One of the characters sings "Wishes may bring problems such that you regret them. Better that, though, than to never get them." Almost all of the characters, at the beginning of Act II are complaining about something, the Baker and his wife, for example, are complaining that now, with the new baby, they need more room; their bakery is no longer big enough.
When you wish for something, or want something very bad, you only think of the positives. When you actually get what you've been hoping for you may realize that it is harder or comes with more responsibilities than you initially thought. After Cinderella and the Prince got married, they both realized that being married required a lot more effort and you can't be as selfish.
Going along with the lyrics "Better that, though, than to never get them," it's good to experience life with your wishes and learn from them. If you don't have those experiences you may spend your whole life wondering what it would have been like if your wish had come true and you'll never find satisfaction in what you already have.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Into The Woods Blog Post
The woods in the play Into the Woods represent our dreams. When someone in the play wished for something, they went into the woods and their wish came true. Cinderella, for example, wanted to go to the ball more than anything but had nothing to wear. She went in to the woods and sang to a magic tree and the tree gave her a beautiful dress to wear to the ball so she was able to go.
The woods represent our dreams because in our dreams we can do anything we want and get anything we want. We know that in life we can't always get everything we want, it's not realistic. We can always have goals to strive for but that doesn't necessarily mean we will reach them. That's not always a bad thing; when you set your goals really high and strive for them, you end up getting further than you ever thought you would regardless of whether you reach the ultimate goal or not.
In our dreams we can do whatever we want and anything is possible. In Into the Woods, the characters are able to achieve things that aren't possible but because of magic they are able to. The baker and his wife are unable to conceive a child but because of the magic from the witch they are given hope. None of this is possible in real life. We don't have magic unfortunately, but we do have our dreams and in our dreams anything is possible and our dreams give us hope that we can always become a better version of ourselves.
The woods represent our dreams because in our dreams we can do anything we want and get anything we want. We know that in life we can't always get everything we want, it's not realistic. We can always have goals to strive for but that doesn't necessarily mean we will reach them. That's not always a bad thing; when you set your goals really high and strive for them, you end up getting further than you ever thought you would regardless of whether you reach the ultimate goal or not.
In our dreams we can do whatever we want and anything is possible. In Into the Woods, the characters are able to achieve things that aren't possible but because of magic they are able to. The baker and his wife are unable to conceive a child but because of the magic from the witch they are given hope. None of this is possible in real life. We don't have magic unfortunately, but we do have our dreams and in our dreams anything is possible and our dreams give us hope that we can always become a better version of ourselves.
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