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A Lady of Letters - Post 1914 Drama
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... How does Patricia Routledge create sympathy for an unsympathetic character in her performance of the monologue, 'A Lady of Letters'? Upon reading "A Lady of Letters' one is automatically filled with a sense of disgust or profound lack of sympathy for Irene Ruddock. It's unsurprising that her curious actions are deemed to be the act of a busy-body. She is the typical 'nosey old woman' who has no greater pride than meddling in other people's affairs with her pedantic letters. So, when a viewer is faced with Patricia Routledge's thought-provoking performance, sympathy is last thing you'd have thought would be related to a character such as Irene Ruddock. But pity is what we feel towards her. Shockingly, the most notable way in which Routledge changes our perception of Irene is her voice. Her emphasis on 'my' and 'I' still shows us that she's proud. However, pride is not the only emotion
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