The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence

A Requiem for Innocence is a masterpiece of structural tragedy. It posits that "saint" and "witch" are merely two angles of utility: a woman is holy when she suffers silently, but a witch when she resists. The prequel asks not why tyrants are cruel, but why revolutionaries who conquer the throne inevitably replicate the abuses they sought to end. The true tragedy isn't personal failure, but the realization that the machinery of lordship inherently requires the extraction of the vulnerable. - Full Review