Surrealism and Violence
Surrealism or expressionistic drama:
- using symbolic or abstract representations of reality and non-naturalistic techniques
- and a technique of distorting objects and events in order to present them as they are perceived by a character in a literary work
Scene 3:
- The stage directions emphasise bold, primary colours
- Mention of Van Gogh who had a very turbulent life and was mentally unstable
- His painting mentioned in the scene is vivid, uncomfortably bright and quite surreal
- Brightly coloured shirts clash and also show alpha male struggle
Foreshadowing of Violence:
- Light "spills"
- "whisky bottles"- alcohol is prominent
- "wild"- first mention in the scene
- Stanley's language is aggressive as he orders characters around "Ante up"
- His actions are threatening "He lurches up and tosses watermelon rind to the floor"
Poker is a game of strategy and its aim is to bluff and pretend.
In the play, all the characters do this to a certain extent.
The play was originally going to be called 'The Poker Night'.
"I can't stand a naked light bulb"- focus on nakedness and when she bathes she is trying to purify herself
Clarinet moans- surreal piece of music to represent desire
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