1. Which characters appear to be miserable in the play and why? When and how do the characters express their misery? What do the characters desire and what stops them from going after what each desires?
One character I noticed that seems to be miserable immediately was the Bride. She immediately states that she almost doesn't want to get married, and that made me question whether the wedding would even happen at all. She states to the maid that the wedding sounds like "such misery (Page 41)". However, if she does get married it implies that Lorca does follow the archetype in the sense that she would be a good wife by getting married. Contradictorily, if she ends up not getting married it implies that he doesn't support the archetypes. However, the fact that we can't see why she may be unhappy seems to foreshadow the fact that she will be a archetypical wife as we can't relate to her.
The characters seem to most express their misery or discomfort when they are alone and no one is around. This is interesting because it almost implies they have to put on this fascade when everyone else is around and no one can really see their true selves.. This seems naturally supported by the fact that we don't know anyones true name.
This then seems to be the reason for them not going after their dreams and aspirations, the fact that they act as archetypes.
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