041120008-A4-UTS Telaah Drama
041120008-A4-UTS Telaah Drama
(Muslim, M.Si.)
JAWABAN
1. a. unsur dan struktur
- coincidence :
Sebuah kebetulan mengenai Prof. Corrie dan Mrs. Meldon yang ternyata merupakan kaka
adik, dan mereka memiliki pendapat yang berbeda dalam menanggapi peperangan. Sebuah
kebetulan yang sama juga terjadi pada saat Mrs. Meldon memperingati 3 tahun setelah
kepergian anak nya Eddie yang mati dalam peperangan, kebetulan eksperimen Prof. Corrie
berhasil di hari yang sama.
- dilemma :
Adegan ending sangat mendukung fungsi unsur dilemma, hal ini dapat dilihat dari reaksi dan
monolog Mrs. Mendol yang bertolak belakang.
- foreshadowing :
Ketika Prof. Corrie mulai menjelaskan bahwa ia sedang membuat sebuah senjata yang dapat
menghancurkan sebuah kota besar dengan mudah, membuat Mrs. Meldon terpancing
amarahnya dan mempertanyakan kejelasan tentang kematian anaknya--Eddie. Kemudian
terjadilah pertengkaran perkukuhan antara Mrs. Meldon dan Prof. Corrie, Mrs. Meldon ingin
Prof. Corrie untuk menghancurkan senjata tersebut, namun Prof. Corrie bersikukuh untuk
mempertahankan senjatanya.
- mystery :
Adegan ending sangat mendukung fungsi unsur mystery karena tidak diketahui Prof. Corrie
sudah benar – benar meninggal atau belum.
- inciting force :
Kejadian yang menempati karakter dalam perjalanan mereka sepanjang narasi. Inciting force
pada drama ‘Progress’ ada dalam narasi “Professor Henry Corrie, aged between fifty and
sixty, is sitting at the centre table weatching a chemical process in a large retort. He has cold,
humourlous eyes, and his mouth, if it were not concealed by a thickist beard, would be seen
to have cruel lines about it. He does not, however, impress the casual visitor as a cruel man –
indeed, he seems to be harmless, kindly inconsequent person, completely absorbed, of course,
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- Tom as a husband
- Eddie as a son
- Honnah a servant maid
Bagaimana gambaran tokoh sentralnya (sedikitnya 2 orang) dilihat dari dimensi fisik,
sosial, dan psikologisnya? Apakah gambaran ketiga dimensi itu saling mendukung?
Buktikan!
- Mrs.Meldom
Mrs. Meldon is one of the major characters of the play. She is the sister of Prof.
Corrie who is a scientist and working on developing a dangerous bomb that will
cause huge damage to the world. She is a sensitive, emotional, and peace-loving lady.
She is 43 years of age. She is a dignified woman who shows sensible behaviour
throughout the play. She is in a state of mourning as she has lost her only son Eddie
at the war and her husband too. She is left all alone in the world to bear the pain of
loneliness. She is against war as it takes the life of innocent human beings. She
considers war nothing just an organized butchery of youth.
When Mrs. Meldon comes to know about the evil intentions of her brother, she
wants him to destroy the formula of that bomb. She does not want anyone else,
especially the mothers, to bear the same pain of losing their sons at wars. She tries
her level best to stop her brother from inventing the bomb and calls him the most
stupid man on this earth. When she comes to know that her brother is not going to
destroy his invention, being an extremely emotional lady, she takes the knife and
kills her own brother just for the sake of humanity and world peace.
- Prof. Corrie
Prof. Corrie is a clear reflection of a person who is a hater of humanity. He is a
selfish, greedy, self-centered, and evil minded person who just thinks of his own. He
considers human beings worthless creatures. He has developed a formula for a
destructive bomb that can take the life of a huge number of innocent people when
used in wars. With this invention, he dreams of becoming a wealthy person. He is
such an insensitive person that he feels pleasure in witnessing destruction of
mankind.
Apakah ada tokoh yang mengalami perkembangan watak? Jika ada jelaskan
apakah perkembangan wataknya logis?
Mrs.Meldom
Mrs. Meldon is a sensitive, caring and loving mother. She is a lover of humanity and
hates war as it kills millions. She has only one son Eddie who has lost his life during
the First World War. After his death, she becomes all alone. Most of the time, she
used to talk about Eddie, his childhood, youth and his killing at the war, this is the
clear reflection of her selfless, unconditional love for his son.
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Her character strengthens the point that themes of literature are universal and exist
across all the cultures and societies as almost every country’s poets and writers have
given tribute to women as mothers through their unique, thought-provoking and
heart-touching writings. For instance, some of the famous poems that are written by
poets belonging to different countries on the theme of mother, her love, care, and
affection are: “To My Mother” by Edgar Allan Poe, “Mother O’ Mine,” by Rudyard
Kipling, “Maa Teri Azmat ko Salaam” by Sajid Ali, etc. In every culture, the role of
a woman as mother remains the same that she has to bring up her children with
utmost care and affection whether she is a housewife or a working lady and she asks
for nothing in return from her children.
3.
Symbol
Teh menyimbolkan rasa kemanusiaan dan simpati. Ny. Meldon berkali-kali menawari the
kepada Corrie, tetapi Corrie menundanya berkali-kali karena dia terlalu sibuk dengan
eksperimennya dan tidak bisa berhenti sejenak meskipun untuk beberapa detik. Selagi Corrie
mengoceh tentang penemuannya, Ny. Meldon terus menawari teh kepadanya.
MRS MELDON. Come and have your tea, Henry!
CORRIE. All right!
MRS MELDON. Come along, Henry!
CORRIE. Eh? Oh, all right! In a minute!
MRS MELDON. Your tea will get cold if you don't come now!
CORRIE. [Getting up and coming to the tea-table.] Oh, how women do fuss! Your sex is
most extraordinary, Charlotte. Always willing to break off things for other things. No
application. No concentration. No capacity for complete, impersonal devotion. That's why no
women have ever been great artists or scientists. Because they will not forsake every- thing
and follow-well, whatever it is they 'ought to be following!
Adegan ini kemudian secara simbolis tercermin ketika Corrie memberi tahu Ny. Meldon
tentang bom penemuannya. Ny. Meldon, yang telah kehilangan putra dan suaminya karena
perang, menentang mewujudkan penemuan itu karena bom yang mampu merenggut ribuan
nyawa hanya dapat menambah kengerian perang. Sama seperti cara Charlotte terus
menawarkan teh sebelumnya, dia kemudian mencoba membujuk kakaknya untuk melupakan
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penemuannya. Dia bercerita tentang seberapa buruk perang mempengaruhi dirinya, seolah-
olah mencoba memunculkan rasa kemanusiaan dan simpatinya dari dalam diri Corrie.
Namun, sama seperti saat ditawari teh, Corrie menolak permintaan Ny. Meldon.
Ironi
Irony of situation ditandai dengan dibunuhnya Corrie karena bersikeras mempertahankan
penemuannya oleh Ny. Meldon. Penemuan bom yang Corrie harapkan dapat
membawakannya keberuntungan seperti popularitas dan kekayaan, pada akhirnya malah
membawanya pada kematian.
CORRIE. Yes, I 'm sorry about that, but, you see, I was busy, Charlotte. I've succeeded at
last. I've got just exactly what I wanted, Charlotte. Absolutely the thing. This will bring fame
and fortune to me. I shall be rich now, but more than that. I shall be famous. My name will
live for ever.
[With a queer moan of despair, she drives the knife into his back. He sways a moment,
uttering a choking sound, and then, clutching at the air, he pitches forward on to his face.]
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