A Night Out
Högskolan Dalarna
English D
Literature Essay
Supervisor: Elin Holmsten
Harold Pinter: A Night Out
A Study in the Political Connotations
And the Abuse of Power
Autumn 2006
Layla Bseiso
810904T007
Trapplan 2E 79137 Falun
0738307252
h06laybs@du.se
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1
Verbal Abuse ........................................................................................................................... 2
Physical and Sexual Abuse ...................................................................................................... 7
Psychological Abuse................................................................................................................ 8
Albert Stokes in the Role of Power ........................................................................................ 12
Politics: Truth and Lies .......................................................................................................... 18
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 21
Works Cited .......................................................................................................................... 23
1
Introduction
Harold Pinter’s A Night Out1 is a significant but rarely produced piece of drama. Therefore, there is very little criticism to support or contradict my argument. The reason why I chose to do my essay on this particular play is to open doors for academic research and to try and make it an equal to its sister plays. I will raise questions and topics to prove the play is worth the readers’ time and effort and that A Night Out is a sharp piece of political theatre. Although at first glance it is a simple enough story, a straightforward tale of the nasty consequences of motherly love when it is
English D
Literature Essay
Supervisor: Elin Holmsten
Harold Pinter: A Night Out
A Study in the Political Connotations
And the Abuse of Power
Autumn 2006
Layla Bseiso
810904T007
Trapplan 2E 79137 Falun
0738307252
h06laybs@du.se
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1
Verbal Abuse ........................................................................................................................... 2
Physical and Sexual Abuse ...................................................................................................... 7
Psychological Abuse................................................................................................................ 8
Albert Stokes in the Role of Power ........................................................................................ 12
Politics: Truth and Lies .......................................................................................................... 18
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 21
Works Cited .......................................................................................................................... 23
1
Introduction
Harold Pinter’s A Night Out1 is a significant but rarely produced piece of drama. Therefore, there is very little criticism to support or contradict my argument. The reason why I chose to do my essay on this particular play is to open doors for academic research and to try and make it an equal to its sister plays. I will raise questions and topics to prove the play is worth the readers’ time and effort and that A Night Out is a sharp piece of political theatre. Although at first glance it is a simple enough story, a straightforward tale of the nasty consequences of motherly love when it is
Cited: Duguid, Mark. “Night Out, A (1960).” BFI Screenonline 14 April 2004. 11 December 2006 . Hall, Peter. “Directing Harold Pinter 's Plays.” Fathom Knowledge Network (2004): 14 December 2006 . Storch, R. F. “Harold Pinter 's Happy Families.” The Massachusetts Review. 8.4 (1967): 703-12.