Scene 8 Flashcards
(Fastow) “ with enough imagination you don’t ever have to lose anything. When I write down everything that can possibly go wrong., as a formula. A formula I control”
-fastows delusional with his power
-He believes he is in control
(Skilling)” you know what I was doing when my daughter was born/? I was on the phone from the hospital, negotiating my deal to come and work here.”
-skill prioritises his money over everything over his family, including his daughter
“ so. Many. Things. Could go. Wrong” (fastow)
-One could say skilling is unrecoverable be corrupt
-However fastow appreciate how once you have a child you face this realisation
- The fact that fastow appreciates this and it continues to still take huge risks undermine the capitalist lifestyle
“ to make a sort of shadow company. a virtual Enron”
-like Faustus’ deal woth methestophilies
- For anyone to keep expanding real life profits have to be abandoned
-Like how Faustus is truly no longer part of the world after his deal
Arthur Anderson
* he has a ventriloquist dummy*
-Arthur Anderson was one of the biggest companies of the time
-For American audiences it would highlight skillings arrogance
- Ramsey and Hewitt appears to the other side
/they appear as justice blindfolded with a sword and scales*
“ It’s against your own code of conduct”-H
“ it’s the code of conduct”-R
“ oh yes, quite right you’re bored could wave it”- H
-This is representative of Lady Justice who originates from an ancient Rome
-Scales represent the strength of a case
-And sword, the swiftness of the law
-Since the 16th century Lee Justice has often been depicted wearing a blindfold
-The blindfold represents impartiality however in this case it could be common on the fact that the lawyers are purposefully blind to the wrongdoings of Enron
- the board is made up of shadowy dark, imposing figures with the heads of mice*
-reminiscent of the blind mice at the beginning
-Lying to the malefactions (wrongdoings)
