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Analysis of "The More the Merrier" by Stanley Kauffmann

1.      a.  The More the Merrier begins with the two main characters Emily Stringer and Raphael Thumbs.

b.  Raphael is kneeling for the seated Emily , anxiously awaiting a answer to the question he has just asked about marriage. Raphael and Emily kissing, he gets to his feet, leans over her, and kiss her again. Professing their love to each other and agreeing to marry. They were so enamored to one another that Raphael wanted the wedding to take place immediately that night or the following day but to which Emily countered because it was so soon. She still had to shop for a trousseau and the banns (declarations made in church) that take three weeks to complete.

c.  they want wonderful new life , cut off from everyone else. In this conversation do they reveal about love and marriage,

Emily     : It will be as if we were born again.

Raphael : No old ties?

Emily     : No old ties, no old bonds. you and i together, apart from the world.

Raphael : Oh ( Clasping her hand ) oh, if you only knew how wonderful that sounds.

I have often thought to myself, "Raphael Thumb, you must make a fresh start. You are

slipping. You must cut  loose from the past. You must take a fresh grip. " Our marriage

will be that fresh grip, dear.

2.      a. Simon Latchflake is Raphael's best friend

b. The doorbell rings. it has a really hideous sound . After Raphael open the door, Simon enter. The door is shut behind him.

c. Simon interest in interrupting the conversation between Raphael and Emily because, he is know Emily.

3.      a. With Raphael gone from the scene, Simon then tried to persuade Emily to marry him instead because he too was sick of his old life and now wanted to settle down. Emily then retorted, No thank you. I'll marry the man i love, the man who loves me. That's Raphael.

b. Because this is conflict about Emily and Simon, the writer want to tell about conflict in this story. How Simon want to be marriage with Emily.

4.      a. The attitude toward marriage expressed by Vesta similar to the attitude of Simon. Vesta sort of tired of the old life, she want to turn over new leaf. They tired and want to settle down with marriage.

b. Vesta want to be marriage with Simon and Simon still want to be marriage with Emily. 

5.      a. The language spoken by the characters in the drama is the language of romance and the language of the youth (term). This scene about language of romance,

Raphael : Darling! (He embraces her. They kiss) Darling!.

Emily     : Sweetheart! (They kiss again) Dear, you’d better get up. It’s hard to kiss you, leaning over like this..

Raphael : Sorry, Honeybunch. (He gets to his feet, leans over her, and kisses her again) How wonderful. How delicious. How unbelievable. 

Raphael : Oh ( Clasping her hand ) oh, if you only knew how wonderful that sounds.

I have often thought to myself, "Raphael Thumb, you must make a fresh start. You are

slipping. You must cut  loose from the past. You must take a fresh grip. " Our marriage

will be that fresh grip, dear.

The term youth term in expressing a call to the lover. This scene about language of the  youth (term),

Emily      : Sweetiekins..

Raphael : Honey lamb. 

Emily    : (Hugging him) Sweetist Babykins!

Raphael : Angelest!

Emily    : Ducky diddle!

A hyperbole is a type of figurative language. Therefore, a hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally. A hyperbole is an overstatement that exaggerates a particular condition for emphasis. This scene about hyperbole,

Raphael : Sorry, Honeybunch. (He gets to his feet, leans over her, and kisses her again) How wonderful. How delicious. How unbelievable.

Raphael : Oh ( Clasping her hand ) oh, if you only knew how wonderful that sounds.

I have often thought to myself, "Raphael Thumb, you must make a fresh start. You are

slipping. You must cut  loose from the past. You must take a fresh grip. " Our marriage

will be that fresh grip, dear.

b. Hug and kiss they use to indicate their affection. This scene about their affection,

Raphael : Darling! (He embraces her. They kiss) Darling!.

Emily     : Sweetheart! (They kiss again) Dear, you’d better get up. It’s hard to kiss you, leaning over like this..

Emily    : (Hugging him) Sweetist Babykins!

Raphael : Angelest!

Emily    : Ducky diddle! (Right. Another kiss)

6.      The two main characters Emily Stringer and Raphael Thumbs professing their love to each other and agreeing to marry. They were so enamored to one another that Raphael wanted the wedding to take place immediately that night or the following day but to which Emily countered because it was so soon. Simon Latchflake in Emily's doorstep and the turned out that Simon was once engaged to Emily and was coincidentally, Raphael's best friend. Simon then wreaked havoc by maligning Emily's reputation. He urged Raphael that Emily was not fit for him because she had so many friends and was knotted to thousands of people. This was contrary to Raphael's idea of marriage as secluding one's self from the rest of the world. With this realization, Raphael began to have second thoughts and exited with Simon's cigar to rethink things over. (Raphael character turned to hesitate to marry Emily).

The other, Virginia vetborough in the outside, Emily, Simon won't open the door. Vesta say to lock out the past. it's only our chance. Simon suggestion to a locked door across our lives, separating us from the past. It's a headstart, small but nevertheless real. We must capitalize it. You take Emily that way, Vesta and i will go this way, and may we never meet again.

(This suggestion make change character Simon and Raphael. Raphael back again with Emily.)

7.      This is a good story about the dramatist character and attitude of marriage, here the author is very serious with the conflict, Simon as a former fiancée of Emily in the accidental encounter. then Vesta who wants to marry Simon and turns out to be a former fiancé from Raphael. here love is tested with doubt, this story is very interesting.

8.      Because in the playback ends with a conversation of Virginia and Arthur after the main character has left the stage. conjure stories and conflicts into marriage. Here the writer tell they know each other easily to close. And their many friends to be the closing on this conversation. 

9.      Thema : "The More the Merrier" begins with the two main characters Emily Stringer and Raphael Thumbs professing their love to each other and agreeing to marry. They were so enamored to one another that Raphael wanted the wedding to take place immediately that night or the following day but to which Emily countered because it was so soon.

10.  My opinion about the marriage concept is they story is very interesting, romantic story, and explains that marriage can happen easily if mutual love. this story there is also a western culture, who know each other many friends. there is also Simon who bored his past, every week there is a new woman in his life. here I think the author also gives a little humor with the conflict Emily, Raphael, Simon and Vesta.

Sumber  : Gupit Adiyati SPA

Editor     : Admin Coretan Mahasiswa