Fiddler on the Roof
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Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the roof is a fictional play about a typical Jewish family living their daily life. Tevy a milkman and Golde are on a mission to find a match for their older daughters. This play takes place in a Russian town called Anatevka year 1904. The town matchmaker Yente has to find the eldest daughters a suitable husband. However all three daughters have their own desires to be with different men. The fiddler on the roof represents Tevye’s attempt to pursue with tradition but his passion for his daughters to be happy means to break tradition. The fiddler play’s a tune when Tevye’s pondering or asking God for answers. Matchmaker Yente finds a suitable husband for Tzeitel on Sabbath she informs Golda the good news that wealthy butcher Lazar Wolfm has had his eye on Tzeitel. Golda tells her daughter the good news. Little does Golda know that Tzeitel has made a promise to Motel to be wed. Motels a poor tailor that loves Tzeitel and tries many times to tell Tevye that. . He thought about his daughters