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Betrayal

Harold Pinter

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Betrayal is a play written by Harold Pinter in 1978. Critically regarded as one of the English playwright's major dramatic works, it features his characteristically economical dialogue, characters' hidden emotions and veiled motivations, and their self-absorbed competitive one-upmanship, face-saving, dishonesty, and (self-) deceptions.

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GenreDrama· first published 1978

Vivek’s Notes

Inspired by Pinter's clandestine extramarital affair with the BBC Television presenter Joan Bakewell, which spanned seven years, from 1962 to 1969, the plot integrates different permutations of a seven-year affair involving a married couple.