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It cannot be seen as only one feeling with one consequence. 1 But it is not just being scared in one way, this fear shows itself in many variations. The play is marked “durch eine angst- und aggressionsgeladene Atmosphäre”. The feeling of fear is a very common one in Pinter’s plays, and especially in The Birthday Party the existential fear is very present. In the following paper I will analyse the use of fear in The Birthday Party, a play about Stanley Webber who is trying to hide from the world in a nearly unvisited boarding house. I will try to uncover their dreads and their relationship to Stanley. Now the last two characters of the play, namely Petey and Lulu, are to be dealt with shortly. Due to the fact that Goldberg takes control of everybody and everything, even his fear, it is important to have a look at him. Goldberg’s doubts and fears are the most difficult to identify and he can control them most of the time. Following this there will be another approach on Stanley’s horror of Goldberg.įurthermore a closer look at what scares Goldberg and McCann is taken. Especially his relationship to Goldberg and McCann gives some good conclusions about his state of mind.Īfterwards McCann, the first intruder Stanley is confronted with, will be tackled. Along with that I will try to expose Meg’s fears and how she fights them.Īfter that an attempt will be made to explain Stanley’s fear from a psychological point of view. Then it is time to have a closer look at his relationship to Meg. Of great importance is that with different characters and different situations the menace distinguishes, and with that the kind of fear Stanley is driven by. Secondly we will analyse Stanley and his fears. Hereby the menace that the outside world projects on the main character Stanley will be an important factor. To begin with I will discuss how Pinter came to choose such a devastating theme and work on it to figure out the fear in the play, along with the emotions and actions it affects. Especially the main character Stanley, the permanent guest in Meg’s boarding house, is hounded by his emotions.
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As we will see none of the characters in the play is free from fear.
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But what is the role of menace and fear in a comic play? To examine this question closer the present term paper looks at the role of fear in one of Harold Pinter’s first plays, namely his first full length play The Birthday Party. One of the most prominent authors who intermingles the two in his plays is Harold Pinter. Converging comedy and fear, that is a strange art practiced in the comedies of menace.