Drama as a vehicle for making a comment on an aspect of society.

Drama is a vehicle for making comment on an aspect of society. Through writing a play such as The Perfectionist, the playwright can raise issues and position the audience to respond to these issues in a certain way. This can be done through many different dramatic effects. The play "The Perfectionist" by David Williamson is a perfect example of drama working as a device to comment on aspects of society. In this case the aspects …

…of the most powerful vehicles for making a comment on an aspect of society. This is due to the fact that the author can manipulate the characters and mould them around the needs of the issue he is trying to raise. I believe that "The Perfectionist", a play written by David Williamson in the 1970's has very cleverly raised the issues of gender equality and perfectionism two very debated arguments at over this time period.