22/03/2021 Death and the Maiden essay paper write up

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COURSE NAME
4C-Play Analysis 2021

STUDENT NAME
Samiya Usama

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Death and the Maiden essay paper write up

REPORT CREATED
Mar 22, 2021

Summary
Flagged passages 13 35%
Cited/quoted passages 1 1%

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Gerardo and during his visit to the sea shore house to praise Gerardo on his appointment but
lamentably he is tied up at gunpoint by Paulina. Paulina is persuaded that he is the specialist who…

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Roberto is the enigmatic and mysterious doctor who helps Gerardo on the road when his car breaks down.
When he then visits Gerardo and Paulina's beach house to congratulate Gerardo on his appointment…
Roberto Miranda Character Analysis in Death and the Maiden ... https://www.litcharts.com/lit/death-and-the-
maiden/characters/roberto-miranda

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GERARDO: And your skin. She mentioned your skin. ROBERTO: My skin? GERARDO: And your
smell. ROBERTO: Fantasies of a diseased mind. She could have latched onto any man who came
through that door… …

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my voice--if it's only my voice which damns me, there's no other evidence, nothing that-- GERARDO: And
your skin. She mentioned your skin. ROBERTO: My skin? GERARDO: And your smell. ROBERTO:
Fantasies…
Death and the Maiden - Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-
materials/Death_and_the_Maiden_script.pdf

3 of 14 passages
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play focuses on Paulina, a lady endeavoring to deal with having been stole/ abducted, , tormented, and
assaulted under her country's past authoritarian system. Having endured unspeakable revulsion on…

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Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden is a harrowing play that centers on Paulina, a woman attempting to
come to terms with having been abducted, tortured, and raped under her country's previous…
Memory, Trauma, and the Senses Theme in Death and the Maiden ... https://www.litcharts.com/lit/death-
and-the-maiden/themes/memory-trauma-and-the-senses

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GERARDO: Roberto, I want to be honest with you. There is only one way to save your life… ……I
think we have to indulge her. ROBERTO:…… Indulge her?

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Couldn't you untie me a little so-- GERARDO: Roberto, I want to be honest with you. There is only one
way to save your live... I think we have to indulge her. ROBERTO: Indulge her? GERARDO: Humor
her,…
Death and the Maiden - Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-
materials/Death_and_the_Maiden_script.pdf

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GERARDO: Humor her, placate her, so she feels that we—that you, are willing to
cooperate…………………………………………………….RELATED CHARACTERS.

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ROBERTO: Indulge her? GERARDO: Humor her, placate her, so she feels that we--that you, are willing
to cooperate ... Related Characters: Gerardo Escobar (speaker), Roberto Miranda (speaker), Paulina…
Gerardo Escobar Character Analysis in Death and the Maiden ... https://www.litcharts.com/lit/death-and-the-
maiden/characters/gerardo-escobar

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Paulina present, Gerardo endeavors to interest Roberto's down to earth side by persuading him that the
best way to save his life is to admit, regardless of whether he is really liable. In his dealings…

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Analysis: Without Paulina present, Gerardo attempts to appeal to Roberto's practical side by convincing
him that the only way to save his life is to confess, whether or not he is actually guilty. In…
Death and the Maiden Act 2, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis ... https://www.gradesaver.com/death-and-
the-maiden/study-guide/summary-act-2-scene-2

7 of 14 passages
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ROBERTO: Playing roles, she’s bad, you’re good, to see if you can get me to confess that way………
And once I’ve confessed, you’re the one, not her, you’re the one who’s going to kill me, it's what
any…

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GERARDO: What do you mean by good-- ROBERTO: Playing roles, she's bad, you're good, to see if
you can get me to confess that way. And once I've confessed, you're the one, not her, you're the one
who's…
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8 of 14 passages
Student passage CITED

…someone had raped my wife. Cut your balls off. So tell me: You think I’m that fucking doctor, don’t
you? (Gerardo stands up.) Where are you going? ………………………….

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Cut your balls off. So tell me: you think I'm that fucking doctor, don't you? Pause.
Gerardo Escobar Character Analysis in Death and the Maiden ... https://www.litcharts.com/lit/death-and-the-
maiden/characters/gerardo-escobar

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Roberto is irate, declining to confess to something he guarantees is false, and his demand disappoints
Gerardo so much that he at long last loses his temper. At this time, Gerardo is "taking a stab…

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However, Roberto is indignant, refusing to admit to something he claims is untrue, and his insistence
frustrates Gerardo so much that he finally loses his temper. In this moment, Gerardo is “trying…
Death and the Maiden Act 2, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis ... https://www.gradesaver.com/death-and-
the-maiden/study-guide/summary-act-2-scene-2

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GERARDO: I’m tired of being in the middle, in between the two of you…………… You reach an
understanding with her, you convince her. ROBERTO: Gerardo, I’m scared. GERARDO: So am
I…………………………….

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Don't call her. GERARDO: I'm tired of being in the middle, in between the two of you. You reach an
understanding with her, you convince her. ROBERTO: Gerardo, I'm scared. GERARDO: So am I.
ROBERTO:…
Death and the Maiden - Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-
materials/Death_and_the_Maiden_script.pdf

11 of 14 passages
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Gerardo concedes that he's worn out on "being in the middle" of Paulina and Roberto, a position he is
involved in this threesome, yet in the new government

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In this moment, Gerardo is “trying on” the persona of enraged husband who will commit all manner of violent
acts against a man his wife has accused of torturing and raping her. Gerardo admits that…
Death and the Maiden Act 2, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis ... https://www.gradesaver.com/death-and-
the-maiden/study-guide/summary-act-2-scene-2

12 of 14 passages
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…significant parts in the public authority and society. Incidentally, Gerardo has not begun his work with
the commission, yet he is now exhausted of assuming his named part in his home.

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He will be serving on a commission that must strike a balance between finding some kind of justice for the
slain without over-antagonizing the guilty, who still hold important roles in the government…
Death and the Maiden Act 2, Scene 2 Summary and Analysis ... https://www.gradesaver.com/death-and-
the-maiden/study-guide/summary-act-2-scene-2

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GERARDO: You’re asking me to deceive my wife? ROBERTO: I’m asking you to save the life of an
innocent man, Escobar. You do believe that I am innocent, don’t you?
GERARDO…………………………………….

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have to tell me so I can--invent, invent, based on what you tell me. GERARDO: You're asking me to
deceive my wife? ROBERTO: I'm asking you to save the life of an innocent man, Escobar. You do
believe…

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Death and the Maiden - Vanderbilt University https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-

materials/Death_and_the_Maiden_script.pdf

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Roberto asks Gerardo to help him, clarifying that since he is blameless, he doesn't know precisely what
he is supposed to admit to and Gerardo should help him

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Suddenly weary, Gerardo drops the violent act, admitting that he, too, is scared. Roberto begs Gerardo to
help him, explaining that since he is innocent, he doesn't know exactly what he is supposed to…
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the-maiden/study-guide/summary-act-2-scene-2

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