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.
errand. n. 1. a short trip undertaken to perform a necessary task or commission (esp in the phrase run errands). 2. the purpose or object of such a trip. [Old English Ç£rende; related to Är messenger, Old Norse erendi message, Old High German Ärunti, Swedish aerende ]. Ã¤rende