THTR 1020 Chapter : I Need 30 Pts
Document Summary
Rather than mourning kane"s bodily death, i anticipate that future interpretations and productions will interact further with the melancholia that permeates her work (tycer). Alicia tycer"s concluding thought of her article on sarah kane"s 4. 48 psychosis . Tycer attempts to let readers see beyond the basic interpretation of 4. 48 being nothing but the world"s longest suicide note . Tycer argues that kane put thought and theatrical consideration into her writing. With her article, she aims to better 4. 48"s reputation and make readers see it as a theatrical work rather than an autobiographical letter. In the article, tycer goes in depth on the possible alternate meanings of the components of kane"s work. By referencing freud, tycer shows the connection of 4. 48 to freud"s theory of mourning and melancholia. This attempts to show the reader that some historical thought was put into 4. 48 instead of just kane"s person junction.