- we needed to demonstraight our ability to interpred the text, showing our understanding of the text.
"First night in here? Well, you'll get used to us. We're a livly pub. It's calmed down a bit now, but it comes in waves. Not going to ask you what you're doing here, never do, that's one of our few rules. We get a lot of rendezvousers here you see, but we're also stong on couples, don't get me wrong. They either come in pairs or end up that way. That woman over there is my wife, bitch. I run this place virtually on my own. we've been here bloody years. in fact we met outside this pub, we had our first drink in here, we had our twentyfirst in here, our wedding reception here, and now we bloody own the place. i only did it for her, it's what she'd always wanted. I've done some knocking through recently, got the walls down, made it all into one. You can get around better, and more eyes can meet across the room. better than, better for business and pleasure, and for keeping an eye on that roving tart.... I wouldn't mind a bloody drink myself, i'll have one later. it's a constant battle keeping you throat away from the stock. it really is the landlords last temtation, becausethis is it, for us proprietors. this is our life, these bar sides, to them wall sides and that's it. people and pints, and measures, and rolling out the bloody barrel. working and social life and mixtured, a cocktail you can't get away from. untill night when we fall knacked into bed, but i'm not complaining, no ,no. as long as many mouths are clacking at many glasses, and the tills keep on singing. what more could a publican want?"
What is our characters perpose?
- To introduce the audience to the pub scene. It's a friendly pub, but there is tension between the landlord and his wife.
What emotion do they feel in the scene?
- The landlord is bitter, but covers it up with fake smiles at the customers. He feels hard done by, there is something painful about this character. I think He is depressed.
What do i belief?
- He believes in hard work, and fairness. He doesn't think his wife is fair.
How do they move?
- He has stiff strained movement, like he just wants to give up. But tries to be energetic and happy.
How do they speak?
- He has a gruff manly voice, it's too manly like he's trying to cover up a hidden agony. But his toine is encouraging, and forced positive.
Notes made from the end of Harold Pinters "The Caretaker"
- I found the characters really childish/adolescent at times. E.g.
Aston: "You stink."
- Davies gossips between both brothers. His loyalty switches from brother to brother. He gets aggressive when he doesn't get his way. He is scared of going back to the streets, so tries to side with the brother who will benefit him the most.
- Pointless questionable actions. Aston got Davies some shoes, but they didn't have any laces rendering them useless. They have a debate about how he will use the shoes with out lace. Then Davies gets angry, and Aston gives him some laces, but they are brown and won't match. This builds SO much tension, because it is SO pointless.
- Characters have huge contrasts, they argue in confusion.
Mick: "I Don't want you to pick it up. I want first-class experienced interior decorator. I thought you were one."
Davies: "Me? Now wait a minuet- wait a minuet- you got the wrong man.
- Characters stand smiling at each other, or the floor, or just stare at each other for ages.
- Prolonged pauses.
- Pointless activities such as: Putting random decorations up. Fiddling with trinkets.
- Aston ignores Davies's pleading.
Key words
- Pointless
- Tension
- Dysfunctional
- Disproportional
- Weird
- Strange
- Repetitive
- Contrasting
- Blunt
- Agitating
- Aggressive
