The Consolations of Philosophy

'Shipwreck', the second part of Stoppard's Coast of Utopia trilogy, seems emotionally warmer than 'Voyage'. The protagonists have grown up: they're not idealistic angry young men any more. The focus moves to love and friendship, and in particular the family life of the Herzens, who at the beginning of the play receive permission to leave Russia in search of medical help for their deaf son. ( Non-Russian Revolutions )