Alan Bennett-writer of these monologues was born in 1934 in Yorkshire :: English Literature

Alan Bennett-writer of these soliloquys was born in 1934 in Yorkshire but fatigued most of his adult life in London.Alan Bennett-writer of these monologues-was born in 1934 in Yorkshirebut spent most of his adult life in London. Although he was sensible oftwo cultures much of his writing reflects the northern characters andviews of his youth and the British way of life.Bennett called these monologues accounts of ordinary, uneventful,desperate lives. Some quantify called gossip as Drama beca spend of the closeness of the television screen.Bennett quoted- We argon presented with a single point of view butbecome aware of the unconscious revelation of the character andrelationships. We hear other voices as well.In the 1980s there were many single plays for TV and these monologuesfitted perfectly with this and the use of the TV as a medium. Theybegan as six, 40 minute plays on a Sunday evening to suit that viewingaudience, serials came in equal Brookside 1982 and East Enders in 1985,an d so such plays were replaced.In the 1950s and the mid-sixties society underwent a lot of change. Beforethat, communities were tightly knit the time-worn were part of thefamily and neighbours knew each other. The elderly were treated withgreat respect and conjugation was seen as being for life. Many of thesecharacters long for that past-others, like Mrs Whittaker, preferred achange. There are few direct references to current events thoughthese are about private, non public lives.Now society tries to take everyplace what the community did before e g,Stafford House and the therapy group. This Britain is multi-culturaltoo-Zulema and the local shops. This is how the history of themonologue formed. I think that TV has replaced Brownings formatbecause times had changed and as more(prenominal) people were born and bred in thenew duration they began to forget how times used to be as the people fromthose times had either died or come forward into the modern age,making the past times his tory. engagement Twentieth Century DramaIn the world of Bennetts monologues, what views of old age arepresented by the writer?IntroductionHow dull it is to pause, to make an end, to rust unburnished, not toshine in use As though to fall out were life-Ulysses by AlfredTennyson.This quote relates well to the studied monologues. It shows thatUlysses felt that he didnt want to become slow and useless aftertwenty historic period of being active and fighting battles, fighting for theking and his country in a foreign land, like in a war sensation story. Hedoes not wish to rust unburnished-meaning that he does not want to