Pantomime (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Derek Walcott
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: The 1970’s
- Setting: Tobago, the West Indies
- Genres: Drama, Postcolonial literature, Comedy
- Subjects: Values, 1970’s, Acting or actors, Caribbean, Racism, Colonialism, Art or artists, Guilt, England or English people, West Indies, Creative process
- Locales: West Indies, Tobago, West Indies
Characters Discussed
Harry Trewe, a retired English actor in his middle forties, now the owner and operator of the Castaways Guest House. His apparent problem as the play begins is to put together entertainment for the guests of his establishment, utilizing his own skills as an actor and the musical performing abilities of Jackson Phillip, whom he employs as an entertainer. Trewe attempts to persuade Jackson, who is black, to play the role of Robinson Crusoe to his Friday. Although most of the action is devoted to their arguments over whether this pantomime will be performed,...
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