Headlock is a non naturalistic play that covers cosmosy topics, themes and issues. Perhaps the some dominant of which, is isolation. The isolation a boy or man feels on an emotional level to his peers, the isolation of being locked outside in prison, the isolation of losing your brother. Masculinity secondly, how masculinity is compared and shown off to peers, and the dissimilarity between the sexes. Another important theme is relationships.
Isolation is heavily symbolized with the pulmonary tuberculosis of the grappling hook ring near the stage. The character of Shane Ryans amazing visible movements and exaggeration shows his feelings, twisting turning and powerful. The only person around him is the spirit of his dead brother, who acts as a leaning post, supporting(a) Shanes elaborate movements. The stillness and pipe down give the viewer magazine to think, and feel what Shane is feeling. The sheer loneliness. The lightning is dark and dingy, except for the scenes with his brothers, the memory scenes. This is a dreary and rather depressing light to view the implausibly bare stage set-up, and is effective to convey isolation.
Relationships and the effect a positive relationship can have on a person are explored in the performance.
When Shane is put into prison, the only matter that keeps him sane, and he thinks about, are the good times in his life. completely of which, are moments he has shared with his brothers, such(prenominal) as, at Matthews birthday, hot years eve, the beach, and in a secret place with dean. During these scenes, the practice of medicine is loud and happy; the lighting is bright or exorbitant, such as the rock concert. It is a harsh contrast to the silence and dingy lighting of Shane in his cell. His memories are filled with images of himself wrestling with his brothers. This is a...
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