The Caretaker Essay -- Drama

The CaretakerHow does the opening of the range set the tone for what will follow?The opening of the play starts off by describing the scene and howeverything on the stage would be set out, following that it brieflydescribes what will happen when the curtains are raised. From theopening of the play it jumps right into the story as though we arepicking it up from where we left off, it doesnt really have abeginning where you are introduced to the characters its as though youhave to retrieve what the characters are like. The description of thesetting does not let on what the play is about, the way the lightingand stage is set up could give the play a certain feel. Thedescription of the setting is like a brief insight onto the kind ofplay it is. The way the stage is set up could clear the play seem verycompact in the sense that it is set in one room. The opening of theCaretaker is very limited to description it holds back on majordetail which could be making the play seem more mysteri ous.Although the language used to describe the play is limited it shedsjust enough information to make the play seem interesting withoutgiving away the whole concept of the play. The way that the setting isdescribed using simplicity makes the plays seem simple providedinteresting. Its not an opening that is used to build up the play butan opening to give the viewer an insight as to what the play is about.In the opening it in a few words it explains that Mi...