Talking heads- Media Studies Coursework.

Looking Closely at Bennett's use of Dramatic Action and the Words Doris Uses, Say What Ideas and Feelings You Had When Watching "A Cream Cracker Under The Settee.". "A Cream Cracker under the Settee" is, at first glance, a simple story about a dotty old lady who is scared of being moved into a home. But upon closer inspection clever layers of meaning, dramatic devices, and symbols begin to emerge. Talking Heads was first broadcast …

…d still stands for, as if she is giving up on life. It is as if she has finally realised the seriousness of her situation, and realises she has GOT to do some thing to stay alive. However, at the very end of the play, where Doris says, "Never mind. It's done with now, anyway" and the light fades, this suggests that she has reached the end. That she cannot continue, that she has died.