A lot alike to our other plays...

M. Butterfly can be compared with every single other play we've read over the semester. The idea of deceit is abundant in one form or another.

Let's start with "Art." When Yvan, Serge and Marc begin fighting near the end of the play, they let each other know how they really feel. In essence, they've been lying and decieving and pretending all those years.

"Amadeus" is easy. Salieri befriends Mozart until the moment when he can hurt him most presents itself. Last time I checked up on that sort of thing, it was an obvious form of deceit.

Yet another obvious one is "Spinning Into Butter." Simon as the victim to his own crimes is pretty deceitful. That's not to say that Sarah's hidden racism isn't deceitful, but Simon is the obvious one.

The only thing I can think of for "Joe Turner" is Jesse. His habit of wooing women then cheating on them is all that I could come up with. Bynum's pigeon sacrifices are secretive, but not a secret.

In "Doubt" Sister Aloisyous acts deceitful towards Father Flynn. She invites him in, telling him to expect a discussion about the pageant. It never makes you feel that the deceit is mean though. Deceit is deceit I guess.

Deceit in "All My Sons" is everywhere. However, the main form of deceit is Joe keeping his secret from nearly everyone in his life. That is probably one of the biggest examples of deceit from the class. He hid the war accident from everyone for years. That's the kind of deceit that needs talent.

The inly play that I couldn't find a concrete example of deceit in was "Mother Courage and Her Children." If I had to pick something fromm the play, it would maybe be Mother Courage's haggling abd hoodwinking habits.

And the example in "M. Butterfly" is Song's deceit towards Rene. I still would like to know how you don't notice obvious extremeties after being with someone for 20 years. Generally speaking, the main idea of an affair is to sleep with someone besides your significant other for as long as you can get away with it.

What are some other recurring themes that others noticed?