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Discuss the dramatic effects achieved in the following passage from Act 1, showing how far the play's characteristic methods and concerns are illustrated here.
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Naomi Burrell 12 20.03.03 Discuss the dramatic effects achieved in the following passage from Act 1, showing how far the play's characteristic methods and concerns are illustrated here. Churchill uses many effective methods throughout the play to create dramatic effects and to convey the issues concerned. Some characteristic methods of the whole play are evident in the passage, whilst there are also techniques that are not used here but can be found elsewhere. Churchill's chosen methods and concerns chosen can have a hugely dramatic effect on an audience, involving and manipulating their emotions through her subtle techniques. One of the methods of this passage that is characteristic of the play, is the continuity of the characters' personalities. Each character speaks in a particular manner using specific language, which reflects their usually very contrasting contexts and agendas. For example Marlene, the modern day character, says; 'Oh Joan, thank God, we can order.' This is...
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