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From this perspective, we see that Cohn not only dominates those around him, but he dominates the society in which he lives. He has the power to make and break the reputations of those around him. | From this perspective, we see that Cohn not only dominates those around him, but he dominates the society in which he lives. He has the power to make and break the reputations of those around him. | ||
Roy is the most frowned upon character in the screenplay and the character we all love to hate. Roy shows no compassion to anyone throughout the screenplay, even when he is on his death-bed. His cold-heartedness and manipulative ways help make him an easy target for hatred. However Roy was doing what he had to do in order to succeed, in order to accomplish his goals, in order to get what he wanted. It is for this reason that Roy Cohn is the most symbolic character in this play, for what he epitomizes - America, the capitalist land of the social cheeseburger. | Roy is the most frowned upon character in the screenplay and the character we all love to hate. Roy shows no compassion to anyone throughout the screenplay, even when he is on his death-bed. His cold-heartedness and manipulative ways help make him an easy target for hatred. However Roy was doing what he felt had to do in order to succeed, in order to accomplish his goals, in order to get what he wanted. It is for this reason that Roy Cohn is the most symbolic character in this play, for what he epitomizes - America, the capitalist land of the social cheeseburger. | ||
One of the great comparisons of Cohn is to Oedipus in Oedipus the King [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm"]written by Sophocles [http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.maconstate.edu/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&OP=contains&locID=maco12153&srchtp=athr&ca=1&c=1&ste=6&tab=1&tbst=arp&ai=U13003395&n=10&docNum=H1200007651&ST=Sophocles&bConts=278191]. Oedipus for example, feigns compassion and understanding with his people suffering from the plague in order to maintain his political position. When he is addressing the crowd, he makes his own suffering seem far greater than any other: | One of the great comparisons of Cohn is to Oedipus in Oedipus the King [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~loxias/myth.htm"]written by Sophocles [http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.maconstate.edu/servlet/LitRC?vrsn=3&OP=contains&locID=maco12153&srchtp=athr&ca=1&c=1&ste=6&tab=1&tbst=arp&ai=U13003395&n=10&docNum=H1200007651&ST=Sophocles&bConts=278191]. Oedipus for example, feigns compassion and understanding with his people suffering from the plague in order to maintain his political position. When he is addressing the crowd, he makes his own suffering seem far greater than any other: | ||