Enron quotes

Question 1

‘An open, transparent marketplace that replaces the dark, blind system that existed.’ (Prologue - Skilling)

Answer 1

Deceptive description of the company from Skilling, whose deception ultimately causes the downfall of the company. In Rupert Goold’s version, it is staged in the non-naturalistic voiceover of the advert to subtly mock.

Question 2

‘Somebody. Divides up. The money.’ (Prologue - Lawyer)

Answer 2

Series of minor sentences conveys the ruthlessness of Capitalism.

Question 3

‘Within every great man there’s a buried risk.’ (Prologue - Lawyer)

Answer 3

Foregrounds protagonist Skilling as a ‘great man’. He is represented as a Renaissance man, an innovator pushing for change in his time.