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The Caretaker Discuss the variety of dramatic effects achieved in the three speeches of your choice, and consider what they reveal about the characters of each speaker
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Essay- Monologues/Soliloquies Discuss the variety of dramatic effects achieved in the three speeches of your choice, and consider what they reveal about the characters of each speaker In his plays, Pinter uses long speeches quite frequently, aiming to achieve numerous forms of emotional effects. In The Caretaker, a play about down-and-outs in a flat in West London, the characters often speak at length, relating their opinions, thoughts and random events from their pasts. The three individuals in this play are very different in their styles of discourse. Despite the fact that they are all in a motivational rut, they all have different approaches to their ambitions. Davies, the itinerant tramp, is the hate icon. He represents all the deficiencies of human nature, in that he is conniving, backstabbing, scheming and, where he can get away with it, obnoxious. Although he is only accommodated because of Aston's generosity, he quickly tries to assume as...
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