VOCAL AWARENESS LANGUAGE

Twisted love epigrammatic language used to highlight different ways of this love being twisted. Innuendo language used for audience to imply how Billy and Marys love really is. World in black and cold, dark jittery things. Added demons to highlight phrases such as you couldve left him whilst crawling towards audience to create the disturbing effect Artaud suggests. Institutionalized Innuendo language used to match with the wedding rings scene, audience knows of derogatory meaning. Oh a double wedding?, Yes, theyll both be wives, In his special voice. Kept the girls inside a cage, Billy on top to represent strength of words. Outside world opinions Characteristic language used to convey personality and emotions (mostly colloquial). he just said, yknow? He just said, you think were freaks, dont you?

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Five kinds of silence Janet expresses fear of not being heard by anyone or leaving the world without being noticed. no one said anything, we felt a bit sick. To avoid sympathy being felt characters had expressionless faces to show no emotion. Screams were added for disturbance. Helped convey the meaning that this scene included more rebellion from the girls. The body language was always a bit suggestive like standing in disturbing ways to represent creepiness even if the facial expressions didnt show that.

Outside World Opinions Susan expressed vulnerability, seemed helpless but did not complain avoiding sympathy. you think were freaks dont you? he just said, you know?. Tone and pitch stayed the same to avoid emotion. Volume increased to portray yelling and emphasize You think were freaks dont you?. Pauses used to exaggerate points to audience so they could understand the characters. Vocal awareness portrayed personal distress of characters. Five Kinds of Silence Janet expressed no emotion, just plain rebellion against Billy reflex response. no one said anything we felt a bit sick. Tone and volume stayed loud throughout until whispering of die began and pitch increased when I screamed for Billys to represent her inside anger and fear escaping her body. Pauses added to emphasise screams. Twisted love Demons expressed creepiness as they were representing Marys conscience. why did you put up with this for so long Mary? Why did you tolerate this?. Whispering was added to represent echoes. in the head. Vocal awareness helped convey the cr eepiness of Marys background thoughts.

Said

Institutionalized Mixture of Janet and Susan to seem like an echo to Billy. Facial expressions of Billy were mostly angry to create a constant fear, girls were expressionless to avoid sympathy like robots. Blocks were arranged trapped inside cage Billy on top to show control. Non-verbal communication helped convey the rebellion acted out by the girls (as they stepped out of the cage by constantly attempting to escape). Twisted Love Demons expressed the conscience of Mary as to why she did not leave Billy. Why did you put up with this? Why did you tolerate this?. Movements were demon like crawling to represent Artauds disturbance.

INTERPRETATION
Five kinds of silence As Billy was describing his fit, the girls screamed repeatedly. This scene was important because it portrayed Billys confusion as to what was happening to him and how his power was dropping as he did not know what to do. The screams represented Billys anger and end approaching. The screaming girls stood behind the table Billy was on to show they represent his fears echo at the back of his mind. Institutionalized As the girls were speaking, they were shown to be trapped inside a cage to represent the control Billy has on the girls. Practically the blocks were arranged so Billy could sit on top of the cage to portray his control on the girls. As the girls stepped out of the cage, it showed that Billy was slowly losing his control and this was shown by him stepping down a block. Twisted love As Mary was describing her likeness of cutting herself when sitting under the block, the demons neared her whilst whispering and grabbing onto the blocks to seem inevitable. This scene represents the hopeless acceptance Mary has for Billy.

CHARACTERISATION
Institutionalized Susans most important quotes are - oh, a double wedding, In his special voice. I see Susan to be emotionless at this moment because she had faced traumatic events with her father she has completely blacked out the emotion side of herself almost robotic. Practically I portrayed her to helpless but not a complainer. It conveyed the idea of no feelings being felt by the girls. I did this by portraying no expression by having no emotion in my voice and being distinct in my movements to avoid any confusion in her mind. Outside World Opinions Susans most significant quotes in this scene are He just said you know? You think were freaks dont you? . I imagine Susan to be the most effected in this scene as she was the one who was sexually abused. I portrayed her to be provocative in a feminine way to show her vulnerability towards Billy. This scene displayed the fact that Billys control over the girls was strong and unusual. Five Kinds of Silence Janets most important quotes are nobody said anything we felt a bit sick. I imagine Janet to be a quiet character, as she is shown to be very emotional in the play, but to avoid sympathy I showed her quiet, but in a robotic way by looking at the audience in the

SOCIAL/HISTORICAL/POLITICAL/CULTURAL CONTEXT
John Bowlbys Theory Bowlbys evolutionary theory of attachment tells us that children come into the world pre-programmed to form attachments with others, because this will help them to survive. This links with Five Kinds of Silence because it shows that since Billy did not receive attachment in his childhood, he did not survive. Abuse - The Violence Against Women Act was developed as a result of extensive public efforts in the late 80's and early 1990s. Violence Against Women Acts focus has extended from domestic violence and sexual assault to also include dating violence and stalking. This relates to Five Kinds of Silence as it was around the time of the play. It shows how the violence acted out by Billy towards the women and how he did not see anything wrong with the harm he was doing.