Abstract:Struggle for power lies at the centre of most of Harold Pinter’s plays: while in his early comedies of menace it usually happens between seemingly equal characters, in his late and openly political plays it takes the form of the oppression of powerless individuals by the structures of power. Nevertheless, by analyzing two comedies of menace – The Birthday Party and The Dumb Waiter – as well as two political plays – One for the Road and Mountain Language – this paper shows that language plays the key role in st… Show more
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