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Title: Exit the King, the Killer, and Macbett: Three Plays by Eugene Ionesco by Eugene Ionesco, Charles Marowitz, Donald Watson ISBN: 0-8021-5110-8 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: January, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A book about preparing to Die
Comment: Some say philosophy is simply the study of how to accustom man to let go of life. And, Exit the King deals exactly with this subject. The King, believed by some to be a metaphor for God (but that involves whole different implications) is dying. His kindom is falling apart and falling into nothingness. The King, at the urgings of "the Doctor," is forced to face that indeed, he will die within the course of this play.
Denial, Anger...all the usual forms of defense the King plays. The play centers around how the King is to deal with his impending death.
Marguerite, his young second wife, begs him to live in the moment, and the power of love and happiness in the present will overcome even death. Deny, and live in the present.
Marie, his older first wife, demands the King face reality, and look death in the face, scolding him for not doing so all his life and for being so ill prepared. She, in this short play, urges him through the process of letting go of his defenses and his insecurities, and embrace death.
The play is a thought provoking one, and an excellent short read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Loved it!
Comment: This book made me think: am I the king that lives his life and doesn't care what happens? When I am just about to die, will I be regretting just like this king does? Am I living my life to its full extent? Some good philosophical questions are raised in the book. I recommend you to read it.
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Title: The Bald Soprano and Other Plays: Bald Soprano/the Lesson/Jack or the Submission/the Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, Donald M. Allen ISBN: 0802130798 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: June, 1982 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Rhinoceros and Other Plays by Eugene Ionesco, Derek Prouse ISBN: 0802130984 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: May, 1969 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802130348 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Collected Shorter Plays by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802150551 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: October, 1984 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Endgame and Act Without Words by Samuel Beckett ISBN: 0802150241 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: July, 1970 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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