Point of View

The play is presented through the perspectives of its three central characters: Emma, Jerry, and Robert. Pinter delves deeply into their individual viewpoints, revealing how each character experiences and processes the events of the narrative. These varying perspectives are pivotal in understanding the emotional and psychological landscape of the play, as they offer insight into the characters' motivations, feelings, and the underlying tensions in their relationships.

From Emma’s viewpoint, the affair with Jerry provides an escape from the confines of her marriage with Robert. Her interactions with Jerry reveal a yearning for passion and a sense of freedom that she does not find in her marriage. However, Emma's perspective also showcases her guilt and the emotional toll of maintaining the affair. This is particularly evident in the scenes where she confesses the affair to Robert and discusses the end of the affair with Jerry...