The very first scene of the play features Scullery explaining to the audience what they are going to experience by watching 'Road'.

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Michael Lee

Road - Element 1

The very first scene of the play features Scullery explaining to the audience what they are going to experience by watching 'Road'. Cartwright has included this scene because it establishes Scullery's part in the play, he is the link with the audience. In the next scene the action takes place between Louise and her brother. Through this scene we start to understand family life on road and the relationships between siblings. In the next scene we witness further relationships, this time between Carol and Brenda. They are mother and daughter who don't like each other very much but as we learn they will always support each other. In scene four we see some of the characters meeting up on the road. This establishes the road as one of the main settings for the play. We also find out more about the kind of person that Scullery is when he tries to 'get off' with Carol and Louise. Scene five takes place in Eddie's living room and is another scene that looks at the relationship between parents and their children. Eddie's father is fixing a vacuum cleaner and Eddie is getting ready to go out. Brink is also in the scene. Scene six is another scene that takes place on the road. It also establishes two new characters that are in most of the play, Dor and Lane. We also learn about the past that these characters have. Scullery and Lane have history together, Dor leaves and Lane and Scullery continue to reminisce. Cartwright has used this scene to link two more important scenes together. In scene seven Molly, who is mentioned by Scullery earlier, is brought into the story. She is getting ready to go out and making herself a cup of tea. We discover that she talks to herself. Cartwright has used this scene so that the audience empathises with Molly.

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In the next scene we are introduced to the Professor, he has been conducting a study of road and tells the audience about his experience with prostitutes. Lane and the professor chat about old Nelly, a prostitute. This tells the audience the sort of people that live on road. In the next scene we learn of Skin-Lad's conversion to Buddhism. It adds an element of hope to the play, Skin-Lad has escaped his life as violent skin-head to become a peaceful Buddhist. Cartwright uses the next scene to communicate to the audience the living conditions of the people in ...

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