ABSTRACT
A closer look at characters in Pinter's plays reveals the historical, political, and social issues that left their mark on him. One of the most important 'human values', is individual identity and freedom. When the atmosphere brims with uncertainty, as is the case in most Pinter plays, an individual's identity becomes surrounded by danger. Torture, violence, sexual relationships, and the ways in which they are interwoven into a tapestry of oppression are all running themes in Pinter plays, underlying what might seem quite ordinary aspects of life for many people. Pinter manipulates many aspects of life to highlight the human abuse in them. Pinter uses language in such a way that the absence of things highlights their importance. Pinter believes that there is always another meaning hiding behind the uttered words in his dialogues, and it is this meaning that determines the individual's identity in totalitarian regimes or others.
