Professor Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson), an expert on the work of 17th-century British poet John Donne, has spent her adult life contemplating religion and death as literary motifs. The recurring theme throughout the movie is the nurses’ role as the compassionate, caring individual who humanizes the main character. ROOF on theWit has earned international praises for its stunning design, sweeping views from a rooftop in Chicago, private event spaces and entertainment. After all there is no right answer to literature, only the author knows what he is saying. Emma Thompson stars as a single-minded English professor who finds enlightenment through her struggle with cancer. Wit—sometimes spelled as W;t—is a Pulitzer-Prize winning play by Margaret Edson first published in 1999.The play follows the story of Dr. Vivian Bearing, a fifty-year-old professor of seventeenth-century poetry who has recently been diagnosed with stage-four metastatic ovarian cancer. A Note on the Review. In the movie Wit, starring Emma Thompson, you get to see all these and more. Although this review will focus on the 2001 HBO film adaptation, instructors have two mediums to choose from when considering how to incorporate Wit into the classroom: the 2001 adaptation of the play (available for free on Youtube) and Margaret Edson’s 1993 stage play of the same name (available at most libraries and for purchase through online book sellers). Vivian like the characters in Donne’s work hides behind her wit and intelligence-she is uncomfortable by kindness. The student has looked at the poem thoroughly and thought about it and what he comes up with is a fair assessment. You get to see another side of the medical profession that shows blatant disregard for medical humanities, the similarities between intellects and the simple art of caring by a nurse who is not an intellect. Wit is a poignant made-for-TV movie about cancer, clinicians and their treatments, death and metaphysical poetry, notably John Donne, on whom the main protagonist, Prof Vivian Bearing, is a leading expert. Start your free trial to watch Wit and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. In the movie Wit, starring Emma Thompson. Wit begins with Dr. Vivian Bearing revealing to the audience that she is dying of ovarian cancer. We meet Dr. Kelekian who asks her to sign paperwork and wavers agreeing to undergo an expiremental chemotherapy treatment. It is a powerful drama that chronicles the last few months of her life. Overview. Reflection on Wit the Movie ctheod03 Reflection Paper on Wit Launa Theodore A universal constant about being a patient is vulnerabiliry and loss of control. She is a university professor and scholar of seventeenth-century poetry. you get to see all these and more. 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