"Someone needs to make him talk, or they are going to die!" (Prisoners)
In Prisoners, Keller Dover and Franklin Birch's daughters are kidnapped by an unknown individual. Dover takes matters into his own hands, keeping captive and torturing the man (Alex Jones) he believes stole his daughter, and experiences serious emotional turmoil over his own morality. His emotional turmoil is mostly caused by others reaction to what he is doing, although he does his best to show no weakness throughout the film. While Dover is torturing Jones, the investigator assigned to his case, Detective Loki, also attempts to find out who stole the girls, albeit in a much more legal manner.
Keller Dover and I have much in common, but I relate more to the theme of the movie as a whole, as opposed to one specific character, so really all of the characters in Prisoners have some kind of connection to my situation and my thoughts. The most obvious is that Dover and I both seek retribution, and our avenue of getting there is revenge. Dover takes it out on Jones, and I take it out on Claudius. However, we both need to feel morally justified in our actions. I justify the murder of Claudius through the play, as shown by " I’ll have grounds More relative than this. The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king." (2.2.566-567). This is quite similar in nature to the tagline mentioned above, wherein Dover says how he justifies torturing Alex Jones-to find the location of his daughters.
We also both have an extreme emotional investment in the situation. I am going insane because of it, and so does Dover. My sentiment is shown when I rhetorically ask "What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears And cleave the general ear with horrid speech" (2.2.51-523) This is just like when Dover and Loki are in Loki's care, and Dover is screaming, and slamming the dashboard over and over, raging about how his daughter is waiting for him, but his not being there to protect her. He is enraged and feels helpless This outburst is also related to my moaning about how useless and indecisive I am, when I discuss ."That I, the son of a dear father murdered, Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words" (2.2.546-548), and also when I say "Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" (2.2.509)
In Prisoners, Keller Dover and Franklin Birch's daughters are kidnapped by an unknown individual. Dover takes matters into his own hands, keeping captive and torturing the man (Alex Jones) he believes stole his daughter, and experiences serious emotional turmoil over his own morality. His emotional turmoil is mostly caused by others reaction to what he is doing, although he does his best to show no weakness throughout the film. While Dover is torturing Jones, the investigator assigned to his case, Detective Loki, also attempts to find out who stole the girls, albeit in a much more legal manner.
Keller Dover and I have much in common, but I relate more to the theme of the movie as a whole, as opposed to one specific character, so really all of the characters in Prisoners have some kind of connection to my situation and my thoughts. The most obvious is that Dover and I both seek retribution, and our avenue of getting there is revenge. Dover takes it out on Jones, and I take it out on Claudius. However, we both need to feel morally justified in our actions. I justify the murder of Claudius through the play, as shown by " I’ll have grounds More relative than this. The play’s the thing Wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king." (2.2.566-567). This is quite similar in nature to the tagline mentioned above, wherein Dover says how he justifies torturing Alex Jones-to find the location of his daughters.
We also both have an extreme emotional investment in the situation. I am going insane because of it, and so does Dover. My sentiment is shown when I rhetorically ask "What would he do Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have? He would drown the stage with tears And cleave the general ear with horrid speech" (2.2.51-523) This is just like when Dover and Loki are in Loki's care, and Dover is screaming, and slamming the dashboard over and over, raging about how his daughter is waiting for him, but his not being there to protect her. He is enraged and feels helpless This outburst is also related to my moaning about how useless and indecisive I am, when I discuss ."That I, the son of a dear father murdered, Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell, Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words" (2.2.546-548), and also when I say "Oh, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" (2.2.509)
We both put on a facade to further our causes, but in different ways. I am forced to act like a madman, and Polonius, while discussing me, says "That he is mad, ’tis true. Tis true, ’tis pity, And pity ’tis ’tis true—a foolish figure," (2.2.100-101) Keller Dove spends hours every day torturing Alex Jones, and in order to cover up his actions, he pretends that he is out drowning his problems in alcohol, stumbling around town with a bottle of whiskey in his hand.
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