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The Zoo Story - E. Albee
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the zoo story
edward albee
dramatic techniques
english lit
the zoo story - edward albee
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Stage Directions
Movement
P: (puts his book down, taps out his pipe)
Perhaps he is consciously choosing to give J a chance and put aside his inhibitions
J wipes the knife handle clean of fingerprints
Demonstrating that he does care about P
He holds the knife, not to attack but to defend
Is this really true though?
Perhaps P only thinks it's in defense, but he was clearly very angry before
Still ends up killing J
J moves to P's bench, this is the first time he has sat during the play
The fact that there was another bench but he refused to sit highlights J's refusal to fit to what society wants him to be
The tickling
Facial Expression
P seems hypnotised
meta-theatre
He forces a laugh, he seems uncomfortable
Peter is trapped by his idea of what is socially polite, he can't leave because he knows that would be considered rude.
Peter winces
Peter reacts in a similar way to how the audience would at hearing these stories, through this he becomes the audiences surrogate
Tone
P: (lightly; by reflex) Ha, Ha!
Peter generally wavers between calm, distant and confused with some changes to furious.
J screams, sounding like an infuriated and fatally wounded animal
P: (with disgust and immpotence) You want me to give up this bench
He is offended that someone would ever ask something of him
Jerry is generally very aggressive and intense
P: (almost whining) No
Emphasises the immaturity of their argument
Jerry wearily finishes his story
He himself is sick of what a sorry story his life makes
Has shared too much
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