January42012

Over break I watched Mamma Mia and I found a character comparison of Sophie and Sky to Emma and Mr. Knightley. From the very start of Emma, Emma tries to play her matchmaking game instead of focusing on her own love life. Likewise, Sophie starts the story by sending three invitations to her wedding to three men who are all potentially her father. As the story unfolds, Sophie is overwhelmed by the wedding ordeal and her three possible fathers. In comparison, Emma becomes frustrated with her failed “projects” and complains to Mr. Knightley who becomes her voice of reason. As a parallel, Sky helps Sophie get back on track with the scene I linked above, lowering her stress and helping her focus on more important things, like her relationship with him, just like Mr. Knightley focuses Emma’s attention from her friend’s love lives to her own.

Please don’t mind the watermark over the scene, it was the only way for me to post it.

-Christine

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December52011
A few weekends ago I went to see a friend of mine’s production of the Play “Matchmaker.” In the comedy the main character, Mrs. Levi, focuses mainly on her own desires and is willing to step on other people’s feelings to reach her goals. Mrs. Levi conducts an entire scheme throughout the play in order to make herself the late wife of Mr. Vandergelder. Emma does the same thing when trying to match Harriet with people of a suitable status and in the process crushes Mr. Martin’s love for Harriet. Although both characters deceive others to get what they want, their end goals are different; Mrs. Levi wants happiness and a higher status for herself, and Emma wants the latter for her “projects.” -christine

A few weekends ago I went to see a friend of mine’s production of the Play “Matchmaker.” In the comedy the main character, Mrs. Levi, focuses mainly on her own desires and is willing to step on other people’s feelings to reach her goals. Mrs. Levi conducts an entire scheme throughout the play in order to make herself the late wife of Mr. Vandergelder. Emma does the same thing when trying to match Harriet with people of a suitable status and in the process crushes Mr. Martin’s love for Harriet. Although both characters deceive others to get what they want, their end goals are different; Mrs. Levi wants happiness and a higher status for herself, and Emma wants the latter for her “projects.” -christine

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