Deception

Deception - Riowena, HeRa, Chris

(within the structure of the play) || Around Norway 1879 as well || In 1947 , New Orleans || Reality (Dinner time) - around late 1940s Flashback/daydream - around late 1920s/early 1930s (Biff in his highschool senior year) || Torvald Helmer Nils Krogstad || Blanche DuBoi Stanley Kowalski Mitch The other poker men || Willy Loman Biff Loman The Woman || “You know I could never think of going against you.” - pg. 47 “...how painfully humiliating for him if he ever found out he was in debt to me...” - pg. 54 “I can’t get anywhere without your help. I’ve forgotten the whole [dance] completely.” - pg. 91 || * “I am not accustomed to having more than one drink. Two is the limit- and three!” P.54 "It's a mistake." (Act II, p. 117) "There's nobody there." (Act II, p. 117) -> Willy's lines towards the woman, denying that someone (Biff) is knocking at the door (self-deception) "I just heard you. I was in the bathroom and had the door shut." (Act II, p. 117) "No, that (the womon laughing) was next door." "No, it's the next room, there's a party-" (Act II, p. 118) "Ah-you better go back to your room. They must be finished painting by now. They're painting her room so I let her take a shower here." (Act II, p. 119) || “//(hiding the macaroon bag)” pg. 59// //“A letter falls in the mailbox, then Krogstad’s footsteps are heard, dying away down a flight of stairs” -// pg. 89 || * // [Blanche] takes off the blouse and stands in her pink silk brassiere and white skirt in the light through the portieres. P.50 // "//pushing her away from him//" (Act II, p. 117) "...//Suddenly striving for the ordinary//" (Act II, p. 119 ||
 * || **A Doll’s House** || **A Streetcar Named Desire** || **Death of a Salesman** ||
 * Synopsis of scene || Plot centers around an average upper-middle class family that hides a dark secret. Nora Helmer, the protagonist, forged a bank signature to procure an illegal loan for money to pay for her husband’s medical treatment. This secret is eventually revealed to Nora’s husband and results in Nora’s departure from the household to find her own independence. || Opens with Stanley playing poker with his male friends. Blanche and Stella return to the flat where Blanche is then introduced to Mitch, one of Stanley’s poker friends. She finds an interest in Mitch, and begins lying to him to mask the true nature of her past. The romance between Blanche and Mitch is concluded when Stanley throws the white radio out the window. || Willy, Biff and Happy planned to have dinner together and gathered at the restaurant. While Biff tries to tell Willy about his meeting with Oliver and wants to tell him that he had indeed not been successful, Willy's memory of the past when Biff found out about his affair with the mistress rushes into his mind. ||
 * Real time || Norway 1879 || Late 1940 s, || United States of America 1949 ||
 * Narrative Placement
 * Characters Involved || Nora Helmer
 * Significant lines of dialogue (cited text) || “//I// signed Papa’s name.” - pg. 66
 * “Yes Stella is my precious little sister. I call her little in spite of the fact she’s somewhat older than I. Just slightly. Less than a year”. P.55
 * “I can’t stand the naked light bulb, any more than I can a rude remark or vulgar action” p.55
 * “I am very adaptable- to circumstances” p.55
 * “Stella hasn't been so well lately, and I came down to help her for a while. She’s very run down”. P.55 || "They're (Biff is) knocking on the wrong door" (Act II, p. 116)
 * Significant descriptions (cited text and speaker) || “//(putting the macaroon bag in her pocket and wiping her mouth)”// - pg. 44
 * // [Blanche] moves out of the yellow streak of light. P.50 //
 * // [Blanche] has slipped on the dark red satin wrapper. P.53 //
 * Mitch placing a Chinese light-shade over the bulb. P.55
 * // Blanche Waltzes to the music with romantic gestures. P57 // || "//his terror rising//" (Act II, p. 117)
 * Symbols || * Macaroons
 * Christmas tree
 * Costumes
 * Nora’s last goodbye kiss to Torvald.
 * Moving of the lamp (throws secrets into the light) || * Shadows and cries;
 * Red Satin clothing
 * the Varsouviana polka
 * Chinese Lantern
 * White Radio || * Suitcase
 * Stockings ||
 * Motifs || * Macaroons (independence and rebellion)
 * Mothers’ fault (blaming parents for children’s faults in the future)
 * Letter (revealing everything)
 * Birds (Nora’s false helplessness) || * Light
 * Bathing/Showering
 * Drunkenness || * Suitcase (carrying Biff's all necessary belongings - Biff's dependence on Willy)
 * Biff telling Willy about his failing of math (Biff's trust towards Willy)
 * Stockings (sign of love) ||
 * Narrative/style aspects || * Dialogue between characters revealing events happening prior to the events actually occurring in the play itself (to reveal deception)
 * Vernacular language || * Dialogue between characters is engaging, and fast paced highlighting the tension between some of the characters such as Stanley and Blanche, and Stanley and Mitch
 * Dialogue between Blanche and Mitch is at a relatively comfortable pace, as they have a romantic interest for each other
 * Vernacular || * Dialogues between characters dominate this scene and shows their personality. The short descriptions of the characters' actions show the sudden surges of emotion that they try to hide, and also convey the tension characterizing the scene.
 * Sometimes one character speaks for quite a long time rendering a sense of monologue ||
 * Literary Features || * Symbolism
 * Imagery (vivid descriptions of Nora’s fear alone on stage)
 * Irony - Torvald’s assumptions vs. the truth
 * Allusions (tarantella dance, death) || * Symbolism
 * Imagery (The use of the lighting of the Chinese Lantern to create a romantic atmosphere showing Blanche’s deception)
 * Irony (Blanche lying to Mitch in front of the audience)
 * Characterization || * Symbolism
 * Different voice/tone of the character
 * Flashback (the entire scene is a flashback to the past) ||