Candida by George Bernard Shaw

Candida by George Bernard Shaw

This isn't necessarily a negative thing; they're all well suited to

each other, and create a sort of synergy that drives the play. But

they're each quite different in their own respect. The main ones,

Candida, Eugene and James are all written to be strong characters, and

the way they were portrayed in the production our class saw lived up

to this classification. However, this doesn't apply to everything.

Some of the characters were stretched to make the play appeal to a

newer generation in a newer day and age, at the expense of the dignity

of at least one of the characters. Eugene.

Eugene is a disowned poet who falls in love with Candida, the wife of

Reverend James. He's a brilliant artist and spews nothing but truisms

from beginning to end. However, the words don't really match the

performance. Eugene uses a level of language that connotes a

dignified, noble upbringing, which is supported within the context of

the story. However, the actor, and director, inevitably, felt that to

modernize the play they needed to make him more undi...