Due Monday April 3, 2017

Find a Play of your choice and analyze it.

CONTENT

• ANALYSIS OF PLOT
• BACKGROUND INFO ON MAIN CHARACTERS, SETTING                          /5
• IDENTIFICATION OF INCITING INCIDENT                                                  /5
• DESCRIPTIONS OF RISING ACTION                                                             /5
• IDENTIFICATION OF CLIMAX                                                                      /5
• DISCUSSION OF DENOUEMENT (RESOLUTION—HOW

IS THE CONFLICT OF THE PLAY RESOLVED?)                                             /5

• ANALYSIS OF THEME
• IDENTIFICATION OF THEME—IN ONE OR TWO SENTENCES,

WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL MESSAGE OF THE PLAY?                                  /5

• AFTER IDENTIFYING THE THEME, CONNECT THE THEME TO

ONE SCENE IN THE PLAY THAT BEST ILLUSTRATES THE

PLAYWRIGHT’S MESSAGE                                                                            /5

• ANALYSIS OF APPEAL                                                                                                           
• IS THE PlAY APPROPRIATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL?  PROBLEMS                   /5

WITH PRODUCING THE SHOW? COMMERCIAL VALUE?

• CAST THE SHOW WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW—DID YOU EXPLAIN        /5

YOUR CHOICES? 

MECHANICS

• FOR EACH GRAMMATICAL OR MECHANICAL MISTAKE, YOU WILL

LOSE ONE POINT UP TO A TOTAL OF 10.                                                               /10

FINAL ESSAY GRADE…………………………………………………………………..     /55