Betrayal: A Concrete Menace

In 2005, Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.TheChairman of the Swedish Academy said that Pinter was an artist "who in his playsuncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closedrooms". Pinter is regarded as the most outstanding representative of English Theater oflatter 20th century. An adjective "Pinteresque", developed from his name has alreadybecome a new word listed in "Oxford English Dictionary" officially, which sufficientlycertifies Pinter's domain achievement in theater. Pinter's play is situated between andthe realism play, which has the unique literature value.To make a concrete processing of The Theatre of Absurd's subject and expression,Pinter's play has formed own uniquely " Comedies of Menace "and let the play returnits fundamental element. Following the concrete idea, this article attempts to make greatstrides forward to the concrete direction, and seeks a concrete source for the menacefeeling.Except of the introduction and the conclusion, this article is divided into four parts:First, triangle structure.Compared Pinter's play with The Theatre of Absurd,we can find that " Comediesof Menace " is the concrete variation. Look over Pinter's play, the structure andcharacter's triangle relationship is the expression of the real unstable world,and carriesthe the menace feeling. To proove the betrayal structure is to concrete analysis "theMenace". Above this unstable betrayal structure, we carefully examine the plays fromdifferent character's view, and obtains the modern survival experience. Betrayalstructure manifests in the play between character's triangle relationship. In Pinter'splay,the role establishment all is implying this pattern. The character take three as thebasic number.Second, the intruder of triangle structureThe intruder has two way which are the innocent involvement and initiativeinvolvement. Initiative involvement also has the matter intrusion and the spirit intrusion. But all echoed the Nobel prize evaluation" forces entry into oppression's closed rooms "One forcefully opens state of equilibrium, force the original relations to change; Twoforcefully opens the significance of language and lead to isolation between each other.In the world of intruder, we can find modern undefinite situation.Third,the victim of triangle structureThe victim testifies the Nobel prize evaluation" uncovers the precipice undereveryday prattle". one is collecting the material from the daily life, two is the hidensecret and the threat. Regarding this situation,the victim take some actions,such as.digging the bottom to confirme, using the violence method to the intruder, and simplytaking the intrument easy. The victim fully embodyed,the menance feeling"which isclose to life. It is from the violence everywhere, and the reality understanding of theJudea.Forth, the betrayal of triangle structureIn the world of the betrayal side, the betrayal is a kind of survival returning,individual status reset and the sentimental attachment of the past. Pinter puts thesuperficial moral judgment aside, and this is the manifesting of persisted creates. At thesame time, because confirmating the past is not operational, therefore, in the massivepermeating memory ingredient betrayal behavior, similarly could not to betray does bythe simple judgement.Through proves we know: The betrayal structure is the Pinter play specificallyconstructive way. The triangle relationship transmit the philosophy ponder ofundefinition, the menance feeling and the moral judgment. The triangle structure is theconcrete manifesting to menance,and echoed 2005 Nobel literature prize awards.