Character Physical Descriptions
"interested in everything, mercurial in her actions"
Who is Anne?
"Look at him blush, look at him!"
Who is Mrs. Van Daan?
the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
The year in Scene 1
What is 1945?
The name of Peters cat
What is Mouschi?
"a tall portly man in his late 40s"
Who is Mr. Van Daan?
"I heard about you, how you talked so much in class they called you Mrs. Quack Quack!"
Who is Peter?
hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
What is Antisemitism?
The year in Scene 2
What is 1942?
What is a fur coat?
A "pretty woman in her early forties"
Who is Mrs. Van Daan?
"You can't throw...? something that they branded you with...? They made you wear it so they could spit on you?"
Who is Peter?
a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups.
What is a ghetto?
Described as narrow and cramped.
What is the Annex?
Holidays that they celebrate in the annex.
What is Hannukah?
"he is weak, ill. his clothes are threadbare"
Who is Mr. Frank in Act 1?
Worthy of respect
What is dignity?
What is Anne's room?
Item that fell and made noise, alerting the thief below
What is a lamp shade?
"in his late fifties, meticulous, finicky"
Who is Dussel?
"there's so little food as it is and to take on another person"
Who is Mr. Van Daan?
where prisoners or persecuted minorities are forcibly confined usually under harsh conditions
What is a Concentration Camp?
Historical/Political context for the play
What is the Holocaust?
Characters who help hide the people in the annex
Who are Kraler and Miep?