“Seeking God in Early Bergman” by Esma Kartal

Now that you’ve read Kartal’s essay and Pua’s response, I’d like for you to compose a response to both and answer the question: “Is Ingmar Bergman essentially an optimist or a pessimist?” Kartal sees a hopeful optimism in The Seventh Seal in that the knight, Antonius Block, did get to accomplish his final good deed (saving the traveling family of actors from Death), but Pua disagrees. Who do you think has the most persuasive argument? Would you agree with Kartal or Pua–or neither?

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