Scene 5

Question 1

• skilling is on a running machine in sports clothes he’s pushing himself and relishing the physical challenge*
• skilling immediately to a run for fastow*
• he ups fastows speed. Fastow tires to keeps up*
  “I’m gonna have a heart attack” ( fastow)

Answer 1

-used as a metaphor for the high speed of the capitalist lifestyle
-It needs to keep accelerating
-Go slow and you come tumbling down
-It displays the damage of this lifestyle
-humorous

Question 2

“ I’ve got this company running on Darwinian principles” (skilling)
“ its the bottom 10%”( lay)

Answer 2

-Shows the survival of the fittest principles
-Display of the cut wrote capitalist values

Question 4

“ a company needs customers and good press maybe, but if it wants to really thrive? It’s all they need to impress.” (Analyst)

Answer 4

-The capitalist society is flawed
-The analyst could determine whether or not your company thrives

Question 5

-jp. Morgan
-Citigroup
-Deutsche bank
-well known investments
“ he smoothly signs they barely looks at them, treating them like autographs” (sd)
* all follow skilling enraptured*

Answer 5

-Name drops to the American audience
-Equivalent of the pope in Faus
-Except instead of religion skilling a scene as above the high-end investors
-Elevated ego
-He’s like a celebrity
-They are all mesmerised and under his spell

Question 6

“ wear a powerhouse of ides” ( skilling )

Answer 6

Skilling delving further than his authority
-Again over reaching
- hyperbolic

Question 7

he notices the stock price rise
“ I’m so excited”
* he sees it rise again*
“ I’m a little sad?”
* it drops very slightly*
“ ha! I’m Enron”

Answer 7

-stock price rise and falls seemingly too much skiing mood
-Skilling is a microcosm(prototype) for Enron
-The puppeteer
- He is the embodiment of the company
- He’s full of self conceit however believing he is in control “ swollen with a cunning of self conceit?”
-He thinks he is the company very full of himself
“ all things that move between the quiet poles shall be at my command”

Question 8

“ time with the family. That’s important.” (Lay)
“ but the regulation that’s on the agenda” (skilling)
“ okay well enjoy your kids”

Answer 8

-displays the priorities of the two men
-Skilling is much more concerned with the deregulation in Washington
-Skilling snarky response to these kids

Question 9

barbershop quartet

Answer 9

-theatrical device
- they glorify him