The Nazis brought it all to a crashing end. A love story, in this instance a love between men, about how the power of the mind can resist the physical, psychological, and emotional cruelty put forth. In the end, their love conquers all but death.
Read the play before you watch the film. Previews available in: English. Add another edition? Bent Martin Sherman. Donate this book to the Internet Archive library. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Borrow Listen. Want to Read. Download for print-disabled. Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. Last edited by ImportBot. Okay, so I finished this in two hours hadn't done THAT in a while and it's a play unlike any other, even when it comes to the Holocaust, there's nothing Bent, at least not that I know of.
Prepared to be amazed, heartbroken and be shattered into pieces inside but somehow it's totally worth it. Oct 09, Sookie rated it it was amazing Shelves: plays. Is it possible to feel joyous to read something as depressing as persecution of homosexuals during WWII Nazi regime?
Yes, its possible and Sherman has delivered it. Max and Rudy find love and affection during a time period where being anything other than what they were not expected to be, they were stripped of their humanity. Homosexuality wasn't just frowned upon but had serious and severe consequences. Exploring sexuality wasn't just an option but was a crime. Amidst all this, Max and Rudy live Is it possible to feel joyous to read something as depressing as persecution of homosexuals during WWII Nazi regime?
Amidst all this, Max and Rudy live off their convictions, bickering like old married couple all the while wearing a pink triangle that broadcasted their "crime".
This play isn't just important for what it signifies but for that part of history that gets little to no attention. We live in an age where tolerance for homosexuality has increased but still the men and women find it hard to be accepted universally.
Bent, is an ugly reminder of a period in our history. Easily, one of my favorites. I have never been touched by love story like this since god knows when , I'm crying if I can give only 1 play a 5 starts it will be this without the slightest hesitation , how can a writer describe the horror of the nazis against humanity in less than page with a heart wrenching love story than makes you cry knowing that it's doomed since the beginning this is one of the greatest stories ever made.
I have never been touched by love story like this since god knows when , I'm crying The story that is not familiar to many.
We all know as we surely should how Nazi regime treated Jews. We, however don't know how the same regime treated homosexuals. And I'm sure many would be very surprised to know that equally as Nazis labeled Jews they labeled homosexuals, though not with the same label. While Jews had yellow David star, gays had pink triangle. Now, pink triangle might ring the bell to someone. I didn't know till recently, my visit to Amsterdam where I stumbled upon the Hom The story that is not familiar to many.
I didn't know till recently, my visit to Amsterdam where I stumbled upon the Homomonument: three large pink granite triangles that commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been subjected to persecution because of their homosexuality. So this play is about that: about persecution of in this case gay men during Nazi regime. They were just like Jews ended their lives in Concentration Camps in this case it is Dachau.
Main characters even chose to declare himself as a Jew and wear yellow star rather than pink triangle even though he ended in the camp because of his sexuality he was a German. I'd rather not write about the story itself.
It's very humane, it came on like a punch in the heart. It is very powerful, very thought provoking history lesson we didn't know or the one we choose to ignore. Either way it seems we didn't learn anything otherwise nowadays societies would be far more different. It's raw, a story both about violence and love. I also appreciate the fact that the main character has flaws, and honestly not too likeable for most of the play.
But here, that's one of the things that makes it so raw and just It's not necessarily about Max while at the same time being exactly about who he is.
If anything, the last ten pages are incredibly powerful; raw and emotional in a way that will haunt me for a long time. May 29, Doreen rated it it was amazing Shelves: holocaust-wwii-stories. Usually I read the book and then see the movie.
With, "Bent", I saw the play maybe 30 years ago???! From the play, I only remembered that a friend played one of the two lead roles, and his acting was amazing! I remembered that the play was performed on a plain, stark stage and that it focused on two gay men in a Nazi camp, during the Holocaust. That's pretty much all I remembered. Today, I read the play. I just finished reading it this morning! The dialogue is simple and direct. For me, there w Usually I read the book and then see the movie.
For me, there was no , difficulty in 'picturing' each scene and 'hearing' each word being spoken. I don't usually read plays on my own, but this one is short and easy to understand. It's a powerful and moving story. According to this book, it's estimated that, "between a quarter million and half a million homosexuals died in the concentration camps". This play is just one story among many. It's important as a piece of historical fiction, but even more profound as the beautiful, tender, tragic love story that Martin Sherman created.
Finally, I played the movie. The movie is true to Sherman's story. I know I enjoyed it as much as I did, because I had read the play, first. I already loved the story and its characters. This story will stay with me for a long time. A well-written drama that I can imagine is very powerful on the stage.
However, it doesn't do very much to really explore its premise - a gay man sent to a concentration camp - other than to use it as window dressing for a brutal and tragic story. Some excellent character work and a series of brutal horrors, can't quite elevate the core simplicity of the storytelling. Jul 08, Chase rated it it was amazing Shelves: intro-to-gay-literature , queer-studies , performance-studies. A magnificent, and sentimental, work surrounding sexuality and love during WWII.
Really spectacular is what I will leave it at! And a favorite. Oct 20, Hannah rated it it was amazing Shelves: reading-challenge , around-the-world. A powerful experience on a little known aspect of the Holocaust. I imagine this is devastatingly amazing on stage. Jun 09, Erastes rated it it was amazing Shelves: gay-historical.
For almost 20 years, Bent has stunned theatre audiences around the world. Now adapted for the big screen by the author himself, this inspiring tale of love over oppression has even greater power and poignancy. Plot Summary. Historical Context. Critical Overview. Critical Essay 1. Critical Essay 2. Critical Essay 3. Topics for Further Study. Compare and Contrast.
What Do I Read Next? Further Study. Copyright Information. This Study Guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Bent. Print Word PDF.
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