Similarly, productions of the play have differed considerably depending upon the personal circumstances and views of the director as well as the audience, who are ultimately responsible for discovering their own interpretation of the play. ... Often the surfeits of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and the stars - Edmond's eventual demise at the close of the play symbolises the triumph of good over evil. ... In her paper, Kahn compares the maternal role to that of the paternal, i.e. nurturer vs. disciplinarian and spiritual guide. ...

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