Harold Pinter

In their verbal aggressions, Pinter’s characters target the others based on their weaknesses and insecurities. In The Homecoming, Max’s verbal attacks on his brother are centered on his impotence. For instance, here is an illustration of Max’s mockery and sarcasm: “It’s funny you never got married…A man with all your gifts.” (The Homecoming, p. 14) Later, Max addresses a torrent of insults such as “old grub”, “maggot”, and “bitch” to his brother. Similarly, in The Room, Rose attacks the intruder

depicts the degradation of human psyche and the struggle of the man to find his identity after destruction that the World War II caused to the humanity. The war ruined the human values and every human being had lost the sense of moral and immoral. Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter and Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot belong to the postmodern literary category that showcase in the most comic and tragic way the pessimistic vision of humanity struggling vainly to find a purpose in their existence. Vladimir

In the book, The Decameron, by Giovanni Boccaccio, there is many tales but I am only going to speak of two.The first tale, Fabricio Goes to Naples, was told by Fiammetta. Fiammetta’s story differs from the rest of the stories by, his has many dangers that occur in one night rather than over a period of years. The second tale, Bernardo di Rossini and His Wife, was told by Dioneo. This story was different than the others by, it was a comedy story, showing to laugh over bad things than over virtuous

He was on his way home when the accident happened. Everyone thought it was because of the rain and in a way, that was true. It had been bucketing down, making it hard to see through the heavy rain drops on the windscreen even with the headlights on. The front end of her red car had crumpled from impact, making the windscreen implode with shattered glass. The front passenger door was torn from it hinges laying several metres away and the front wheels had spun off their axis into the night. There had

In his parable Before the Law, Franz Kafka suggests that obstacles that one faces in life can either be used to mold one’s success or bring about one’s failure. If one can overcome challenges that they face they grow in a unique type of way, for every individual perceives each situation in a distinct fashion. That unique type of growth is what establishes a person’s character and perception of the world. However if one cannot overcome their obstacles, then they cut of their means for growth and are

When I was young, I would often dream of becoming a crewmate on a seaworthy vessel, battling high, intimidating and ferocious tides. Apart with having the maneuvering ability to go through tight nooks and crannies to explore uncharted waters. Part of this was due to my imagination, but a large influence was given by my house, which seemed like a fine boat itself. Surrounded by unconstructed houses which seemed like unmapped area, and numerous resemblances to pirate ships such as a flag flying off

image while creating a connotation of intrigue and confusion, though the dramatists were employing a prestidigitation trick. Susan Hollis Merritt points out that in "Comedy of Menace" Wardle "first applies this label to Pinter's work … describ[ing] Pinter as one of 'several playwrights who have been tentatively lumped together as the "non-naturalists" or "abstractionists" (Merritt 225). His article "Comedy of Menace," Merritt

It was close to 0200 hours when James began to suspect something was wrong, it was quiet… too quiet. Not to say that working night shifts at the FBI centre in Los Angeles was particularly loud or eventful but there was usually more activity whether it be an exhausted agent trudging to the break room for a cup of coffee or passing fellow night guard. He checked his watch 1:49 he had been due for a routine check up call from dispatch 4 minutes ago, Now this wasn't overly strange but worry began gnawing

"Barbra, darling! Could you come here for a second?" Barbra, came running in from Rarity's kitchen. "Yes, Rarity, what is it?" "I just need your help with last stitch and then, I'll be done" Barbra helped Rarity do the last stitch and they sighed in relief that they were done. Barbra looked at the clock. "Okay, I better get home, otherwise Twilight will start to worry" "Wait Barbra!" Rarity said louder than intended. "Is it possible for us to talk for a moment?" Barbra was confused, but made her

I am now a guest in Macbeth's castle. Im not the only guest staying here tonight, there are a couple guys staying here. We eat a good dinner and go to sleep. I woke up in the middle of the night thirsty. So I decided to walk to the kitchen and get me a glass of water. While I was walking I discovered I was not the only one up. I heard talking between a man and a woman so I walked to the talking to see if everything was okay. As I was getting closer and closer the conversation kept getting clearer