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Language and Voice p98 – 103
Throughout p98-103 and the rest of the play in general, many abbreviations and slang
references are used among the characters, which is rather ironic as men like Osborne and
Stanhope are supposed to be of relatively high authority, yet they simply cannot be
bothered to speak in full sentences despite the fact they have loads of time in the bunker
whilst waiting for battle
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Don’t want to get lorst”
is a line spoken by Mason, the chef, and this shows improper formality, despite the fact that
he should be setting a good example to the other characters as he is a person for them to
look up to
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Additionally and understandably, when Raleigh is dying, he seems to be rather laconic and
when he does speak he does so in parataxis, showing his confusion and lack of
understanding
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On the other hand
however, Stanhope speaks tersely, to try and take Raleigh’s mind off of his injury, and to
keep him distracted by taking a motherly role of caring and looking after him
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For
example, at the beginning of this scene we see Stanhope and S
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” This suggests that the soldiers have lost recognition for the
importance of their comrades, and instead focus on food and drink such as “the lovely smell
of bacon
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We hear
of the flying fragments of shell and the crack of the rifle grenades which seem to be getting
closer, which suggests that the inevitable death is indeed approaching the men, and that it is
not long now until a few of them are killed
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These directions paint an image in the
audience’s head, consistently hinting to them of the possible events / outcomes that there
is to come

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