Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley deals with a wealthy, bored and inconsiderate husband, "taking care" of his very sick, disfigured wife, with the help of a wrongly accused, pain in the ass, nurse. A story of unrequited love, turned poisonous, both literally and figuratively, the play deals with redemption, damnation and a methodology for converting one into the other. It also features an 18 year old nymphet, who, while ignorant and innocent, is angelic in this fable-like setting. A kindly old (58, one year older than me!) doctor is the catalyst that brings this story to its semi-pleasant conclusion. Moral: Don't mess around with Arsenic! Don't put in in your coffee and beware of older women (36!) who have orgasms when it rains.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Mortal Coils
Mortal Coils by Aldous Huxley deals with a wealthy, bored and inconsiderate husband, "taking care" of his very sick, disfigured wife, with the help of a wrongly accused, pain in the ass, nurse. A story of unrequited love, turned poisonous, both literally and figuratively, the play deals with redemption, damnation and a methodology for converting one into the other. It also features an 18 year old nymphet, who, while ignorant and innocent, is angelic in this fable-like setting. A kindly old (58, one year older than me!) doctor is the catalyst that brings this story to its semi-pleasant conclusion. Moral: Don't mess around with Arsenic! Don't put in in your coffee and beware of older women (36!) who have orgasms when it rains.
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