A critical review on the play “The Applicant” by Harold Pinter answering the below questions – Dialogue/monologue – How do the words the character says reveal information about who he/she is? Does the character have a noticeable speech pattern? Does the character’s use of language reveal his/her emotional state? What is revealed through what others say about the character?

·      Action – What is shown through the character’s actions or lack of action?

·      Stage directions/movement/props – What is revealed through the character’s placement on the stage, movements, and use of props?

·      Relationships/interactions – What is understood about the character through relationships and interactions with other characters?

·      Development – Does the character grow and change during the play, or is the character static and unchanged? How developed or round is the character?

·      Role – Is this character the narrator? If so, is he/she reliable or unreliable?