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6.1 Write notes on the language of the play in Gotcha. Discuss specific dialogue/language the suggests the context of the characters. List references and explain what you feel they suggest

 

 

 

On page 60 of the play text 'Gotcha' the character of Kid has a monologue all about how Kid would not give over his report to Head. In this monologue Keeffe has added in a lot of personal pronouns like "My" and "Mine". This makes the character of Kid seem as if he doesn't have much to his name and feels a bit worthless about himself, yet by him using the personal pronouns it gives him some purpose and some worth. When delivering these lines as an actor I would put a lot of emphasis on these words, to really highlight to the audience how the character feels and show that this is the characters way of telling people that he is in charge of his own life. At the end of this monologue the character of Kid swears, I think Keeffe added in this to show the audience and the actors when the climax would be in this scene. Later on the in the scene Keeffe has added in some improper English. I think that Kid uses this to show the audience of the status difference in the characters, this then shows how bad the character of Kid is compared to everyone else.