“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 …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
Stage directions can be used to apply the playwright's …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