Theater - Somerset Maugham

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Theatre is the most famous novel of the English writer Somerset Maugham, written in 1937. William Somerset Maugham was and remains an outstanding British writer of the twentieth century, his repertoire includes many plays and novels, as well as one story. He stands out by the fact that the style of his work is simple, accessible and dynamic. In a kind of confession “Summing up,” he says that he considers it necessary to write this way, because the work should be clear to everyone, and if it is understood only by the “chosen”, then this is only excessive pathos. The writer is ironic and witty, his every creation is not only imbued with a slight smile, but can also be disassembled into brief, but accurate quotes, which everyone can find application in their own lives. Roman Theatre is considered to be the most famous and main work of Maugham. The subtle, ironic story of a brilliant, intelligent actress, marking the “midlife crisis” a romance with a beautiful young man.

The main heroine of the novel Theatre - Julia Lambert. She is 46 years old. She is the most famous theater actress in England, whose life was a success.

She has a family: a successful husband, Michael, the owner and director of the Siddons Theater, where Julia, an adult, educated son Roger, plays, has fame and a sea of ​​fans.

The heroine manifests her feelings mainly on the stage. Husband Michael is closed, restrained, practical, and Julia's love for him faded away.

After experiencing a storm of emotions, Julia, as a strong wise woman copes with feelings for Thomas. The novel ends with the triumph of the heroine in the play, in which she made her debut Evis Crichton. Julia masterly “kills” the debut of Evis.

At the end of the novel Theatre - Julia, disillusioned with sincere feelings, says: “They say: the game - pretending. This pretense is the only reality. ”