This paper sets out to analyze the menace of Harold Pinter’s play,The Dumb Waiter,from the following aspects,the ar rangement of the plot,the language,and the portrayal of characters.Further,through the contrast betw...This paper sets out to analyze the menace of Harold Pinter’s play,The Dumb Waiter,from the following aspects,the ar rangement of the plot,the language,and the portrayal of characters.Further,through the contrast between the closed room and outside intrusion,between the language of violence and the language of silence,between Ben and Gus’s shared threat and Ben’s menace to Gus,it’s expected to reveal the omnipresent threat to readers through and through.展开更多
Harold Pinter is one of the famous absurdist play writer in England. His works and language are full of absurd color,which is the focus of critics. Silence is a trademark of Harold Pinter's writing. He uses it to ...Harold Pinter is one of the famous absurdist play writer in England. His works and language are full of absurd color,which is the focus of critics. Silence is a trademark of Harold Pinter's writing. He uses it to an exquisite manner that he forms his individual"Pinteresque"silence. Silences in his play appear many times and act as a natural barrier for true self. This paper will take Pinter's early work"The Dumb Waiter"for example to analysis the wide usage of silences in the play. The paper tries to un mask the truth under silences. And by exploring the two types of silences, we can see characters' true emotion and intention un derground.展开更多
Harold Pinter is one of the most influential modern British playwrights.Repetition is a frequent and noticeable phenome-non in his plays.In this paper,different kinds of repetition-the repetition of language,actions,s...Harold Pinter is one of the most influential modern British playwrights.Repetition is a frequent and noticeable phenome-non in his plays.In this paper,different kinds of repetition-the repetition of language,actions,silence and pause-in Pinter's TheDumb Waiter will be discussed to show both Ben and Gus'struggle for power and their useless efforts under the control of an dominant force.展开更多
Harold Pinter, a British poet and playwright, is recognizable for the "Pinteresque" style and "the comedy of menace". His one-act play The Dumb Waiter is famous for its meaningless dialogue, employ...Harold Pinter, a British poet and playwright, is recognizable for the "Pinteresque" style and "the comedy of menace". His one-act play The Dumb Waiter is famous for its meaningless dialogue, employment of silence and pause, and ridiculous plots. Many criticism stereotyped the two main characters as helpless and hopeless marionettes. However, in the detailed analysis of the play,Gus is shaped as a relatively positive figure who are active in seeking the truth, meaning and value in the absurd world.展开更多
文摘This paper sets out to analyze the menace of Harold Pinter’s play,The Dumb Waiter,from the following aspects,the ar rangement of the plot,the language,and the portrayal of characters.Further,through the contrast between the closed room and outside intrusion,between the language of violence and the language of silence,between Ben and Gus’s shared threat and Ben’s menace to Gus,it’s expected to reveal the omnipresent threat to readers through and through.
文摘Harold Pinter is one of the famous absurdist play writer in England. His works and language are full of absurd color,which is the focus of critics. Silence is a trademark of Harold Pinter's writing. He uses it to an exquisite manner that he forms his individual"Pinteresque"silence. Silences in his play appear many times and act as a natural barrier for true self. This paper will take Pinter's early work"The Dumb Waiter"for example to analysis the wide usage of silences in the play. The paper tries to un mask the truth under silences. And by exploring the two types of silences, we can see characters' true emotion and intention un derground.
文摘Harold Pinter is one of the most influential modern British playwrights.Repetition is a frequent and noticeable phenome-non in his plays.In this paper,different kinds of repetition-the repetition of language,actions,silence and pause-in Pinter's TheDumb Waiter will be discussed to show both Ben and Gus'struggle for power and their useless efforts under the control of an dominant force.
文摘Harold Pinter, a British poet and playwright, is recognizable for the "Pinteresque" style and "the comedy of menace". His one-act play The Dumb Waiter is famous for its meaningless dialogue, employment of silence and pause, and ridiculous plots. Many criticism stereotyped the two main characters as helpless and hopeless marionettes. However, in the detailed analysis of the play,Gus is shaped as a relatively positive figure who are active in seeking the truth, meaning and value in the absurd world.
