ASHES TO ASHES

AUTHOR – HAROLD PINTER

TITTLE – ASHES TO ASHES

EDITORIAL – FABER&FABER

YEAR OF PUBLICATION - 1996

PLACE OF PUBLICATION - LONDON

CHARACTERS

DELVIN

He is a man with 40 years old, he seem be the partner of Rebecca

REBECA

She is 40 years old, she seem be the partner of Delvin, and she tell Delvin a boyfriend that she had in the past

SUMMARY

Rebecca tell to Delvin a boyfriend that he had, he thinks that her boyfriend intented kill her but she says that it is false, she loved her boyfriend. He intented does the same that the other man but she tells nothing about a baby.

SPACE

The play happens in a country where there are two armchair, two windows and two lamps.

TIME

The time is in the present and the author use the word “now” to refer at this. The play is on summer and in the afternoon.

LANGUAGE

The play is written in prose with an informal language.

PERSONAL OPINION

I do not understand very well the play because the dialogues are very confused, although the dialogues are written in prose with an easy vocabulary.