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A Cream Cracker Under The Settee
1,140 wordsHow does Alan Bennett reveal Doris character, life and attitude in the dramatic monologue a cream cracker under the settee? Many of Bennett's characters are unfortunate and downtrodden, as in the Talking Heads series of monologues that was first performed at the Comedy Theatre in London in 1992, and then transferred to television. This was a sextet of poignantly comic pieces, each of which portrayed several stages in the character's decline from their initial state of denial or ignorance of thei...
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Makes The Play Dont Care
666 wordsBennett makes us want to ask many questions. It is such a silly thing to have done. This makes us want to know what she has done, and what is silly. Bennett uses everyday experiences. I should never have tried to dust. This is good, as nowadays people can relate to the quotation. Doris is an interesting character, she is old. Doris is in her seventies. The means she can tell us all about the 20 th century. Bennetts play A Cream Cracker Under The Settee. (A Cream Cracker) is a monologue. Monologu...
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Freedom Of Choice Margaret Laurence
857 wordsLaurence's use of Lilacs to foreshadow Bad Events in The Stone Angel They often say if you want to gain something you need to lose something in return. Hagar Shipley did this by purchasing a dress that she liked if she knew that she would have to sacrifice her independence that purchase would have never happened. In the novel The Stone Angel Margaret Laurence uses the first person narrative to describe Hagar Shipleys life the good times and the bad times. Margaret Laurence uses flower and colour...
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