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This document provides an analysis of Harold Pinter's play "The Birthday Party" and the concept of "comedy of menace". It defines comedy of menace as a term used to describe Pinter's early plays that feature comic elements but also produce a sense of terror or overwhelming tragic effect. The document discusses how menace evolves from actual and implied violence in "The Birthday Party" and analyzes some of the play's terrifying and funny scenes. It also briefly discusses the ups and downs in the relationship between India and the United States as another example of comedy of menace.
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- 1. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY : COMEDY OF MENACE Name : Makwana Daksha D M.A { English } Sem : 3 , Roll no : 5 Enrollment no : 2069108420180034 Paper : 8 – The Modernist English Literature Submitted to : Smt. S.B . Gardi Department of English MKBU makwanadaksha9@gmail.com
- 2. THE BIRTHDAY PARTY –HAROLD PINTER
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