Effective Use of Irony and Satire in Unveiling :: Unveiling

Effective Use of Irony and Satire in uncover   institution, by Vclav Havel, is an almost satirical view of societal behavior in the modern day world. The unusual props located throughout the apartment as well as the characters involved in the play find together to form an ironic tale wrought with realistic themes and an extremist view of modern society.           The main characters are Vera, Michael, and Ferdinand Vanek. The play begins with Ferdinand entering the caller of Vera and Michael. As the story line progresses, Vera and Michael continue describing their many material possessions and wake off their supposed glamour. All throughout the commentary on their accolades, they in any case openly criticize Ferdinand in every aspect of his life. They claim to do so only because they like him and because he is their best friend. In the end, Ferdinand begins inching towards the door, and Vera and Michael setoff to go hysterical at the thought of Ferdinand leaving. Finally, when he sits back down, Vera and Michael continue their normal chatter.           The characterization in Unveiling is consistent in that to each one character is generally stagnant. Vera is a flat character. She starts out as a needy woman who is almost grandiloquent when she speaks of her belongings. Her husband Michael is no different. His high-sounding behavior is only heightened by the accessory of his wife. In the end, they are windlessness the selfsame(prenominal) albeit non as composed as in the beginning. Ferdinand is sincerely just a minor, speaking character in the play. There is not much depth to his character. He is essentially flat because there is no change in his character or lack thereof.           Though Unveiling does contain many themes, the principle one that is prevalent throughout is well-disposed pretensions. Vera and Michael pretend that ev erything is fine in their life though it clearly is not. They hold open themselves to a materialistic standard that they nip they must uphold. The slick cladding that they like to hide behind is actually rather brittle and transparent. Their nakedness is apparent. For their unveiling party, there is only one guest, Ferdinand. That points to the fact that they do not have many friends, thus the reality which is that they are alone. Along these same lines, societal pressures and social conformity are also major themes. They feel they must uphold such pretenses because that is the social standard.