Exit the King, The Killer, and Macbett / Three Plays

I bought the book for my granddaughter who asked for it. She's a theater arts major in her junior year of college. She said she liked it very much.

Ionesco is for a specific audience (If you like "The Sound Of Music" beware). If you are part of that select group this is a must-read. If you're not part of that select group you're missing one of life's delights.Want to improve your life? plays. Start here. Read more

Great play, I saw it recently in Philadelphia

Great

The book, apparently out of print, arrived very late, but in excellent condition,as new. Saw play on Broadway. Recommend both book and play!

Some say philosophy is simply the study of how to accustom man to let go of life. And, Exit the King deals exactly with this subject. The King, believed by some to be a metaphor for God (but that involves whole different implications) is dying. His kindom is falling apart and falling into nothingness. The King, at the urgings of "the Doctor," is forced to face that indeed, he will die within the course of this play.Denial, Anger...all the usual forms of defense the King plays. The play centers around how the King is to deal with his impending death.Marguerite, his young second wife, begs him to live in the moment, and the power of love and happiness in the present will overcome even death. Deny, and live in the present.Marie, his older first wife, demands the King face reality, and look death in the face, scolding him for not doing so all his life and for being so ill prepared. She, in this short play, urges him through the process of letting go of his defenses and his insecurities, and embrace death.The play is a thought provoking one, and an excellent short read.

so good