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  1. Mar 2019
    1. everyone around him considers him crazy

      Maybe Stanley's 'crazy' actions are a reflection of how he is now being perceived by others, now that he accepts the disorder and chaos in the boarding house.

    1. want the audience to understand and experience firsthand the feeling of disorientation that Goldberg and McCann’s words inspire in Stanley

      It's interesting that Pinter does not focus on getting a message across to the audience, but rather, a feeling. Maybe that in its own way is the message?

    1. They ask him why he killed his wife

      It's interesting that he later actually attempts to strangle meg. We discussed their unusual relationship before, and how it appears to be almost romantic.

    2. guilt has the power to completely unhinge a person regardless of whether or not they have committed any actual wrongdoing.

      This reminds me of when we're at the airport, and my dad immediately gets very VERY anxious during the security bit--even he's done nothing wrong! It's the intimidation, and makes one believe that they may have done something or brought something forbidden in their carry-on luggage