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I'm reminded of the musical Into the Woods, which makes this kind of distinction one of its central themes, as particularly embodied by the witch ("I'm not nice
by crooked-v 5y ago
I'm reminded of the musical Into the Woods, which makes this kind of distinction one of its central themes, as particularly embodied by the witch ("I'm not nice, I'm not good, I'm just right"). One of the songs is focused on her confrontation with the musical's set of other fairy-tale characters about how they care more about being "nice" (that is, saving face and not feeling morally culpable about anything) than about either being "good" (taking morally correct actions and accepting personal suffering in the process) or being "right" (fixing the kingdom's major ongoing crisis, whatever the cost).
- wolverine876 5y ago> "right" (fixing the kingdom's major ongoing crisis, whatever the cost) How is that right, if you ignore the costs (such as evil)? What the heck does "right" mean?
- crooked-v 5y agoWell, that's a good question, isn't it? None of the characters, including the witch, are without their flaws and problems in their worldview. You might be interested in watching the musical to find out more.
- wolverine876 5y agoI've seen it. Sondheim is brilliant but the musical's extreme relativism, as I understand it - anything is ok as long as you accept the consequences - lost me and didn't seem to have a basis in the story.