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What I feel is one of the most important aspects of the play is the

central to the play. I am going to look at only the first act of the

Throughout the play there are many themes leading up to and causing the chief event.

There were a couple vivid descriptions in the play that I noticed. For example, the biggest one I remember of is when Jacob went to tear up Ben’s diploma. I found that very vivid because the play says “… Then he notices the diploma lying on the table. He grabs it. … He just stares at his father, who stares

Firstly let us consider conflict. In each act of the play, we see the overpowering desire to belong leading to a climax of conflict

I agreed with the idea of adding in the stealing food part because I don’t think that the play has to be the exact same as the book. Books are hardly ever the same as the movies nowadays. I don’t know if it was just me but the play was starting to get quite boring. The emotion of Mrs. Frank going off on Mr. Van Daan made me question about how I felt about Mrs. Frank. She was a gentle mother at the

The overall dramatic meaning of this play has been successfully shown by the elements of drama. The

I think I did a great job of spreading out major points in the play, and feel like this essay deserves an A, but at the same time I still think I need to work on filling in my holes better with quotes, while maintaining the crucial flow. When you grade my essay I’d like you to point out to me the holes in my essay, which I can transition with better. It was really difficult for me to do with that 3-page limit. Which leads me into my next statement. I apologize for going slightly over that 3-page mark, but I cut as much as I could.

1: Hi 2: Hi 1: Have you read the play Antigone? 2: Yes, I was just thinking about it. It was quite enjoyable 1: I agree. I liked the way sophocles portrays the many themes in the play such as loyalty and Hubris.

The plot of a literary work is defined as the main events (storyline) of, in this case, a play, or novel, movie, etc., devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. The plot generally consists of an exposition, a main conflict, rising action, climactic event, falling action, and a resolution. By this point in the play, Act III is beginning already in the rising action of the play. Miller makes reading the concluding acts a rollercoaster ride by developing the plot uniquely and particularly, making the reader eager for more.

Amanda Berg Mrs. Quinn English 9(4) 12/4/17 Focus Correction Areas (FCAs) Introduction that provides an interesting hook or important background information to your topic/idea (don’t forget title and author) –10 points Thesis statement/overall claim that presents the main point that you will argue in a statement that includes a topic, position and reason(s) for that position —15 points At least 3 body paragraphs, each of which includes: a claim that states a reason in support of your thesis statement in the first sentence at least one specific example from the play that supports that reason explanation and analysis of each example — 30 points A quote to support each example, for a total of 3 quotes in your

To begin with, in this play the author unfolds family conflicts that involve its characters into a series of events that affected their lives and pushed them to unexpected ways.

The elements of a play are setting, irony, plot, characters, and theme, which will be discussed in the essay.

shall firstly do a summery of the play and give a basic image of what

Theme – the reason behind why the playwright wrote the play. “Patterns of life”, a slice of reality.