Exceptional Women in August Wilson's Plays....Extra Credit

On March 23, 2012, in honor of Woman's History Month, Howard University's department of Theater Arts presented short scenes and monologues from playwright, August Wilson's works. These scenes came from the plays, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Seven Guitars, Fences, and Jitney.

Each scene depicted a woman and a man arguing about their relationship. In all cases, the male had done the female wrong in some way, either by committing adultery, ignoring her, or not putting their all into the relationship. In each scene, the male character practically begged to be taken back and forgiven. In most cases, after the male's charming and persuasive plea, the female would take the man back and attempt to forget about what had happened in the past.

Another famous work by Wilson is a play entitled Fences.....

At first I was taken aback by the portrayal of women and how easily they would succumb to the persuasive plea of men. Then I realized that although these plays took place during the mid-1900s,  the relationships are much like those in 2012. In this day and age, women have been told that they have to think like males but act like ladies. However, at the end of the day, women are women, and despite the changes in society, women have not really changed.