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Neumarkt accepts Tausk's contention that the characters are embodiments of parts of the mind rather than whole persons and presents a detailed analysis of the play. He concludes it portrays the 'catatonic condition of the contemporary male psyche'; within this sterile atmosphere, Pippa, 'representative of the feminine psyche', suffocates.