Osborne and Stanhope's friendship-
Despite the fact that Stanhope has more authority than Osborne, he actually looks up to Osborne the most and confides in him about the drinking. "...without being doped with whiskey- I'd go mad with fright" shows Stanhope admitting he has a problem and he feels like he can only talk to Osborne about it. Also, "doped" makes Stanhope sound like an addict, and needing the drink to help him cope. The audience can tell Stanhope and Osborne are obviously close friends from the way they act together, for example Stanhope says "dear old Uncle. Tuck me up" to Osborne. This shows, even though the war is difficult and unpleasant, they can still have a joke with each other. Furthermore, it shows Osborne looks after Stanhope and helps him out when he gets drunk.
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