Although A Cream Cracker Under the Settee is a dramatic monologue we are presented with a range of characters. Show how Bennett presents these characters and consider how realistic you find them.

... Although A Cream Cracker Under the Settee is a dramatic monologue we are presented with a range of characters. Show how Bennett presents these characters and consider how realistic you find them. Just by reading the title of the play, 'A Cream Cracker Under the Settee' we can get a feel of what sort of mood the play will produce. A Cream Cracker is a very old and unoriginal biscuit, and is not as popular as it used to be. It is also quite a plain, boring type of biscuit; there is not much excitement in it. The location of the biscuit gives us even more insight into the monologue. The biscuit is pushed away, shoved beneath the settee. It is not even under a sofa, which would give a more comfortable sounding effect. The biscuit is forgotten about, neglected and nobody really cares about it. It is cast aside,

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