A Cream Cracker Under The Settee

... A Cream Cracker Under The Settee This play is a one Act monolog about an old lady called Doris, who is comparing her life now with her life in the past. All the way through the play Doris is speaking straight to the audience. The playwright uses a variety of dramatic techniques to do this. When she talks about Zuleema and what she says, "Dusting is forbidden" Doris makes us, the audience feel that Zuleema is treating her like a child. This shows that she is not very happy with Zuleema and thinks she can take care of her self. Doris talks out loud, this lets the audience know how she feels and shows that she is lonely and old. I think the playwright has chosen this technique to show that Doris doesn't have anyone to talk to. When Doris tells us what Zuleema says, she speaks in a manner which,

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