Theater studies;Analysis of 6 plays (about 460 word each): Antigone, House of Desires, House of Bernarda Alba, Waiting for Godot, The Colored Museum, “14”

Play Analysis Guidelines

 

 

Name:                                                                                                Date:

 

 

A)  
About the Play

 

I)    
Title:                                                   Author:

 

II)   
Dramatic Action: What drives the action of the play? (2-4 sentences)

 

 

 

III)  
Conflict: What causes the tension or problems in the play? (2-4 sentences)

 

 

 

 

IV) 
Characters:

a)   
Protagonist: Who leads the actions in the play & who the play is about?

 

 

b)  
Antagonist: Who tries to stop the action or causes conflict?

 

 

 

V)  
Themes: List & Describe the main ideas in the play

 

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VI) 
Summary: What is the play about? (3-6 Sentences)

 

 

 

 

 

 

      VIII) Environmental Facts/Place: Where does the play take place?

 

a) Time

 

b) Setting

                 IX)  Dialogue: Is there any dialogue you particularly like? A specific line that

                         calls your attention or is there something special about the dialogue? WHY?

 

 

 

 

 

B)  
How would you change the play?

I)            
If you could change the ending of the play, what would you change and why?

 

 

 

 

How would you stage the play? Would you change the setting? Time period? 

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