The Glass of Water Response

In The Glass of Water, there are a couple moments that do not conform to the structure of a well-made play.  This is so, because the translator had to add in some parts to the play to help the audiences understand what was going on.  Pinpointing these exact moments was quite hard, but I think I was able to pick out one potential moment.  The moment where Bolingbroke and the Duchess are conversing and then they kiss and slap each other.  It seemed a little out of nowhere.  I picked this moment because it does not advance the play; it instead adds “fluff” to the play.  Finding the second moment was even harder.  The second moment I picked was towards the very beginning when Masham and Bolingbroke are talking.  They are discussing war and politics.  I feel like this does not add as much to the play, since the focus is on everyone’s love.  I am not quite sure if this moment is one of them though.  It does explain a little bit of what is going on, but it still does not abide to the most important issue of the play.  Other than these moments, I feel that the play sticks to the well-made play structure.