Art Of Dissembling
The art of dissembling allows the reader to examine various themes throughout both texts. It enables certain characters to explore themselves in depth as well as providing the author's the ability to analyse and criticise their own society.
Mosca's soliloquy enables Jonson to reveal the parasitic character's true intentions and beliefs. It is apparent Mosca supports the nature argument, that is, he believes that all true "tricksters" are born with the ability to gull, con and in general trick. This is evident with the utterance "And change the visor swifter than a thought this is the creature had the art born with him, tolls not to learn it but doth practise it." Whilst Mosca believes in the nature argument Levene seems to hint at supporting …show more content…
Perhaps this is because he is described as a machine, he is programmed to achieve one job and therefore does not have the ability to 'dissemble'. When the situation changes then, he is very limited in how he can approach the situation. Other reasons for Levene's lack of dissembling could include Levene not being born with the same skill that Mosca was born with and therefore he does not know how to dissemble. David Mamet utilises the conventions of tragedy to illustrate Levene's machine like description. He uses the three Aristotelian unities of drama and in doing so keeps the text straightforward and therefore enables him to use language as …show more content…
Levene's speech is often littered with ellipses, false starts and repetitions, this is clearly displayed in the utterance "All that I’m saying…the…put a". Furthermore the sentence structure is unorganised and irregular adding to the effect. The perlocutionary effect is one that enables the audience to potentially sympathise or even empathise with Levene. However due to the lack of admiration for him, it is unlikely that a 1980's audience would have had much sympathy for Levene. The features demonstrate Levene's fragmented and unorganised state of mind, which depending on the situation is excited and upbeat or indeed desperate, weak and
Mosca's soliloquy enables Jonson to reveal the parasitic character's true intentions and beliefs. It is apparent Mosca supports the nature argument, that is, he believes that all true "tricksters" are born with the ability to gull, con and in general trick. This is evident with the utterance "And change the visor swifter than a thought this is the creature had the art born with him, tolls not to learn it but doth practise it." Whilst Mosca believes in the nature argument Levene seems to hint at supporting …show more content…
Perhaps this is because he is described as a machine, he is programmed to achieve one job and therefore does not have the ability to 'dissemble'. When the situation changes then, he is very limited in how he can approach the situation. Other reasons for Levene's lack of dissembling could include Levene not being born with the same skill that Mosca was born with and therefore he does not know how to dissemble. David Mamet utilises the conventions of tragedy to illustrate Levene's machine like description. He uses the three Aristotelian unities of drama and in doing so keeps the text straightforward and therefore enables him to use language as …show more content…
Levene's speech is often littered with ellipses, false starts and repetitions, this is clearly displayed in the utterance "All that I’m saying…the…put a". Furthermore the sentence structure is unorganised and irregular adding to the effect. The perlocutionary effect is one that enables the audience to potentially sympathise or even empathise with Levene. However due to the lack of admiration for him, it is unlikely that a 1980's audience would have had much sympathy for Levene. The features demonstrate Levene's fragmented and unorganised state of mind, which depending on the situation is excited and upbeat or indeed desperate, weak and