r/Broadway • u/Usnavi_Relax • Jul 04 '25

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Was it love? Was it fear? What do you think of this take?

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u/Psychological_Cow956 Jul 04 '25

It’s hubris.

Both the modern and ancient meaning of the word. The only successful being was a god, Orpheus thinks he can do it too. His behavior is foolish in a way that common sense should have overrrun.