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imtge of God in his mind -nd has chosen to allow "this" God
to set limits on his life. Now he must decide the effect of
these limits on his life. Having made his choice, all other
possibilities are excluded. He must adhere to the limits set
down. Therefore, the conflict occurs in Man's acceptance of
his choice. He asks, where is he? What are the limits, and
how were these limits decided?
Fourth Woman
I no longer know the beginning,
I am in the middle
On a line
Between the beginning
And a point tow rd which I chose to go?
Third Woman
I have fewer choices now.
Because when I change my direction
The change can only start
From a line already drawn (11, p. 45).
The audience's involvement, as in Viet Rock, becomes an
integral part of the play's conflict and crisis. By the na-
ture of the play's form, "a ceremony," the audience and ac-
tors are brought together in a type of common understanding.
The point at which this encounter takes place in The Serpent
can be labeled as the crisis. or turning point of the main
conflict for at this time the audience and actor become a-
ware that Man has chosen "this" God to determine the limits
of life. Now what? During the moments after the apple has
been eaten and the actors are playing out the ecstasy of its
pleasures, both actors and audience through the common under-
standing of this image and feeling realize the limits which
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Peveto, Mildred A. An Experiment in Open Theatre, thesis, August 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500450/m1/47/?q=food+rule+for+unt+students: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .