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INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU

KAMPUS DATO’ RAZALI ISMAIL
21030 KUALA NERUS TERENGGANU

PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PENGURUAN (PISMP)

AMBILAN JUN 2021
SEMESTER 1 YEAR 2

TASK 1- RESPONSE TO A PLAY

NAMA PELAJAR : ABDUL RAHIM BIN YAHAYA

ANGKA GILIRAN : 2021092340179
NO KAD PENGENALAN : 021209-01-0035
KUMPULAN/UNIT : TESL 1
KOD DAN NAMA KURSUS : TSLB3233 / DRAMA
NAMA PENSYARAH : DR FAIZAH BINTI JAAFAR
TARIKH HANTAR : 6/9/2022

Ulasan/Komen/Maklum Balas Pemeriksa/Pensyarah :

Tanda Tangan Pemeriksa/Pensyarah : Tarikh :

Pengesahan Pelajar
Saya mengesahkan bahawa maklum balas yang diberikan oleh pensyarah telah saya rujuki dan
fahami.

Tanda tangan Pelajar : Tarikh :

Response to A Play

The Brute is a drama written by Anton Chekov. An analysis of this drama

reveals that it is satiric comedy in nature. Societal behaviours are illustrated in

satirical comedy. The drama is referred to as a satiric comedy because it consists of

many elements of drama and some unique features in drama, such as Mrs. Peterson

lamenting how her late husband treated their marriage, to Mr. Johnson rants about

his debtors. Hence, elements of drama, features and techniques applied will be

explained thoroughly based on the drama.

One of the literary elements in the drama is the characters. Mrs. Peterson,

who is a reclusive widower, holds on to her grief wilfully. It is her goal to show the

world that she is more faithful than her deceased, philandering husband was. On the

other hand, Mr. Johnson faces foreclosure of his farm if he does not receive payment

from the late Mr. Peterson. Mrs. Peterson is unmoved by his hounding. In frustration,

he threatens a duel, which leads to a marriage proposal.

First, we have flashbacks. The flashback interrupts the chronological

sequence, the "present" line of the story, to show readers a scene from the past.

Mrs. Peterson gets a flashback when Mr. Johnson tells her about having numerous

women in his past life. As another example, Mrs. Peterson recalls riding a horse with

her late husband, Henry. Next feature is the setting. The Brute takes place

somewhere in America in the late 1800s. This can be seen clearly in the drama as
the movie is in black and white. Also, the area around the place is not much in

development.

Technique that is applied in the drama is soliloquy. Soliloquy an act of

speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers,

especially by a character in a play. The example in the movie is when Mr Johnson

rants about his debtor’s refusal to pay his money. No one was around when he rants

and this clearly shows the features of soliloquy.

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