Gender Differences In Denzel Washington's Play

There is no representative difference on setting between both play; the dialog is also the same. There is no music playing. The major differences can be noticed observing the body language chosen in each of the representation.

The rhythm of the conversation is very different, on Denzel Washington’s play it is always fast, it seems like the father is actually speaking up his mind, telling the first thing that comes to him. Meanwhile, on James Earl Jones’s play, the most accelerated speech just happens a couple times; it is like the father knows he is giving a life lesson and has expend some time thinking about what he should say.

Furthermore, on Denzel Washington’s play the father always looks down to his son, he keeps his head up in an attitude of superiority while on James Earl Jones’s play the father’s head position is more straight, looking directly on his son’s eyes.

James Earl Jones also repeats the question about laws saying he needs to like his son, again showing his madness about the question asked.

The sons’ attitude is also different: on Denzel Washington’s play, when asked to come closer, the son looks up in an attitude that generally represents a thought like “here he comes again”. On James Earl Jones’s play, the son immediately starts moving in his father’s direction and looks down in a humble attitude.

These different body languages demonstrate two different levels of relationship between father and son; both of them are plausible and existent in our