Pinter wrote The Room over two or four days in 1957, depending on the account, at the suggestion of his friend Henry Woolf for his production as part of a postgraduate program in directing at the University of Bristol, Bristol, England. In their published interviews, Pinter and Woolf vary in describing how many days Pinter took to write The Room. According to Billington, in his official biography Harold Pinter, Woolf asked Pinter to write the play in a letter that Pinter received in the autumn of 1956, when he ``was newly married'' to actress Vivien Merchant ``and in the middle of a season at Torquay''; ``(Pinter) replied that he couldn't possibly deliver anything in under six months.
Pinter wrote
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
The Room over two or four days in 1957, depending on the account, at the suggestion of his friend Henry Woolf for his production as part of a postgraduate program in directing at the University of Bristol, Bristol, England.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
room
Room
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1957
1957
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
VerbForm=Ger
depend
depending
VERB
VBG
fixed
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
account
account
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
suggestion
suggestion
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Woolf
Woolf
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
postgraduate
postgraduate
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
program
program
NOUN
NN
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
direct
directing
VERB
VBG
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Bristol
Bristol
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Bristol
Bristol
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In their published interviews, Pinter and Woolf vary in describing how many days Pinter took to write The Room.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
publish
published
VERB
VBN
obl
Number=Plur
interview
interviews
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Woolf
Woolf
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
vary
vary
VERB
VBP
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
describe
describing
VERB
VBG
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
Room
Room
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
According to Billington, in his official biography Harold Pinter, Woolf asked Pinter to write the play in a letter that Pinter received in the autumn of 1956, when he ``was newly married'' to actress Vivien Merchant ``and in the middle of a season at Torquay''; ``(Pinter) replied that he couldn't possibly deliver anything in under six months.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Billington
Billington
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
biography
biography
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Harold
Harold
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Woolf
Woolf
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
iobj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
play
play
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
letter
letter
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
receive
received
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
autumn
autumn
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1956
1956
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
newly
newly
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
marry
married
VERB
VBN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
actress
actress
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Vivien
Vivien
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Merchant
Merchant
PROPN
NNP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
middle
middle
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
season
season
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Torquay
Torquay
PROPN
NNP
case
's
'
PART
POS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Pinter
Pinter
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
reply
replied
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
advmod
possibly
possibly
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
deliver
deliver
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
case
under
under
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.