Toby becomes deeply attached to Mrs. Lovett, thinking of her as a surrogate mother. According to some accounts, a barber named Todd, who set up shop in Fleet Street during the late s, murdered dozens of his customers and was hanged for his crimes in Ben Barker born , British speedway rider.
Sweeney Todd, original name Benjamin Barker, fictional character. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Ben Davis April 4, Why did Benjamin Barker change his name? What happened to Benjamin Barker in Sweeney Todd? Does Johnny Depp sing in Sweeney Todd? He is drawn, rather, by the confirmation that the deed gives to the moral judgment that he has made about the worth of humanity" "Stephen Sondheim Lee F. Orchard, a critic of the play, commented that "Sweeney is less a villain than a sympathetic victim because he has a reasonable motive for his actions: the loss of his wife and daughter" Critical Essay on "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" , while Sweeney Todd's accomplice agrees: "Mrs.
Lovett says that everyone seeks revenge, like Sweeney, but other people seldom do it as well, which almost seems to suggest that Sweeney is to be admired" Critical Essay on "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street". Stephen Sondheim, who composed the music and wrote the songs for the original Sweeney Todd play said, "'Revenge is a 'universal trait,'" pardoning Todd for his actions and even justifying them, while alluding to the notion that anyone is capable of what Todd chose to do, since his ultimate motivator is a "'universal trait'" Critical Essay on "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".
By having no hope for any sort of satisfaction on earth, Todd justifies the mass murder of innocent people - for if there is no hope, death is not so much a punishment as it is a reward.
To eliminate all misery from the lives of many is to save them, which is what Sweeney Todd believed he was doing. As ironic as the notion of saving a person by murdering them, it makes sense when seen through the eyes of Sweeney Todd. Sheldon Goldfarb. Drama for Students. Anne Marie Hacht. Detroit: Gale, From Literature Resource Center. Timothy J. Detroit: Thomson Gale, Literature Criticism Online.
University of Central Florida. Role [ ] The scene is a flashback of the events following Sweeney Todd 's exile, when he was then known as Benjamin Barker, narrated by Mrs. Benjamin Barker. Sat up there and sobbed by the hour Poor fool Ah, but there was worse yet to come, poor thing Well, Beadle calls on her, all polite Poor thing, poor thing The Judge, he tells her, is all contrite He blames himself for her dreadful plight She must come straight to his house tonight!
Poor thing, poor thing Of course, when she goes there, poor thing, poor thing They're havin' this ball all in masks There's no one she knows there, poor dear, poor thing She wanders, tormented and drinks, poor thing The Judge has repented, she thinks, poor thing "Oh, where is Judge Turpin?
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