![]() 36r):E Lucy – You xxx know what I found out. Emma, whom Pinter initially called ‘Lucy’ in this draft, but crossed out and replaced with a letter ‘E’, has found out that her husband Robert has been unfaithful to her for years (f. ![]() The play is largely structured in reverse chronology, and the excerpt shown here is taken from Scene 1 in which Emma and Jerry meet two years after their affair has ended. BetrayalBetrayal recounts a seven-year affair between Emma and literary agent, Jerry, who is the best friend of her husband, Robert – a publisher. In this draft Pinter has settled on the names ‘Jerry’ and ‘Robert’ for his male protagonists, but is still experimenting with the other characters’ names. ![]() Pinter’s handwritten changes show how he refines the dialogue, adding or changing small details. What do these draft pages reveal?These draft pages are close to the final published text of Betrayal. Produced circa 1978 and labelled ‘2nd draft’, this complete script reveals Pinter’s progression from the earlier handwritten notes and draft pages of dialogue found in the folder labelled ‘’. DescriptionThis typescript draft of by has the working title ‘A White Wedding’ (f.
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