Conflicting Emotions in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple

r Felix, as he continues into the room, which even with the lights on, is
             dark and gloomy. He heads straight to the window, not stopping to look at
             the room or anything, just to see how high up he is. Looking down towards
             the street from the room is very important to the scene, as its camera
             angle shows the viewer how high the room is, and leaves to imagination what
             could happen if he decided to jump. He then heads over to the table and
             pulls out a pre made folder, addressed to his wife and children, and sticks
             his belongings in it. This scene begins to make the viewer feel sorry for
             Felix, as he has planned this, you can see the sorrow on his face as he
             sticks his stuff in there, including the ring, in which he painfully took
             off, physically and metaphorically. Taking off the ring was metaphorically
             painful for him as it signals his decision to not only kill himself, but
             over the end of his marriage. This leaves a very disheartened feeling in
             the air as he trudges over to window and tries to open it. It is cruel
             irony in this scene, and as sad as it sounds, it makes you smile a bit,
             because as much as he tries, he cannot open the window, and finally pulls
             his back in doing so. The part that makes the audience feel even sorrier
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