Over the hills, tone down just a little.

      I really enjoyed reading Overtones. It reminded me of myself and my friends. Overtones is funny and makes a very accurate theory of women. Even though it is set in 18th century, it still resembles every woman, especially in today's society. Women were taught to be in competition with one another. So when the opportunity arises, we as women can't help but take the first chance we get to make another women feel defeated or jealous. In Overtones, Harriet and Margaret both wanted John to paint a portrait of Harriet. They wanted the same thing but instead of going in and just saying what they wanted they had to make each other feel like they needed the other. The funny part of the play was the dialogue between Hetty and Maggie. They were the undertones (Harriet and Margaret's true feelings) but because they wanted to gain something from another they both put on a front and hid their true selves. I believe everyone including men have a undertone. My undertone is critiquing my blog post, but I'm not entertaining her. :) Everyone has rude thoughts but we don't actually tell people our thoughts because that will be hurtful and can cause confrontation. Both Harriet and Margaret love John and it seems like they would both do anything for him. I wish the play was longer to see what happens when Harriet goes to let John paint her. Does he still have feelings for her? Will you try to win over his love? Where is Charles when all this is going on? All those questions ran through my head as I finished reading the play. Overall, I rate this play a 4.5 out of 5 stars.