Suspense And Observation In George Albee's Stage Directions

In the short clip from the movie, Albee’s stage directions create a great sense of anticipation, suspense, and relief. In the clip, George is seen slowly moving to another room to retrieve a rifle from the top shelf. George grabs the rifle and then slowly makes his way to the room where Martha and the guest are. He then proceeded to aim the rifle at Martha from behind her. As George, does this everyone screams, but the gun turns out to be fake. In this scene, the stage directions create the effects of suspense and anticipation from the way George walks and his facial expressions. George walks slowly to the rifle; this creates a sense of anticipation because the viewers are unsure of what George is planning to do. Further anticipation is created