Tiger at the Gates
by Jean Giraudoux, Christopher Fry
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Readers have mixed feelings about the play's depth and character portrayal. While many appreciate its sharp wit and relevance to contemporary issues, some feel the characters lack depth and the themes are inadequately explored. Overall, the writing style and humor are praised, though a few find the misogynistic undertones troubling.
Synopsis
On the platform stage, bare but for a pair of immense gates, stalks the inevitable tiger of war.
Hector returns from battle as a peacemaker and convinces Ulysses and the populace of the insanity of war.
Together they agree that the Trojan War shall not take place.
But the poets need a war for their elegies and dirges; the king, because it is custom; the lawyer, because of his honor; and others, for various mean reasons.
And so, in spite of all logic, the war erupts.
Press Reviews
"A play of beauty, dignity and quality"
— New York Post
"Conveys wit and thought and humor"
— New York Times
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Tiger at the Gates is a play written by Jean Giraudoux and published by Samuel French (1956).
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