THE DUMB WAITER

AUTHOR – HAROLD PINTER

TITLE – THE DUMB WAITER

EDITORIAL – FABER&FABER

YEAR OF PUBLICATION -

PLACE OF PUBLICATION – LONDON

CHARACTERS

BEN

He is a friend of Gus. He is dressed with trousers, a shirt and stays. He has a dominant temperamental.

GUS

He is smaller than Ben. He dress similar than Ben and he eat a lot.

SUMMARY

They are in a basement, they are waiting to somebody, there are been send here because the must kill somebody but they do not who is. A note is sent where put some plates and they how do not what doing, they send all their food but someone gives back a tee. They are not cent rates in their work here and Gus go for a water glass, when suddenly arrive Wilson, he is the person who is waiting, Ben cannot tell to Gus that Wilson is here and Gus is shot.

SPACES

They happen in a basement, where there are two beds and on the left there is a door, inside the door there are a toilet and a kitchen.

TIME

The play happen in the present, day a day, there are not jumps in the Tim.

LANGUAGE

The play is written in prose. It is characterized by short sentences.

PERSONAL OPINION

The play can be compare with the play “Waiting for Godot” with some defences because in this we play we can know who is the person that they are waiting and there are some absurbs dialogues.