I mean, there already seem to be enough "issues" in this relationship: nationalities/cultural conflicts, impact of age differences on the couple, class/income differences, familial approval/disapproval. But the story of the poor boy marrying the rich girl, or the immigrant marrying the native born, etc. etc. have been done lots of times and are arguably overworked territory. But by the mere change of ONE element of a more typical story (like the girl love interest is also RETARDED)and you create fresh land for the writer to work.
Actually, these things are not part of the story. The boy isn't poor and he's not an immigrant, their class and income levels are the same.
Its similar to the idea of the "noble savage" - or the "primative" personality who is redeemed by the naive wisdom that he/she practices. The message goes something like - "hey there, you don't need any higher functions to live a happy fulfilled life. In fact, sometimes these things only get in the way of even achieving many of life's goals, like "true love" for instance.
I think that's definitely the idea--though only on Clara's part because Fabrizio and his family don't realize she has any disabilities and given the relationship it's hard to tell just how much he understands about her. He at one point is able to calm her down in a way her mother says she has usually done, but we don't really know how Fabrizio sees her.
I noticed when I looked at it on IMDB that someone had left a comment asking if Fabrizio seemed stupid to people too--and that seemed interesting to me. In the play he was very childlike himself, though being 20 years old this might have been something he'd be expected to grow out of. It's hard to tell if the script is doing that on purpose, or how it's showing that Clara is so perfect for Fabrizio instead of vice versa. Since he seems to fall in love with her at first sight and never change it's hard to understand what their personal connection is.
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Date: 2006-04-14 03:47 pm (UTC)Actually, these things are not part of the story. The boy isn't poor and he's not an immigrant, their class and income levels are the same.
Its similar to the idea of the "noble savage" - or the "primative" personality who is redeemed by the naive wisdom that he/she practices. The message goes something like - "hey there, you don't need any higher functions to live a happy fulfilled life. In fact, sometimes these things only get in the way of even achieving many of life's goals, like "true love" for instance.
I think that's definitely the idea--though only on Clara's part because Fabrizio and his family don't realize she has any disabilities and given the relationship it's hard to tell just how much he understands about her. He at one point is able to calm her down in a way her mother says she has usually done, but we don't really know how Fabrizio sees her.
I noticed when I looked at it on IMDB that someone had left a comment asking if Fabrizio seemed stupid to people too--and that seemed interesting to me. In the play he was very childlike himself, though being 20 years old this might have been something he'd be expected to grow out of. It's hard to tell if the script is doing that on purpose, or how it's showing that Clara is so perfect for Fabrizio instead of vice versa. Since he seems to fall in love with her at first sight and never change it's hard to understand what their personal connection is.