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TERRITORY
A "territorial imperative", where characters struggle to defend their territory from ambivalent strangers.
Source: Harold Pinter: The Theatre of Power by Robert Gordon
power and authority in language
Language functions to both disguise and authorize operations of power. Pinter's figures don't always say what they mean, or what they are trying to do.
SEX, GENDER, AND IDENTITY
The performance of gender is formative in the construction of identity, and sexuality manifests itself across gendered identities.
time and memory
Memory is radically subjective; often, dredging up the past is only done in an attempt to gain power and control.
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