Betrayal Scene 1 quotes Flashcards
(14 cards)
Jerry a________ with drinks, a pint of b______ for him, a glass of w____ for her.
Jerry approaches with drinks, a pint of bitter for him, a glass of wine for her.
- Stereotypical gender roles outlined from the start
- interrogative setting established
- verb -‘approaches’ - jerry is exercising caution around Emma
Emma and J___ : ‘H___ are you?’
Emma and Jerry: ‘How are you?’
-> repeated question // stilted, repetitive small talk // phatic communication. –> suggest awkwardness
-> naturalist dialogue (opposed to stylised in LWF
Emma: ‘ Well, it’s n____, s________, to think b____. I____ it?
Emma: ‘ Well, it’s nice, sometimes, to think back. Isn’t it?
-> question - insecure about herself and the past they shared
-> craving validation for their relationship and the time they spent together
Emma: ‘Oh, no too b__.
(P____)
Do you know how l___ it is s___ we m__?’
Emma: ‘Oh, no too bad.
PAUSE
Do you know how long it is since we met?’
-> Pinter pause -> silence is just as powerful as words. Shows the strain in their conversation – indicates to their past
-> Question - further insecurity and neediness. Driving memories of their previous memories
Emma: ‘H___ do you t___ it’s g_____?’
Emma: ‘ How do you think it’s going?
-> Tone- prickly and defensive
-> defending her job as a women in a good jib position // CONTEXT
Jerry: ‘F_____ lot, p_____, a____ they?’
Jerry: ‘Funny lot, painters, aren’t they?’
->Tone - humorous - does he use comedy to hide his guilt?
-> potentially ridiculing Emma
Jerry: ‘ You r______ the f___. I ask about your h_______, you ask about my w___.’
Jerry: ‘ You remember the form. I ask about your husband, you ask about my wife.’
-> They have done this before// the pretense of structure
-> Rules of society [similar to LWF]
Emma: ‘Do you r_______ that time.. oh G____ it was… when you p___ her up and t___ her u_ and caught her?’
Emma: ‘Do you remember that time.. oh God it was… when you picked her up and threw her up and caught her?’
->significant symbol of paternity/ fatherhood
-> questions his fatherhood
Jerry: ‘D___ be s____. We were b______’
Jerry: ‘Don’t be silly. We were brilliant’
-> adj - brilliant- proud of himself/ the secrecy of the affair
-> adj - silly- almost belittling Emma
Emma: ‘ You know what I f____ out… last n____? He’s b_______ me for y____. He’s had… other w_____ for y____.’
Emma: ‘ You know what I found out… last night? He’s betrayed me for years. He’s had… other women for years.’
-> verb - betrayed- Name drop of title. –> she’s more offended that he has had multiple partners, where as she had only had one- more intimate and domestic affair partner // depictions of gender
Jerry: ‘But we b______ him for y______’
Jerry: ‘But we betrayed him for years’
-> repeated use of the verb- ‘betrayed’- is a realist and understands the gravity of the situation
Jerry: ‘ He n____ made any c____ t______ calls in any p___ I was ever with him. – it was m_ who m____ the calls- to you.’
Jerry: ‘ He never made any crafty telephone calls in any pub I was ever with him. – it was me who made the calls- to you.’
- he feels betrayed by Robert for not telling him // or is he impressed by Robert’s ability to hide this affair
- he flaunted his affair in Robert’s face // to one up him maybe
(Typical masculine activities ) - adj -crafty- almost admiring his work
- the use of parenthesis to pause adds dramatic effect to Jerry’s reveal
Jerry: ‘B__ he’s my o____ f____.’
Jerry: ‘But he’s my oldest friend.’
-> adj - oldest - shoes the depth and complexity of his and Robert’s relationship
-> sudden outburst of emotion
What do we feel towards Emma at the end of this scene and why?
Antipathy because she committed adultury but is complaining that her husband did as well. So is her betrayal justified?
