Saturday, June 1, 2019

scuss the variety of dramatic effects achieved in the three speeches :: English Literature

Discuss the variety of dramatic effects achieved in the third speechesof your choice, and consider what they reveal nigh the characters ofeach speakerIn his plays, Pinter uses long speeches quite frequently, aiming toachieve numerous forms of emotional effects. In The Caretaker, a playabout down-and-outs in a flat in West Lon don, the characters oftenspeak at length, relating their opinions, thoughts and random eventsfrom their pasts.The three individuals in this play are real diametrical in their stylesof discourse. scorn the fact that they are solely in a motivationalrut, they all have different approaches to their ambitions. Davies,the itinerant tramp, is the hate icon. He represents all thedeficiencies of human nature, in that he is conniving, backstabbing,scheming and, where he can get away with it, obnoxious. Although he isonly accommodated because of Astons generosity, he quickly tries toassume as much power in the flat as possible.He makes several monologues, each revea ling some new unpleasant traitabout his character. The hearing are increasingly appalled by thecomplete lack of scruples he displays. On page 95, he demonstrates acapacity for abuse that very exaggerated. He is alone in the room withMick, and perversely angry about what he sees as a lack of generosityin Aston. He dont give me no knife he whines, selfishly, as thoughany host is obliged to provide their guests with a bread-knife. Lateron in the play, he rants at Aston for failing to slip me a few bob,despite the fact that Aston gives him five shillings.At the start, he displays such a degree of ignorance and paranoia thatthe auditory sense have to laugh at just what an absurd character he is.What about this gas stove? He tells me its not connected. How do Iknow its not connected? Here I am, Im sleeping right with it, I wakeup in the shopping center of the night, Im looking right into the oven,man...I could be lying there in bed, it might blow up, it might do meharmDespite his boast ful fabrication of a former life of luxury andcomfort Im no stranger to beds he is ridiculously afraid of adisconnected gas stove. The fact that he ignores Astons reassurancesindicates that he is also very stubborn.He then launches into one of his typical, vague invectives. I toldhim about them Blacks use the lavatory. I told him, it was all dirtyin there, all the banisters were dirty, they were all black, all thelavatory was black. For all his racist bravado, and hateful,

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