Characters
Why did Gabriel go to the asylum?
because Troy signed the wrong papers/ signed the papers to send him to the asylum unintentionally
Troy's Death :
is a fate greater than he deserved
Troy's Brother Gabriel
religion theme name is derived from Gabriel the Archangel
What is Troy's Favorite Sport that he used to play?
Baseball
who is left a widow?
Rose
Why did Troy cheat on Rose?
Because he felt like he could forget his responsibilities and be vulnerable with Alberta which he feels that he can't do with his wife.
Troy's Stubbornness is his :
Fatal Flaw
Gabriel's dream of seeing Troy's name in Saint Peters book
foreshadowing and further ties into the religious theme/motif
name of Troy's children by birth order
Lyons, Cory, Raynell
Who got in trouble for Cashing in checks that weren't his?
Lyons
Why did Rose raise Raynell and let Troy back into the house?
Because she couldn't blame a baby for the sins of the father and took Raynell in. but she does not forget or really forgive troy
Troy pursuing an affair with Alberta is his:
Error in Judgement
old Blues song
ties to the legacy of slavery and how Troy had kept things from his past into his present a subtle nod to his stubborn nature and the gives context to how far slavery was from the setting of the play
what Troy endured from his father (one word)
abuse
Who is still with Lucille?
Bono
How has Cory refuted his Father's authority in Scene 4
He said his father didn't technically own the house since he used the Gabriel's money to buy the house so Troy could not truly call it his house to have authority over.
When Troy argues with Cory at the end of Scene 4 expresses:
Troy's excessive Pride
Fences to Troy and Rose
Rose: protection of her family
Troy: control/posession
what sport did Cory get a recruitment offer for?
Football
Who went to the Marines?
Cory
Why does Troy prevent Cory from playing Football in college?
because he doesn't want to admit the fact that Cory has a chance he never had at his age to pursue a dream and career in sports
historical racial discrimination that hindered Troy's dream of baseball, work prospects and shaped his childhood.
He was doomed from the start
Rose from Act 2
"I planted a seed and watched and prayed over it. I planted myself inside you and waited to bloom. And it didn't take me no eighteen years to find out the soil was hard and rocky and it wasn't never gonna bloom"
her name in itself is the seed that never got to bloom in her own words.
Who was a failed share cropper?
Troy's Father
about how old is Troy's youngest child?
Raynell is about 7-8 years old given that the play starts from 1957 and ends at 1965 as seen in the play notes.