Mr. Boehner — whose crying episodes are presaged by the sound of cotton in his mouth, and chased away, often unsuccessfully, with some aggressive coughing — has certain themes that get to him: children, soldiers and his own upbringing.
However, recurring characters often have certain musical themes attached to them.
The play's structure and themes have certain affinities with classic plays about the eroticism (and the violence) of power-playing like "The Maids" by Jean Genet and "The Lesson" by Eugene Ionesco.
Where, then, might that essence lie? "Without psychoanalysing myself, I can't say … You should never believe an author if he tells you why he has certain recurring themes".
"He had certain obsessive themes," said film historian/professor Joseph McBride, whose acclaimed 1983 book "Hawks on Hawks" has just been reprinted.
"Generally there is a tradition in Greece that the far-right organizations have certain links with the police — this is a historic, recurring theme," Mr. Demertzis said.
I have certain commitments.
The Jews have certain traits.
I have noticed certain themes emerging, however.
They've developed certain themes and they're trying to advance these political themes with many of the amendments they're offering".
