The Caretaker

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The Caretaker

How does the opening of the play set the tone for what will follow?

The opening of the play starts off by describing the scene and how

everything on the stage would be set out, following that it briefly

describes what will happen when the curtains are raised. From the

opening of the play it jumps right into the story as though we are

picking it up from where we left off, it doesn’t really have a

beginning where you are introduced to the characters its as though you

have to imagine what the characters are like. The description of the

setting does not let on what the play is about, the way the lighting

and stage is set up could give the play a certain feel. The

description of the setting is like a brief insight onto the kind of

play it is. The way the stage is set up could make the play seem very

compact in the sense that it is set in one room. The opening of the

‘Caretaker’ is very limited to description it holds back on major

detail which could be making the play seem more mysterious.

Although the language used to describe the play is limited it sheds

just enough information to make the play seem interesting without

giving away the whole concept of the play. The way that the setting is

described using simplicity makes the plays seem simple yet

interesting. It’s not an opening that is used to build up the play but

an opening to give the viewer an insight as to what the play is about.

In the opening it in a few words it explains that Mi...

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