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Shadows with Substance: Performing the Characters of Harold Pinter

This thesis considers first, the existence of a relatively new kind of characterization in the plays of Harold Pinter, and second, the need for the actor who performs Pinter to seek a new mode of acting. The purpose of the study is to identify the special problems or tasks which are thus imposed on the actor who plays a Pinter character. An examination of Pinter's dramaturgy reveals an emphasis on character relationships and a combination of the three different styles of characterization defined by Lorenz Kjerbuhl-Petersen: the type, the individual, and the shadow. This study concludes that the Pinter actor must simultaneously perceive a complex psyche in what seems a common human type, create an individualized concept of personality although information and behavior are misleading, and allow the actor's personality to color and expand that of the character.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504313
Date05 1900
CreatorsBeckers, Teresa E.
ContributorsCulp, Ralph B., Gulley, Paul M.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 134 leaves: ill., Text
RightsPublic, Beckers, Teresa E., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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