The Minotaur Conflict Essay

The central conflict of the play The Minotaur was the protagonist Ariadne wanted to kill her half-man-half-bull brother Minotaur followed by the story what the chorus described. The central conflict was resolved because Ariadne met her another half Theseus in the chat room and demanded him to kill Minotaur in the labyrinth where Minotaur was imprisoned. Although Theseus did stab Minotaur, Ariadne regretted the murder of her brother. At the end of the play, Ariadne didn’t follow what the chorus said and even kissed Minotaur to indicate the love to her brother. She didn’t hate him. Instead, she hated the fact that her mother didn’t love her but her brother. The chorus did an excellent job in communicating with the audience in the very beginning of the play; they directly talked to the audience by asking them to put their phones away and reminding them the play almost began. I believe the director asked them to this additional part because I also saw people using electronic devices even the play started, which was really distracting.
Burns and Dontrell. It was funnier in some scenes such as Theseus’ wired dance when first entered the stage, the chorus’s loud complaints after being expelled by Ariadne and the chorus’ imitation of a sheep. I was initially lost by the chorus’ words, but as the play went on, I started to understand the missions of the chorus. At the end of the play, Ariadne realized she actually liked her brother, instead of what the chorus was talking. She also realized that when she tried to make a decision, the chorus always distracted her. Therefore, Ariadne expelled the chorus and acted the play on her own. In the original Greek myth, Theseus was supposed to leave Ariadne. However, since Ariadne was the one who decided the script, they stayed together until the end. It taught us a lesson that we should not always listen to others what to do. Instead, we are mature enough to make our own