English critics

Question 1

G Wilson Knight on M for M as a play (20th cent)

Answer 1

Idea that M for M is an allegory for “man’s moral nature”

Question 2

F.S Boas on M for M as a play (20th cent)

Answer 2

M for M is a ‘problem play’

Question 3

G Wilson Knight (19th cent) on M for M

Answer 3

• sexual ethics
• contrast between human consciousness and human instinct

Question 4

J. Dollimore (modern) on M for M

Answer 4

• belief that M for M is about “the authorities fear of the threat posed by any deviancy” (losing control over society)

Question 5

Charles Marowitz (modern) on law

Answer 5

“Law breeds desire as well as blocks it”

Question 6

Darryl J Gless on M for M allegory

Answer 6

“M for M is not a religious allegory but informed by the religious atmosphere of the times it was written”