The Rimers of Eldritch (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Lanford Wilson
- First Published: 1967
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1960’s
- Setting: Eldritch, a small town in the American Midwest
- Principal Characters: Robert Conklin, Eva Jackson, Nelly Windrod, Mary Windrod, Skelly Mannor, Cora Groves
- Genres: Social realism, Domestic realism, Drama
- Subjects: Values, 1960’s, Tradition, Sex or sexuality, Hermits, Midwest, Small-town life, Ethics, Corruption
- Locales: Midwest (U.S.)
The Play
The Rimers of Eldritch begins in darkness. Two female voices are heard gossiping sympathetically about Cora Groves, who has taken a considerably younger man as her lover. As Martha and Wilma speak, a faint light begins to illuminate a middle-aged woman, Nelly, with her hand raised as if taking an oath. The gossip continues a few moments, then the lights are turned full on to indicate morning. Nelly swears, “I do,” and the women, now seen on a raised platform suggestive of a porch, talk of “the trials that woman has to bear.” The juxtaposition indicates...
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