This play was very interesting, one could see how different types of charisma played out within the family dynamic. the older sister can be seen as the toxic charismatic. this is evidently seen through how she treats her younger siblings and their significant others, along with her own son. Where as the middle brother could possibly be seen as a neutral charismatic but more tyrannical. Trying not to take sides until absolutely necessary but leaning toward his own self interest and his familial interest. the youngest child of the group, does not seem to have very many outstanding charismatic traits but his significant other, River, does. she seems to be the only true non “evil” charismatic. she could almost be seen as a transformational leader of sorts encouraging her fiance to get healing through his family, trying to cause good for her “followers.
the play really emphasizes the ultra toxic charisma of the father as well. He played all the roles of his first two children in life as well in death becoming heroified by some of the children losing all of his bad traits. this is something completely applicable to history, we can see this namely through presidnents and how they most of the time seem like they can do no wrong, like George Washington never being able to tell a lie, or Lincoln always being honest. this reverence causes some of the characters to become blind followers to him, i.e. his daughter being blind to his flaws.
Over all the play was amazingly preformed and all the actors executed all roles well.
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