If I had to pick two quotes from Eurydice to appear on a promotional poster they would be: “NO ONE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR OF THE
DEAD,” and, “How does a person remember to forget.” The first quote appears on page 239 whenever Orpheus is trying
to enter into the gates of Hell.
As Orpheus knocks on the door, the stones yell this quote. This quote would fit nicely on the
poster because it ties directly to the plot. The plot focuses on the story between Eurydice and Orpheus where
the main plot point is Orpheus traveling to the gates of Hell. This quote is mentioned right as he
reaches the gates. If this quote
appeared on the poster, it would bring more focus to the love story between
Eurydice and Orpheus. With this
quote, the director could take a “love conquers all” type of approach.
The
second quote would offer up a different view for the whole play. This quote is on page 245. Eurydice’s father says this just after
Eurydice decides to leave to be with Orpheus. This quote would make the audience think more. It brings up questions of memory, pain,
and dealing with things moving forward.
This statement also brings more focus to Eurydice and her father. The director could take this quote and
turn it into a story about a father’s love for his daughter.
With
both of these quotes, the director could turn it into a love story. It could be a story about a love for
one’s spouse or a love for one’s daughter. The quotes would give the story two different spins, but
either one would offer up more interesting decisions for other parts of the
play.
I chose "NO ONE KNOCKS AT THE DOOR OF THE DEAD" as one of my possible quotes as well! I agree that this one line is well representative of a main theme in the play, the underworld vs. the overworld and breaking conventions of both. I think it's true that the poster would lend it self to the love story of Eurydice and Orpheus, however if one wanted it to be centered on the love story i think a different quote might work better. I think this particular quote lends itself more to the dead vs. alive theme in the play, rather than only to the love aspect of it.
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