Humanities Homework Help

1) What is the story? Briefly describe the plot. 1/3 page

2) Discuss the themes and relevance of the story. What is it trying to convey? 1/3 pg

3) Pick a scene from the play and one character in that scene. Analyze the scene as the actor that is responsible for portraying the role and address what’s below in first person POV, as opposed to academically analyzing it from a distance or analyzing it from an audience point of view. Discuss the Given Circumstances that are important to your (as the character) overall problem in this scene. What are you dealing with (Given Circumstances) and how would this influence your exploration of this role? Important note- do not write about YOUR personal given circumstances, you are to write about the character in the story! ½ pg

The way I am looking for you to respond here is in the first person, knowing that you the actor are being asked to step into the character’s shoes. Using the Break of Noon as an example, it will look something like this: “In the scene between John and Ginger, I am going to analyze the scene as though I am the actor playing John. Ginger is my ex-wife, and we had a tumultuous relationship. I was a bad husband and not the best father and I know she still holds on to a lot of how I used to be…”

4) Write out a possible GOTE sheet that you would explore in rehearsals as you investigate the life of this role in the scene from #3 above. ¾ page

This continues just like above. “My goal is to try to convince Ginger that I have changed…”