Consider the dramatic effectiveness of Alan Bennett's "A cream cracker under the settee".

... Consider the dramatic effectiveness of Alan Bennett's "A cream cracker under the settee". Alan Bennett's "A cream cracker under the settee" is full of dramatic technique. The play was one of the first monologues, and therefore was, in a way, one of the new sensations of the mid-eighties. The idea behind the play is simple; the main character, named Doris, is in her seventies and lives on her own, save for weekly visits from her minder/'cleaner', Zulema. A crippling accident during Zulema's absence causes Doris to reflect on her past and present life. In many ways the play is a Satire, which portrays the discriminatory treatment of the elderly. There is a wide range of dramatic devices in the play, such as; pause, flashbacks, imagery, repetition, register, emotive language and irony. Pause is used continuously and regularly by Bennett throughout the play, it can be used for a verity of reasons,

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