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A review by melanie_hacke
بلياس وميليزاند by Maurice Maeterlinck, محمد مندور
3.0
A gripping love story, that I would like to see performed on stage. I liked how Maeterlinck perfectly captures the tense atmosphere in and around Arkel's dark castle. I also found it impressive how he entirely delineates the personalities of his characters in the space of such a short play.
That said, I would have liked a few more dialogues between Pelleas and Melisande, as their love story now remains too much in the background, hidden behind allusions and silent references. The only scene in which the reader gets more details about their love affair, when Melisande is combing her hair in the window, lacks the poetic depth of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.
That said, I would have liked a few more dialogues between Pelleas and Melisande, as their love story now remains too much in the background, hidden behind allusions and silent references. The only scene in which the reader gets more details about their love affair, when Melisande is combing her hair in the window, lacks the poetic depth of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.