Response 3: how does the use of naration in the fantasy death scene create an atmostphere amoungst the audience in 'Living with Lady Macbeth'

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The use of Narration throughout the fantasy death scene creates an atmosphere amongst the audience. As Lily and Mon discuss the deaths of the 5 girls, their wishes are acted out beside them bringing a much more realistic feel to the whole thing. Watching their imagination’s take flight makes the whole thing both real and unreal, and familiarizes the characters with the audience. It seems to be a very private and secret thought that they are delighting in, yet we can witness it. So although it brings their circumstances to light, makes them seem real, at the same time you know they cannot be. Because the audience is like an intruder really, looking into the minds of Lily and Mon.The way the two girls discuss it, pupeteering the events and orchestrating it such a way, its like they are no more than children playing with their dolls. The play-write was clever when creating it, the way it goes between their own dialogue and the soliquies of Lady Macbeth, the plays namesake, is very clever. When the scenes start they use the well formatted connective of the play by quoting a part of Macbeth. This part, used throughout, lets the audience know when it changes scene, or simply when it fades in and out of reality.The first fantasy death scene is that of Suzanne Porter. As soon as the victim is chosen, she walks from the shadows or in another way of putting it, changes from forgotten to present. The staging states that all characters are on stage at all times, but as it is only a few in play, the others stand behind like dead robots waiting to be switched
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on. This is affective, and as the actress of Suzanne Porter steps from the shadow she is brought most fully to the attention of the audience. Then as the two girls began to cruelly plan the deaths, the poor victim can do nothing but follow. In each scene the girls die as if they are unaware of what is going on around them. The musing cruel voices of the two plays them about. The interaction between the two girls is also a key part of it. Lily is clearly the leader, and it is almost as if Mon is simply ...

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