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Literary Devices In David Auburn's Play Proof

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David Auburn’s play Proof consists of effective characterization that is supported by flashbacks to prove that Catherine and Robert have similar personalities. The audience is left to establish for themselves just how alike Catherine and Robert are. Proof by David Auburn contains flashbacks to enforce the characteristics that Catherine and Robert share, allowing the audience to decide if Catherine inherits her father’s illness. Both Catherine and Robert are intelligent and stubborn. Robert is extraordinarily intelligent when it comes to math, making it apparent that Catherine inherits her father’s intelligence. Catherine “inherited” majority “of [her] father’s ability” to perceive math in a particular way (Auburn 2 3 69). They each interpret
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