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Consider the dramatic effectiveness of Alan Bennett's 'A Cream Cracker under the Settee'.
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... Rosie Corbett. Consider the dramatic effectiveness of Alan Bennett's 'A Cream Cracker under the Settee'. Alan Bennett's 'A Cream Cracker under the Settee' is a dramatic monologue. In a monologue there is only one actor/actress throughout the whole play. A soliloquy is different from a monologue as it is a speech in a part of a play whereas a monologue is on its own and is not part of a play. This is quite a challenge for the actor, as they will have to keep the attention of the audience for a long time and keep them interested, or they will get bored. The actor will have to play the parts of other characters by using various voices. This is called voice intonation. They must therefore make their voice interesting and must make each character sound different to their own voice. Doris uses flashbacks in the monologue as a form
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