Extremities

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The play Extremities focuses on something that is happing too often in America today. When a play is based on such a sensitive subject such as rape, the audience is expecting to leave the play with an unique message, that will is some way, shape or form widen their viewer’s knowledge.
As a viewer I left the play with a feeling of disappointment. I was not only disappointed with the performance of the cast, but also with the tone of the play that was set by the reactions of the audience. While observing the play there would be scenes that were supposed to be important, but some people in the audience thought were humorous. I think this took away from my focus on the play and I did not receive the full message of the play.
With the idea that a rape gone bad could escalate into a totally different situation for the rapist and the woman being raped was very clever. The overall presentation of the play was acceptable but the performances could have been better.
Each actor played a substantial role in the play but the victim (Marjorie) of the almost rape stood out to me the most. She is a model of many women today. The rapist (Raul) claimed that he raped her because he saw her bike riding in small shorts and her top was basically a bra. Too many females dress in almost nothing and expect to get positive reaction from men, even knowing the fact that some men can and will be vulgar and treat you as you portray yourself.
I liked how the play portrayed a process that rapists use to plan their attacks on there victims. There is no certain amount of time that a rapist takes to attack their victim. The time can range from a week to a few years and you usually do not know when you are being stalked until it is too late.
The whole incident took a 180 degree turn when the Raul ended up being the one tortured. I really did not like the way Marjorie suddenly went crazy when she fell into a position of power. She kept Raul in a cage, ...