ヴォーゲル劇における移動する登場人物

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Some of the plays by Paula Vogel, especially her major ones, put emphasis on mobility whereas her other plays depict the characters who remain where they are. One of the remarkable qualities about Vogel's work is the contrast between mobility and stasis, particularly when it is found in the same play. For instance, in The Baltimore Waltz, a brother and his sister are taking an imaginary trip to Europe while the brother is dying on a bed in a hospital. Their imaginary trip shows intensified movements of the characters while the hospital bed becomes a symbol of stasis and confinement. Another element to be mentioned is who is moving among the characters. The Baltimore Waltz relates how the sister attempts to take on the position of a dying person; in The Mineola Twins, the audience wonders who refuses to move, staying in a closed space. The other significant element is whether a character is forced to move or willing to move. It is particularly important whether a female protagonist has the initiative about moving. The process toward claiming the initiative is the main plot in How I Learned to Drive. Thus mobility, with its dynamics and contrast with stasis, makes Vogel's plays very attractive to the audience.
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