Keywords
Theater of the Absurd
Harold Pinter
silence
dialog
plays
interpretation
The Caretaker
The Dumb Waiter teatro del absurdo
Harold Pinter
silencio
diálogo
obras
interpretación
El Guardián
El Montaplatos
Harold Pinter
silence
dialog
plays
interpretation
The Caretaker
The Dumb Waiter teatro del absurdo
Harold Pinter
silencio
diálogo
obras
interpretación
El Guardián
El Montaplatos
How to Cite
Saravia Vargas, J. C. (2013). Tacit Significance, Explicit Irrelevance: The Use of Language and Silence in The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter. Journal Of Modern Languages, (16). Retrieved from https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/12338
Abstract
Readers who approach the Theater of the Absurd face complex interpretive problems. The style of Harold Pinter, the laureate British playwright, adds an additional difficulty due to his particular use of language. His plays The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter show how speech is overshadowed by silence, which provides a more direct access to the tortured psyche of characters.
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