Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays

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Summary: beautiful
Review: A great representation of race relations in america (in the revolutionary '60's as well as representative of today), man's relation to woman, and the irony and tension that is comes package in. For no other reason, the mythology and theological references are delightfully handled. Sadly, this work is one of the most underrated and underread works of the 20th century.

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Summary: beautiful
Review: a great representation of race relations in america, man's relation to woman, and the irony and tension that is comes package in. do the research to this one, it's worth the time. one of the top three dramatic works of the century.

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Summary: One of the most affecting plays I've ever read.
Review: An excellent play that captivates with a brutal examination of race relations...timeless

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Summary: Pure Fury...No Solution
Review: This play is written beautifully in a style that resembles some very late American Dadaist poetry. However if you take the play as a whole, this play lacks any didactic purpose. Baraka is hypocritical in that he has become the hate-monger that he despises. Other than wonderful banter and a powerfully angst-ridden diatribe, this play offers nothing but hate and intolerance.

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Summary: One of the most affecting plays I've ever read.
Review: Very rarely does a play have this kind of impact on me; I don't think a play has ever affected me so much before I saw it done. I can honestly say that "Dutchman", along with "King Lear" and "Waiting for Godot", is one of the most brilliant, powerful pieces I've ever been lucky enough to read.

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Summary: civil rights
Review: Wow. I think this play portrays an aspect of the black community that cannot be felt by any other community without some feelings of disingenuity. The rage present in the play is overwhelming. The sense of danger and loss is also present, but more subtly so. This play is also very ambiguous and wanting interpretation. I say "wanting interpretation" because Dutchman seems to call for the reader's own interpretation purposefully... the criticism around it is enough to spark a debate, but still the critical aspects are not overwhelmed by the immediacy of emotion and action.