“Naked Lunch” written by Michael Hollinger and “Mistaken Identity” written by Sharon E. Cooper are both very dramatic and suspenseful playwrights that result in wild and twisted endings. Naked Lunch takes place in a small dining room area where a man, named Vernon and woman by the name of Lucy are trying to rekindle their relationship over a nice dinner. Things go from static to dynamic when Vernon finds out about a change that was made in Lucy's life after the two had broken up. Mistaken Identity is set in Leicester, England at a pub called The Castle. Kali's brother, Rashid, sets her up on a blind date with a guy (named Steve) from his school. While the two were eating and conversing, Steve pops the question and gets an unexpected answer in return. These two scene plays demonstrate different but similar elements of drama such as use of stage directions and foil.
Stage directions can be used to apply the playwright's directions about how the actors are supposed to move and behave. Michael Hollinger uses stage directions in his playwright Naked Lunch to give brief descriptions of the characters tone, mood, and all over body language. …show more content…
In Naked Lunch stage directions provide the audience with a view on what is taking place within a character 's behavior and speech. For example when Hollinger uses these directions, "( They are locked in a struggle, he menacing, she terrified. Long pause. Finally, Lucy opens her mouth and takes the bite into it. Pause.)" (Hollinger,1387), he is trying to get the audience to understand that this is a very hostile and uncomfortable situation for Lucy. Although Michael Hollinger uses lengthy stage directions to provide a view on how to interpret the characters tone, mood, emotion and overall body language, playwright Sharon E. Cooper uses straight forward stage directions to identify the characters tone and volume in their speech. Sharon E. Cooper playwright of Mistaken Identity uses straight forward stage directions when trying to identify the characters tone and volume in their speech. She also uses stage directions to help the audience understand what type of environment these characters are in. "In the meantime, I'll continue to be a loud, abrasive (Whispering.) lesbian while my brother sets me up with every bloke on the street - and they don't even have to be Hindu anymore!" (Cooper, 1391) This example provides the audience with evidence that the characters Kali and Steve are in a restaurant scene and that they are discussing something very secretive and personal. Michael Hollinger and Sharon E. Cooper both managed to use the stage direction element but in different forms. Hollinger (playwright of the drama Naked Lunch) uses stage directions to identify a characters tone, mode, body language and emotion and Cooper (playwright of the drama Mistaken Identity) uses stage directions to provide the audience with a viewpoint of the characters tone and volume in their speech. Foil is when a character's behavior and values contrast with the protagonist's values up to a certain point. In Naked Lunch Vernon shows foil by not accepting that Lucy is a vegetarian. "Lucy: What. Vernon: Carnophobia Lucy: "Carnophobia"? Vernon: It's a word, look it up. Lucy: It's not like I'm scared of meat... Vernon: How do you think this makes me feel? Lucy: Look, let's just drop it." ( Hollinger,
Stage directions can be used to apply the playwright's directions about how the actors are supposed to move and behave. Michael Hollinger uses stage directions in his playwright Naked Lunch to give brief descriptions of the characters tone, mood, and all over body language. …show more content…
In Naked Lunch stage directions provide the audience with a view on what is taking place within a character 's behavior and speech. For example when Hollinger uses these directions, "( They are locked in a struggle, he menacing, she terrified. Long pause. Finally, Lucy opens her mouth and takes the bite into it. Pause.)" (Hollinger,1387), he is trying to get the audience to understand that this is a very hostile and uncomfortable situation for Lucy. Although Michael Hollinger uses lengthy stage directions to provide a view on how to interpret the characters tone, mood, emotion and overall body language, playwright Sharon E. Cooper uses straight forward stage directions to identify the characters tone and volume in their speech. Sharon E. Cooper playwright of Mistaken Identity uses straight forward stage directions when trying to identify the characters tone and volume in their speech. She also uses stage directions to help the audience understand what type of environment these characters are in. "In the meantime, I'll continue to be a loud, abrasive (Whispering.) lesbian while my brother sets me up with every bloke on the street - and they don't even have to be Hindu anymore!" (Cooper, 1391) This example provides the audience with evidence that the characters Kali and Steve are in a restaurant scene and that they are discussing something very secretive and personal. Michael Hollinger and Sharon E. Cooper both managed to use the stage direction element but in different forms. Hollinger (playwright of the drama Naked Lunch) uses stage directions to identify a characters tone, mode, body language and emotion and Cooper (playwright of the drama Mistaken Identity) uses stage directions to provide the audience with a viewpoint of the characters tone and volume in their speech. Foil is when a character's behavior and values contrast with the protagonist's values up to a certain point. In Naked Lunch Vernon shows foil by not accepting that Lucy is a vegetarian. "Lucy: What. Vernon: Carnophobia Lucy: "Carnophobia"? Vernon: It's a word, look it up. Lucy: It's not like I'm scared of meat... Vernon: How do you think this makes me feel? Lucy: Look, let's just drop it." ( Hollinger,