02058cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500180014526400510016330000470021433600260026133700260028733800360031350000310034950800290038052012320040953400450164165300100168685600430169699900170173919931UtSlPG20260610133449.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aWilde, Percival,d1887-195314aThe reckoning 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-11-27  aProduced by William Coon  a"The Reckoning: A Play in One Act" by Percival Wilde is a one-act play written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a barber shop and revolves around a tense encounter between a barber and his customer. Thematically, the play grapples with issues of accountability, morality, and the psychological consequences of one's past actions.  In this gripping play, the barber, Kilburn, is confronted with a customer, John, whom he has been following for twelve years after a traumatic event involving Kilburn's daughter, Jennie. Kilburn seizes the opportunity to exact a reckoning from John, who is now at his mercy while getting shaved. The barber highlights John's betrayal and abandonment of Jennie, who has since died. As the barber prepares to take violent action, the situation escalates with John pleading for his life and desperately trying to convince Kilburn to let him go. In a twist, it is revealed that John is not as pressed for time as he claimed, as the meeting he feared missing does not start until later. The play concludes with Kilburn's act of mercy, leaving John alive but emotionally broken, thus exploring the themes of revenge and the fragility of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDrama40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19931  c61234d61234