A Sense of Pathos in Journey's End
How Does Sherriff Create a Sense of Pathos in Act Three Scene Three of the Play?
Act Three Scene Three in the play is ultimately the point in which all of the dramatic tension comes to a tragic climax. This sense of pathos is achieved by a number of different factors.
The first is that the scene begins with an emotive description of the atmosphere, describing the ‘intense darkness of the dugout is softened by the glow of the Very lights’ and the ‘distant mutter of the guns’.
There is also a frequent reference to the cold, which helps to reflect the bitterness of war.
The men in the dugout are clearly trying to keep things normal in order to try and suppress their fears about the approaching
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As with Stanhope, this sympathy felt by the viewer helps to intensify the tragedy of his death. There is a sense of irony in the fact that Stanhope lays Raleigh down on Osborne’s bed, as Stanhope was angry with Raleigh for sitting on it after Osborne was killed after the raid. This shows the respect that
Stanhope has for Raleigh and the mutual friendship they share, despite the strains put on that friendship through war.
Stanhope also refers to Raleigh as a boy, which reminds the viewer that Raleigh is still very young and conveys the fact that war takes away youth. It is also a sign of affection and shows that Stanhope desperately cares for Raleigh; the ultimate tragedy of the play is that is Stanhope only shows this on Raleigh’s deathbed.
We learn that Raleigh is on the brink of death when he asks for a light, saying “its so frightfully dark and cold”.
When Raleigh has passed away, there is a tender moment in which
Stanhope just looks at the boy’s body on the bed, with the distant sound of thudding shells.
A soldier urgently in need of Stanhope’s command shatters this moment, and Stanhope leaves the
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