Abuse and Theater: The Dynamics of Power in Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane

 

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Autori: Saravia Vargas, Juan Carlos, Saravia Vargas, José Roberto
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2014
Descrizione:Occasional tension in families springs from power conflicts between individuals of different ages. Psychology has studied the particular tension between mothers and daughters and compiled several observations on it in a theory termed “the mother-daughter bond.” Martin McDonagh’s play The Beauty Queen of Leenane manifests the struggle between a mother and her daughter to claim power and, in so doing, they actively oppress one another until the annhilation of one of them becomes the final consequence of an ongoing circle of abuse. Such dysfunctional relationship manifests the degeneration of the mother-daughter bond and provides an explanation for the brutality of the two central characters in McDonagh’s play.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13820
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/13820
Access Level:acceso abierto
Keyword:Theater of Cruelty
Martin McDonagh
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
power
mother-daughter bond
identity
teatro de la crueldad
poder
vínculo madre-hija
identidad