‘Of all those that betray Waters, McBrain is the one the audience despises the most.’
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Rachel Scott 'Of all those that betray Waters, McBrain is the one the audience despises the most.' How Far do you agree with this claim? McBrain's act is the fourth to commence. By this time in the play, the audience has built up a stable view of McBrain's character, a fair, funny, decent man. McBrain's act however, totally contradicts this view of him that we as the audience have built up in our minds. When McBrain comes onto the stage in the club, Griffiths tells us, through stage directions, that McBrain is 'sweating freely'. This shows us that he is nervous, which we could interpret to mean that he was not so much nervous about performing, more about betraying his wife and Waters. McBrain begins his act with a lyric that is insulting to women, as it suggests that women are mere objects that are to be owned by men. Within the next five...


