A Question of Attribution
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Discuss how Alan Bennett uses art as a metaphor in Blunts conversations with Chubb and the Queen. While watching the play you begin to notice the ongoing reference of art throughout. As it develops further you see that in fact the art is being used as a disguise during conversations held between Blunt, Chubb and the Queen. Underneath the disguise you are able to deduce that the art references are actually linked in with the characters themselves, one in particular. In a way it leaves you wondering, after every conversation, was that really about art? In this essay we will discuss certain points where it is clear art is being used as an obvious disguise for its true meaning. Firstly Alan Bennett uses the 'Triple Portrait' as a close link to the plays plot. The painting itself is very similar to the main character: Blunt and his story. When examined it was...


