Arsenic and Old Lace

To complete my reading requirement of a play for this quarter I was recommended to read the comedy Arsenic and Old Lace and I must say that I found it to be very interesting. For one, the humor was very mature, Teddy Brewster who believes that he is actually Teddy Roosevelt brings an interesting aura to the other characters who go along with his claims to be president. The fact that the murders in the book are two old ladies who run a bed and breakfast is also very comical. This play reminded me very much of the "Scary Movie" series in that there is humor that is of course very blatant and then there is humor that must be thought about and may only occur to a few people as funny. In the Scary Movies the story usually revolves around 3-4 incredibly unaware people who are trust into a journey in which they must save themselves and the entire population of the earth. The stories incorporate satire from popular horror films. And though the movie is funny it is entitled Scary Movie, most people don't pick up on this fact and will watch the movie and pay no attention to the title deeming it as unimportant.