Suwardi 2009-031-055 Character Analysis of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker In drama‚ characters play a dominant role in order to present the scenes. Whether good or bad the characters are‚ they are the ones who make the play and without them‚ there will be no play can be presented. In this play ‚ there are only three characters‚ the brothers‚ which are Aston and Mick‚ and the old tramp‚ Davies. It begins with Aston who brings Davies to his place owned by his brother‚ Mick. Aston allows and offers
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themes in the story are fear‚ revenge and love. Through the whole story Marjorie fears the world‚ other people and especially Mick. The fear controls her life and makes her stay inside her apartment most of the time. At the end of the story Marjorie does no longer fear Mick and that gives her an opportunity to take revenge on him with help from her fish. After taking revenge on Mick she feels satisfied. The person who caused further fear to her life is now eliminated. She is now able to continue doing
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Casey Kelly Commemorative Speech Animal Caretakers Introduction The instinct to help other humans in need or to have compassion for them‚ exist in most humans. But‚ not most humans look at an animal on the side of the road or wandering around their neighborhood and think they should be helped‚ especially since they are different from their own. Luckily‚ there are some people that dedicate their time‚ life‚ and love to help injured and suffering animals in need. Just like parents try to keep their
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‘Everything in the play is ambiguous’ (Innes) Discuss this assessment of ‘The Caretaker’ When I saw the Caretaker‚ I told Pinter I knew what it meant‚ “It’s about the God of the Old Testament‚ the God of the New‚ and Humanity‚ isn’t it?”. Pinter replied‚ “No Terry‚ it’s about a caretaker and two brothers”. With this quote Terence Rattigan succinctly highlights the absolute ambiguity of Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’; in this story of two brothers and an elderly derelict in close quarters‚
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the troublemaker Mick‚ came looking for her in her apartment at the nineteenth floor. He used to come when he needed something from Marjorie. Most of the time when he came did he beg her for money‚ food or clothing . This time did he not beg her four any of this tings. He actually came to help her with moving her sick angle fish to a new clean aquarium. Marjorie believed him because he helped her with her beloved fish. But Mick was only pretending to care for her and the fish. Mick picked up the net
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“Mick” Jagger‚ has been a household name for many years for his singing/song writing‚ acting and most importantly‚ the Rolling Stones. If you have never heard of the lead singer of this 60’s band‚ you probably have. Jagger is well known for his performance style‚ which is recognized in the popular Maroon 5 song with Christina Aguilera‚ Moves Like Jagger‚ and for his crazy costumes during concerts. The band has recently performed Lady Gaga‚ who is also known for her performance style and stage costumes
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The initial review of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker generally followed a pattern: the brilliance of the actors was celebrated and the questions of influence‚ primarily Beckett’s‚ were linked to discussions of the relationship between the comic and serious elements in the play. Interpretations of the ’meaning’ varied from the literal to the fully allegorical‚ by way of generalized abstract tags. Subsequent academic criticism‚ deriving from textual study rather than stage performance‚ has early always
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Innes attributes a `modernist vision` to both Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter with regard to their engagement as playwrights.2 Drawing on this emerging discrepancy the following analysis takes a closer look at Waiting for Godot as well as The Caretaker. Accordingly‚ both plays are analysed with regard to their modernist potential. Hence‚ in a first step potential common features of modern drama are highlighted. In a second step the respective plays are analysed‚ examining them for characteristics
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Gym candy is a story about Mick Johnson. He is a son of a former football player. He tries to be better than his dad so he use steroids to enhance his performance. He uses the steroids to build muscle but gets addicted to it. When his friend founds out about it‚ he tries to kill himself. The traits Mick show is active‚ angry‚ and depressed. Mick is active because he is a football player and a student athlete. “I tucked the ball tightly against my side and took off straight for the goal line.”(p111)shows
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these problems is “The Water[s]”. This is an album composed by a rebellious artist named‚ “Mick Jenkins”. This album shows all the social problems in a different perspective‚ that our generation find highly offensive. Aside from making such popular topics being heard‚ “Mick Jenkins” is well involved with today’s generation due to his age and life status. Jayson Jenkins‚ better known for his stage name “Mick Jenkins“ is a rapper from Huntsville‚ Alabama. At age 20‚ after being part of a club in college
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