The Whipping Man

I'm a sucker for everything that rings history, that's a fact. So i I'm always ready to jump into something like this, though it might be a bit nightmarish too, as to get into a piece about American Civil War involves dealing with issues that might be too hard to chew on. A wounded Confederate offic......more

4.5, rounded up. This is a really fascinating play with a very unusual subject: Jewish slave owners (and slaves) during the Civil War. Set on the eve and day of Lincoln's assassination, the play ingeniously weaves historical fact with some intriguing 'what ifs'. Despite a gruesome onstage leg amputa......more

This is a powerful play, and one I wish that everyone who talks about kind enslavers could see or read. It's also a great length for assigning in US history classes, or even more in the humanities classes in some states where English and history are intertwined.......more

Lior Granath Bennett American Literature May 8, 2016 Embedded deep within the hearts and minds of nearly all Southerners, the moral justification for slavery - whose origins derive from Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy - is exhibited throughout various scripts of dialogue in “Whipping Man”. The confl......more

Initially I was expecting The Whipping Man to be a slightly disturbing and boring play that would present how inhuman slavery was from yet another perspective, however, I quickly found it to be comedic and surprisingly entertaining read. I enjoyed observing characters grow, the realisticness of the......more