the mercy seat

the class discussion concerning the mercy seat was quite interesting. what surprised me was the reaction almost every one had towards the character Abby. In fact i found Abby's character to be quite an educated well rounded woman, with her only flaw being that she was having an affair with an asshole. Although the play was a reflection of 9-11, which usually makes my heart wrench in pain, this play felt like a release of some of the strain this day normally brings. As for the character of Ben i found him to be not only an asshole, i felt that not only was he a little slow, in that he was unable to express himself throughout the play. I felt that he was intimated by Abby's intelligence, as well as the position she held over him being his boss. Overall the situation makes me wonder if you had the opportunity the start life over again, no strings attached, would you walk away?