Lorca Journal 1

Anouilh:
That enormous striking shadow standing by the elves, evaluating the production of gifts, guiding everthing, is Santa Clause. He is excited. He is excited for the completion of all the gifts, after the elves explain to him what's what, and where's where in the workshop, he will burst forth as the humble, lively, jolly man whose popularity would never decrease and who is about to rise up alone to deliver the joy and excitement that Christmas promises.

Ibsen:
"A lucky fellow" you call me. Oh, no simple phrase can explain the luck a man can feel when he's deep in happiness and love- especially a man of my fiery passion.

The plays of Antigone and The Wild Duck strike me as similar- a character dies- but also very different in the way the authors arranged the plot. The chronological order of Antigone is scattered to deinfisize the plot to focus more on the characters, and their reactions. To figure out the order of events, the reader is told exactly what happened, but at different parts of the book. On the other hand, The Wild Duck's chronological order of events is given through small pieces of information through different perspectives. This information is not proven, and is counteracted with other views on the matter. Also, in Antigone, Anouilh uses a sardonic, or mocking tone throughout the play, while in The Wild Duck, Ibsen's tone is more serious.