relationships

• p1 - through the relationship of Marlene, win and nell, Churchill challenges the competitive nature of the male dominated work environment of the 1980's, which strains relations between women and drives them apart in an effort to succed.
• p2- through the relationship between Griselda and her husband, marquis Walter, Churchill criticises power differences in relationships, which are shown via the prejudices surrounding gender and class.
• p1 ' our Marlene has got far more balls than Howard'
• p1 ' I don't like coming second'
• p1 ' not a lot of room upward'
• p1 ' we'd rather it was you than Howard... don't we nell'
• p1 ' our Marlene has got far more balls than Howard' - collective determiner provides a sense of pride and support, colloquial language used to immaculate Howard and show that Marlene is brave for pushing boundaries
• p1 ' I don't like coming second'. - facade of friendship show true jealousy and envy of each other, lack of sisterhood driven by intense competition, ironic as the working class will always come second
• p1 ' not a lot of room upward' - worry that Marlene's success has put a limitation on their progression, shows there is a limitation to the success of a women ' glass ceiling ' and how it is not broken, lack of opportunities for women is what makes it individualistic and selfish
• p1 ' we'd rather it was you than Howard...... don't we nell'. - applaud Marlene for her promotion, encourages nell to agree too, suggests there is an element of resentment, altho it is better they wish it was them
• p2 ' but of course a wife must obey her husband'
• p2 ' it was hard for him too'
• p2 ' I came with nothing/ so I went with nothing'
• p2 ' but of course a wife must obey her husband' - definitive ' must' shows clear relationship expectations, cannot challenge views of her husband, relationship power structure links to idea of subordinate wife.
• p2 ' it was hard for him too'. - apologetic for her husband, agrees that what he did was ok, attempts to rationalise what he did, believes he did it for the better of their relationship
• p2 ' I came with nothing so I went with nothing' - temporary and transient power dependent on her relationship status, prince is expected to marry people from a similar class, conflicting up bringing and morals, cyclical structure shows it is difficult to move classes, lack of belongings
• p1 context- thatchers ideology promoted women in the work force but it did not challenge the societal structures that made it difficult for women to succeed
• p2 genre- non chronological order and fictional characters provide the audience with the plays clear message. able to draw parallels with fiction/ extreme stories and reality/ more real life settings
• p1 critic- ' portrait of an individualistic society in which the few thrive at the expense of many'