The Wild Duck. Journal 1: Comparison.

In both Oedipus and The Wild Duck, I have noticed that the visual actoin is key to how the dialogue is interpreted. For example when "Jocasta turns sharply" when she hears Oedipus and the messenger talking. This shows that she knows/has a feeling of what's going on and is emotional and has some interest in it.

In The Wild Duck visual action is important in one instance after Gregers leaves and Gina is left a bit distraught. Gina "gazing into space, her sewing in her lap" (155), this shows how distraught/disturbed Gina is by the fact that Gregers is going to be rooming with them. It hints that she may know something more about Gregers and why he shouldn't be rooming with them.

The visual actions in both of these books helps to emphasize and enlighten the points that the authors are trying to make.