Here are character and characterisation notes on The Samaritan
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Characterisation in The Samaritan Act 1 Scene 1
Character Portrayal and Characterisation in The Samaritan 1. The Principal-Narine a. Firm The principal is said to have a very strong personality (P. 3). The Role the principal In this act, she is more of a stock character. 2. Mossi a. Opulent and flashy Mossi has more phones. He puts his three phones….(P. 2). b. Temperamental He raised his voice while addressing Nicole (P. 17). c. Arrogant and Proud
He says that he cannot argue with a simple chairman of a local board (P. 18).
d. Dictatorial
He dictates what the school should do, when and how. He commands Mossi, “Go
now and write that letter and copy my office through your school principal…..(P.
18).”
e. Cautious
Mossi thinks the innovation might hurt his reputation and tells the principal and
Nicole, “I declined to do so when I figured out the innovation might be a problem for
us (P. )”.
Role of the Mossi
He builds themes of bad governance and technology as she talks about it.
He also brings out language use such as irony , satire and elips…
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