Based on the graphic novel by. Road to Perdition is like a Greek tragedy, dealing out remorseless fates for all the characters. Some tragedies, like Hamlet, are exhilarating, because we have little idea how quirks of character will bring about the final doom. But the impact of Greek tragedy seems muted to me, because it's preordained.
arÂ·duÂ·ous. adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: the arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language (Thomas Macaulay). 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous: a long, arduous, and exhausting war. 3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount. [From Latin.
2. Coercion means compelling a person to enter into a contract by committing or thartening to commit an unlawful act. 3. Coercion is a physical threat. 4. Coercion involves doing or threating to do an illegal act. 5. In case of coercion not only the agreement is voidable but also that party may be punished. 6. Coercion may be exercised against party to the agreement or a third party. It may also be exercised by a party to the agreement or by a third party.