Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 15، number In Volume 2، May 2022 ، issue Number 72

The reflection of the declining feudal life in the play "Mr. Gil's Magnificent Smile" through the element of dialogue and characterization

Marzieh Zare , Narges Mohammadi Badr (Author in Charge), Fatemeh Koopa , Hossein Yazdani

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Mr. Gil"s Magnificent Smile is a play by Akbar Radi from the 1960s. The play, which refers to a period in Iran"s contemporary history, depicts the life of an aristocratic family after the implementation of the Land Reform Law. By portraying characters with many psychological crises, Rady depicts the plight of the feudal class at that point in history. In this study, the function of dialogue and characterization in depicting this crisis and unsettled situation is examined and the purpose of this study is to ask how the author has been able to represent different aspects of the life of declining feudalism using these two elements.

METHODOLOGY: Leading research is a theoretical study that is done in a library method and descriptive-analytical method. The study area is Mr. Gill"s magnificent smile play, taken from the book On the Blue Stage (Volume, Volume 2, 1950s, Second Edition, (First Edition: 2003), pp. 7-146: 139 pages), which is by Drop Publishing has been published.

FINDINGS: Authoritarian and rebellious temperament, pride and arrogance, eloquence and eloquence, contempt and resentment towards other members of the family, and a completely degrading view of the subject from above, are the characteristics shown through dialogue between the characters. The conversations are long and evenly distributed between the characters; This means that the author speaks the language of all his characters, according to the subject, and provides an opportunity for the reader to get to know him and make a more accurate judgment of the character. Children have achieved a kind of individualism or individual autonomy by obtaining a university education in Western universities and having a socially worthy position in terms of employment, and their relationships have been in crisis not only with their family members, but also with society.

At the heart of the characters" moods in this play is pride and a sense of revenge. Each character displays these characteristics with his words, which are full of pride, arrogance, contempt and resentment towards the other. This mood is repressed desires that have become entangled and lead to selfish behaviors and sometimes far from reason and humanity. Almost all children wear intellectual masks using English and French words, long philosophical dialogues, reading Forough"s poems, and eating Western food. It"s nothing, it falls.

CONCLUSION: The reform of the land ownership law, as part of a modernization program in the Second Pahlavi period, was an event that brought about far-reaching social and political changes for the country. One of the consequences of this law was the decline of the landed aristocracy. Mr. Gill"s glorious smile reflects the life of a family of this aristocratic class. By creating appropriate dialogues with the spirits and temperaments of the characters, the author seeks to reflect the deteriorating mental and psychological state of the feudal lord during the implementation of the land reform law in Iran. Identity crisis is the most important issue that is represented in this play as one of the consequences of the implementation of this authoritative law, and it itself causes other immoral behaviors such as selfish attitudes, cowardice, lack of empathy of family members with each other. The contrast between tradition and modernity and patriarchy has been reversed.

Keyword
Mr. Gill's glorious smile , Conversation , Characterization , Feudal , Land reform

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