Jan 2, 2010

The Critic | Style

Setting
The Critic takes place in two locations: Dangle’s house and the theater where Puff’s play is rehearsed; each setting reflects the values and assumptions of its principal character.

Dangle’s house is a place where actors, singers, writers, and other ‘‘lackeys of literature’’ gather to solicit his approval and patronage. Dangle is a selfprofessed lover of the theater and his home reflects this; for while there, he does not engage in any conversation that is not about the theater. When reading the newspapers, for example, he dismisses the...