Word: daves
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dave Kramer wants revenge...
...Megs and Dave are polar opposites: the former is vibrant and optimistic, the latter depressive and nihilistic. These essential traits are elaborated endlessly. While the director, Carl "B.J." Fox, does an admirable job of shaping the characters, right down to their table manners and posture, the overall characterization is far too heavy-handed...
...punch in the play supposedly comes when we discover that Megs and Dave are Vietnam vets. and their opposing life attitudes represent different reactions to the horrors of death they witnessed...
...when Martha describes her inferiority complex to her unsympathetic brother, we wonder why someone with such insight into her own problems has allowed herself to accept a humiliating, degrading station in life. "My so-called standards are what I've hidden behind to salvage my self-respect," she tells Dave, but her words sound artificial...
Metcalfe frequently contrasts the selfless and courteous nature of Megs to the chauvinistic and abusive nature of Dave. He does not forget to also compare and contrast Dave and Megs. Meg helps Martha with dishes; Dave strews his empty beer cans around the house...