PERSONAE DRAMATIS У ДРАМИ НАСТОЈНИК ХАРОЛДА ПИНТЕРА (ПРИМЕНА ДРАМАТУРШКИХ ФУНКЦИЈА ЕТЈЕНА СУРИОА)
Dramatis Personae in Harold Pinter's Play The Caretaker

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the model of dramatic functions by Etienne Souriau as seen through Harold Pinter‘s play The Caretaker. The paradigm of the dramatic functions has been applied to Pinter‘s play with the aim to determine which of the dramatic functions appear in the play and how they are combined within characters, as well as to inspect the functions in relation to the situations and perspectives they are given in. The functions in question are: the Lion (the thematic force), Mars (the Opponent), the Moon (the Helper), the Scale ( the Arbitrator), the Sun (the desired good), and the Earth (the receiver of the desired good). The results of the analysis reveal the multitude of combinations of the given functions which are even multiplied by two or three in the specific situations, since most of the situations support two or three perspectives to the events taking place. This implies, therefore, that there are different combinations of functions for the same situation depending on the acquired point of view. The analysis also pinpoints the additional function, the Preconditioned Sun, or the preconditioned good. When present, this new function, is considered necessary since it represents the condition that must be fulfilled in order for the desired good (Sun) to be given the possibility to be attained.

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