However, when I watched the trailer, my mind completely changed. Something about the mannerisms of the man who played Dr. Miranda struck me as guilty and trying to hide something. The sound of his voice, the way he quoted Nietzsche, everything made him look guilty. It was odd to me that a two minute trailer could put me on such an opposite side of the spectrum.
This put it in perspective for me, then, how difficult it was for Geraldo to side with one of them. On one hand, his wife, the one he clearly loves more, is telling him this man tortured and raped her. He should believe his wife, however, she is obviously mentally disturbed even after fifteen years and would probably be hard to believe. On the other hand, this man just helped him out, he was a Good Samaritan and he has no reason to believe that this man is Schubert, "the doctor." But he can't not believe his own wife. Geraldo is in a pickle, as the reader is at the end of the story. I believe an important aspect of "Death and the Maiden" is the struggle between reason and loyalty when there are huge risks at hand.
This link is an essay that talks about soldiers being torn between loyalty to their country, and the internal conflicts they face in war.
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