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How believable did you find the transformation of Miss Ruddock in Prison?


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How believable did you find the transformation of Miss Ruddock in Prison?

... How believable did you find the transformation of Miss Ruddock in Prison? Irene Ruddock, the main character in Alan Bennett's dramatic monologue, "Lady of Letters" first gives the impression of being a prejudiced, nosey and naïve woman who writes letters whenever she finds something of which she disapproves. However, after entering prison for libel she encounters a huge personality change. In my opinion, the time scale in which this happens is the biggest factor which makes it unbelievable. I am going to discuss other factors that contribute for and against this decision. To begin with, Miss Ruddock starts the monologue in a negative way "I can't say the service was up to scratch". From even the very first sentence she starts speaking, the audience, ironically, are supposed to make prejudicial assumptions about her. Throughout the first scenes we see, she makes horribly racist and prejudicial judgements on people she deems

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