Parent-child relationships are used to create dramatic effect in both 'Top Girls' and 'Death of a Salesman' as the main parent-child relationships presented in both plays are based on lies which creates a sense of conflict. However because 'Top Girls' is mainly focused on the uncertainty of Angie not knowing who her mother it is arguable that 'Top Girls' is more dramatic in its portrayal. Throughout both 'Top Girls' and 'Death of a Salesman' the main parent-child relationships that are presented
the feminist wave of the 70s, which is present in the structure of the play and in the way characters use language which “creates a bleak female dystopia, but hints at the possibilities of female communion” (Ammen, 1996: 87) through the figure of Dull Gret. Although Kane attempted to confront people through emotions, both playwrights – Kane and Churchill – attempted to promote the critical capacities of their audiences and readers to examine their lives, by using non-naturalistic structures and
At the beginning, the feminist movement in England focused on women’s suffrage; however, these women did not stop once they received a voice in politics. Feminism soon became a movement that was focused on equality for women in all aspects of life including but not limited to the home, the workplace, politic representation, and economic resources. Feminism is generally considered a generational movement, which means each generation picks up where the previous one left off; therefore, the struggles
for her interview. Angie and Kit both change completely on stage from Dull Gret and the waitress obvious. There were many layers to each character, both physically and emotionally. In the first scene, all of the historical characters are wearing time-period undergarments and later on this trend continues when Marlene removes her business suit and reveals a silk slip. Emotionally, it is also very easy to relate Angie and Dull Gret as they are both violent and slow. The costumes are key in helping to
Restaurant Scene in Top Girls The restaurant scene in Top Girls (TG) revolves around Marlene celebrating her promotion at work, it is purely female gendered, having no male actors present throughout the whole play. The significance of the five guests she has chosen to celebrate with promotes the hard work and sacrifices she has made in order to get where she is. This scene uses women of the past, to highlight struggles of women through the ages, encompassing the theme of women’s experiences
How does Caryl Churchill affect the acting and production process through her script writing Caryl Churchill has furthered feminist performance theory, in the last twenty years, and broadened traditional views of gender roles through her script writing. For example, her plays Cloud Nine and Top Girls defy traditional convention, with Cloud Nine’s cross-gender casting and Top Girl’s pro-Thatcherite ethos as its foundation. Churchill has affected the acting and production process in the way
Chaucer's "The House of Fame": The Cultural Nature of Fame QUESTION 7. DISCUSS THE CULTURAL NATURE OF FAME AND ITS TEXTUAL EXPRESSION WITH REFERENCE TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: ORAL HEROIC POETRY, CHAUCER'S DEPICTION IN THE HOUSE OF FAME AND THE MODERN CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANON OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. YOU SHOULD FOCUS YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE INTERPLAY OF ORAL AND LITERARY TRADITIONS IN THESE CONTEXTS. Many critics have noted the complexities within Chaucer's The House of Fame, in particular