Aggression In Pinter's Betrayal

Emma actually repeats the tactic in various circumstances. For instance, she abruptly raises the question concerning the last gathering of the lovers in their apartment when they are about to break up. Emma eagerly extends the frivolous dispute to express her discontentment with Jerry:
Jerry: In the summer, was it?
Emma: Well, was it?
Jerry: I know it seems—
Emma: It was the beginning of September.
Jerry: Well, that’s summer, isn’t it?
Emma: It was actually extremely cold. It was early autumn. (3.50)
According to Emma, it was in the early September and the weather was very cold, so she insists that it was autumn but not summer. In spite of the fact that it is difficult to classify September as either purely summer or autumn, Emma emphasizes that she is accurate and her rhetorical question suggests a note of sarcasm. A few lines later, Emma returns to her

Specifically, language especially silence and pause, unequal distribution of information and reversed chronology are essential in constructing uncertainties. A silence urges the reader to wonder; a pause emphasizes a significant event; and a verbal expression can hint aggression or submission. As it is noted by Dukore (1962), “[e]ach piece of knowledge [in Pinter’s drama] is a half-knowledge, each answer a springboard to new questions” (p. 44). It is never explained why Robert and Emma do not tell Jerry that the former has become aware of his infidelity; neither is the blood relation between Ned and Robert verified. As a result, the reader is undergoing the same mental process as Jerry does. Guesses have to be made as Jerry or the reader is seeking for clarity out of fragments. Therefore, Jerry who possesses incomplete and inaccurate knowledge is likely to be confused and will probably fall into a disadvantaged