Purgatory By W.B.Yeats

In the drama Purgatory written by W.B.Yeats, there is conversation between a man in his 60s and his 16 years old son. The drama is about old man’s life experience and the big thing that he had done (killed his father) until finally he also killed his son used the same knife for killing his father.  The properties and the sound effect will support the drama performance to make it more meaning and more interests for the spectators.

            In the beginning of the drama, it can use mysterious music to build up terrified atmosphere. It can make the spectators become curious about what will appear or happen. The stage also can be dark with just a bit of light. After the music stops, it can appear the property like a house that was burnt many years ago and a bare. There also can be many stones there to support the setting of place. The property also has big role when the old man starred to look there are shadows of her mother and father on the window. The side behind the window will be better to be darker, so when that scene is happening there can be a woman and a man make some movement behind the window with light in order to show the shadow.  It can help the spectators to understand more about the drama. It can also make they feel fear, as what the old man feels. In addition to make the atmosphere is match with what is happening in the story, it could be add by woman’s whispering voice. That woman’s whispering voice can be placed as old man’s mother’s voice. When the old man told about his anger of his father’s behavior, the actors who plays as the old man can stand face the spectators. It is in order to the spectators can look nearer about his anger. The way the old man speaks also like he is reading a poems. It will make the spectators get the story line. At the end of the drama when he old man stabbed his soon, the knife property should look like real knife. It can help the situation tighter. Then it would be better if when the boy is stabbed, there is blood out of his part of body that was stabbed. 

Bibliography

W.B.Yeats. (n.d.). Purgatory.

The Zoo Story by Edward Albee

In the drama The Zoo Story written by Edward Albee, there is issue about social-class. The issue about social-class is appeared from the beginning of the story. Peter is portrayed as a man in his early forties, neither fat nor gaunt, neither handsome nor homely. He wears tweeds, smokes a pipe, carries horn-rimmed glasses. Although he is moving into middle age, his dress and his manner would suggest a man younger. Meanwhile, the portrait of Jerry’s character is a man in his late thirties, not poorly dressed, but carelessly. What was once a trim and lightly muscled body has begun to go to fat; and while he is no longer handsome, it is evident that he once was.His fall from physical grace should not suggest debauchery; he has, to come closest to it. a great weariness. From their conversation, it also clearer that Peter as a man from upper class and Jerry as a man from lower class. When Jerry talk to Peter, he also declared that Jerry was like had everything; nice job, a wife, two daughters, two cats, and two parakeets. The pets also portrays that Peter was from middle class that can take care of pets, it means that he had enough salary. Meanwhile, Jerry old about his life that even he has no picture to put in the frames. He brought the issue about zoo many times to Peter. The zoo in that drama is as a symbol. In the zoo there are many animals, but they live on the cage with border around them. It makes them could not socialize with other animals, even with animals in their left or right side. The situation is same as human life now. People are busy with their own business that make them do not socialize with people around them. Rich people with just interact with other rich people, and also poor people will just interact with other poor people. Setting of place in the Central Park also portray that park is pace where there is poor people and rich people enjoying spend time in that place. It could be the reason why the place setting is in the park. Jerry was just like want to have interaction with upper class that is group of people that will rarely socialize with people like him. With Jerry started the conversation with Peter until finally he asked Peter to stab him but he resisted and Jerry stabbed himself, Jerry succeed to interact with Peter (different class-social with him) because at least Peter will remember about Jerry in his life.

In the drama performance of The Zoo Story, the property and actor’s movement can help to support the drama. From the property, Peter’s dress can easily identify that he is upper class. Sitting on the bench reading a book also can show that he is well-educated man. Peter’s play also will act as calm man while facing Jerry. Meanwhile, Jerry’s play with careless dress and full of expression while told about the zoo and his life show that he is like weird or depress man. Jerry’s play also can face the spectators when he told about his life in order to make the spectators engaged with the drama. Jerry’s movement from one side to others also can make the spectator unconsciously follow his movements. It means the spectators were entering into the drama. Jerry’s mimics and intonation also slowly showed the spectator about his characters.

Works Cited

Albee, E. (n.d.). The Zoo Story.