlying meaning of the play. Although I have
studied existentialism and followed the play intently, I still could not fully
understand what Brecht was trying to say through Baal. My interpretation is that
Baal represents man and his desires and what those desires can lead to.
At the beginning of the play, Baal is in good spirits and loved by all.
He has doors open to him; he is asked to publish his poetry and sing his songs
at a bar. Through the play, his life gradually becomes worse because he drinks
too much and has many girlfriends. People start to dislike him and he loses his
apartment. Then more and more......
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