A cream cracker under the setee , coursework

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A Cream Cracker Under The Settee

'explain in detail and by frequent reference to the text, the devices used by Alan Bennet to make the action on the stage varied and interesting'.

A cream cracker under the settee'' is a humorous play in the form of monologue. It was written by Alan Bennett who wrote the play in 1940s, Doris is the main character played by Thora Hird , who is an old lonely lady who's in her seventies and thinks of her present life and reminisces about her past. Doris loves cleaning, she links everything to cleanliness. But sadly in her poor conditions she finds hard to maintain this cleanliness that she's mad about. Instead a cleaner called Zulema from the social services comes to her house every week to clean for her. Zulema always try's to persuade Doris to move to Stafford house which is an old peoples home however Doris despises the thought of Stafford house.

In the monologue are some major events such as the finding of a cream cracker under Doris's settee which seriously upsets Doris as she knows Zulema cant be doing a good job another key event in the play is the injury that Doris sustains from falling off her stool while trying to dust. In the play we hear Doris describing the still born birth of her baby and the nurse wrapping it up in news paper as if it was worthless this is a shocking event in the play and also a key one as it spurs Doris's hygienic obsession.
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The play begins and we see Doris sat awkwardly in her chair rubbing her leg. She begins talking to the audience in a very relaxed genuine tone of voice that draws the audiences attention. We also hear a confrontation between Doris and Zulema after Zulema finds out that Doris has been dusting again however Zulema disagrees with this because she feels Doris is to old to dust. Doris feels Zulema doesn't do a very good job and is better off without her 'home help. Home hindrance your better off doing it yourself.'

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