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How has loneliness and alienation of the characters in the talking heads monologues been created through the use of tragi-comedy?


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How has loneliness and alienation of the characters in the talking heads monologues been created through the use of tragi-comedy?

... How has loneliness and alienation of the characters in the talking heads monologues been created through the use of tragi-comedy? "Talking heads" by Alan Bennett is a collection of monologues in which the audience are showed into the life of a character and given an insight into the character's personality and situation. peoples lives are portrayed in comic ways leaving the audience feeling sympathy and guilt for the character in laughing at their misfortune. Monologues are a long speech made by one person.cofc fcr sefcfcw orfc fck infc fofc fc. This style of script is really effective and has a powerful effect on the audience. These monologues were written for television broadcasting, programmes presented in this way are put under the genre of tragi-comedy. This style of script has a dramatic effect upon the audience because from one statement , several emotions arise, for example Irene writing to someone informing

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