Photography as a Reflection of the Photographer’s Pain in Time Stands Still

Journal Article

2016

Published in: https://journals.yu.edu.jo/jjmll/Issues/vol8no12016/Nom4.pdf

Abstract
The study at hand examines Caryl Lesley Churchill’s talent in skillfully employing an oral yet a nonverbal
mode of expression on stage. Churchill’s female characters’ laughter, in Top Girls, does not only metaphorically
communicate their inner feelings and conflicts, but it also reflects universal human dilemmas and struggles. Having
consulted some physiological and psychological facts about human laughter, the present study investigates
Churchill’s talent in using an oral yet a nonverbal mode of expression to highlight different human conflicts through
analyzing these characters’ type, time, and place of laughter. This article strives to decode Churchill’s female
characters’ attempts to subtly express their bewilderment and pain not merely as women but as human beings. Issues
of human identity and human universal struggles are dominant throughout the play and are metaphorically conveyed
in Churchill’s female characters’ laughter.
Key Words: Non-verbal communication, oral, laughter, identity, metaphorical, human struggle.
“I consider laughter and tears to be very brilliant dialogue” Chung (2012:56)

• Publishing City: Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
• Volume Number: 8
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• Pages: 53 إلى 71