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On the other hand, Bellomy prefers to nuture his plants with plenty of water. He loves his daughter and treats her like a princess considering she is the only family he has left. He approaches life a little more luxuriously than Mr. Huckabee. The pair remind me of the feuding families in //Romeo and Juliet,// the Montagues and the Capulets. The fathers rule over the household and attempt to control the fates of their children. However, they do lose control, and while there is no sad ending, they somehow managed to bring the two children together by keeping them apart. (Apologies for the formatting problem, it occured while transferring from word to wiki)
 * 1) 1. Major characters are those who the plot generally revolves around, they often solve or play an important part in the conflict and undergo some sort of change by the resolution. Minor characters are often more static than the major characters, serving less of a role in fleshing out and pushing forward the plotline.
 * In //The Fantasticks,// the major characters are Matt, Luisa, Hucklebee, Bellomy, and El Gallo. They are the character that the plot revolves around. Each character undergoes some sort of major change by the end of the storyline.
 * The minor characters are Henry, Mortimer, and the mute actor who played the wall. They are not entirely necessary to the workings of the plot, however, they help push it along.
 * 1) 2. My favorite character is El Gallo. He is the maestro who manipulates the story from the behind the scenes. He also served as an effective narrator, poetically describing what was going on with the main characters. I believe the actor who played El Gallo played a tremendous part in my opinion of him. His booming voice echoed throughout the stage and portrayed El Gallo as a powerful man.
 * 2) 3. I sympathize with Matt the most. He was struck with love to the point of “achieving ignorance” and I know the same feeling. Things could go wrong and I would be entirely blind to the fact because I was so blinded by affection.
 * 3) 4. Apart from my answer to the previous question, I saw another thing that reminded me of myself in Matt: his desire to see the outside world. When I was in high school, I had a burning desire to get to college and achieve independence. Once I got here, I found out things were a lot tougher than I thought previously. This is the same thing that happened to Matt, he was so ready to leave his home to see the world, and once he did, he experience hardship for the first time in his life, something I certainly have experienced.
 * 4) 5. Matt and Luisa change dramatically by the end of the play. In the beginning, they were consumed in romantic fantasies of being together and exploring the outside world. However, right around the time that both of them leave their homes to see the world, they learn that their fantasies have been played out. They are not interested in the grandeur of the world that they have been led to pursue. They realize that all they want in life is each other.
 * 5) 6. El Gallo says he will always remember the kiss because he had Luisa’s trinket, a reminder of what happened that day. He is a wanderer, fated to live his life on the road. He knew he would not stay with Luisa, and manipulated her naivety to gain a valuable possession. El Gallo would however, knowingly or unknowingly set the stage for Matt and Luisa to come together in the end.
 * 6) ====== 7.) The fathers are different in the way they approach life (and gardening.) Hucklebee prefers to not overwater, giving his plants just enough to grow healthy. This is a metaphor for his philosophy on life; he does not indulge beyond what is necessary. He treats Matt as a boy at many times in the play, suggesting he might not want his most precious plant to grow up too fast, but at the right time considering how ignorant Matt has become due to love. ======
 * 1) 8. Henry and Mortimer are the comical duo that appear out of thin air from within the box. Henry is the leader of the two, portraying a grandiose actor who takes himself a little too seriously. Mortimer is the actor who is in essence, an extra in their two man troupe. He plays all the death scenes and performs the minor roles. The two are parodies of actor stereotypes and their over the top roles bring much humor to the play. The two are opposites and fill in the gaps that each other have, which is why I believe they paired up. Besides the comedic role, they are essential in creating the right scene for Matt to look heroic for Luisa. They play their parts very well, I enjoyed the play much more when they were around to make me laugh.