Conduct of Life

Different from the others plays in that it has its level of violence. The rape, the abusiveness, and the servant stuck in the basement was a total bizarre turn. The womb had been raped and was accustomed to the abusiveness done to her by the male character, so she had basically tolerated it until she had come to discover the slave in the basement. When she had finally taken a stand, that was what took me by surprised. Why had it taken her all this time to renounce what had been taken place. Sure she had gotten into a slapping match, but that horrible rape scene in the beginning was what set the whole peculiarity of this play. For a a very simple reason, Olympia had decided enough was enough, leaving me thinking that it was just a little too late. She had already given place to what has happened multiple times due to the abusive nature of Orlando. The house setting represents what happened in the country due to government regulations. The head, the followers and the victims. Although an unusual play, it speaks volumes.