What is multiple churches, main street, multiple businesses, Polish town over yonder, railroad tracks, Houses, etc...
200
what does Mrs. Soames do during the wedding
What is cry and think it is beautiful - tries to take some of the "spot light"
200
name 5 dead people
What is Mrs. Soames, Mrs. Gibbs, Simon Stimson, Wally, Emily
200
has a horse named Bessie
What is Howie Newsome - milkman
200
Setting: time and place
What is starts in 1901 - 1904 - 1913 - Grover's Corners in New Hampshire
300
Blessed be the Ties that Bind - why is this vital
What is played in the different acts - talks about how different aspects of life bring people together
300
why is the flashback in the act so significant
What is shows how they two ended up together - gives us more detail about the characters themselves -----thoughts and feelings
300
what "legacy" did Emily leave behind - Mrs. Gibbs?
What is 4 year old son, George, and a brand new baby -----money
300
Describe George
What is teenage boy who wants to be a farmer. He is an excellent baseball player and school hero. Marries Emily and has a child. Also, he mourns her death
300
Theme & example
What is significance of family and relationships, nature of time, life cycle/human experience
400
Time Capsule - what's put in it and why is it important
What is copy of this play - people will know the simple facts about the people of Grover's Corners
400
Different views of marriage
What is George doesn't want to get married or get old & wants to be a fella - - - Emily feels alone, wishes she was dead, wants to work for papa and keep house - - superstitions and also parents don't think they are ready
400
Resolution
What is Emily says that the living don't understand - - Stage manager talks about life again
400
Describe Emily
What is intelligent, marries George, dies during Childbirth
400
Climax
What is When Emily goes back to her 12th birthday and realizes that she wasted her life
500
difference between italic text and normal text
What is italics = description of what is happening (setting/sights and sounds) because there are no props
Normal text = speaking parts of characters
500
Explain the Stage Managers speech about quality and quantity
What is every child is nature's attempt at perfection - nature wants to have many people but it is looking for quality people so that's why the minister has a job - marry people so they can increase quantity but also try for quality
500
explain Emily's decision to go back: when, where, who else is there when she's making the decision - - what does she see?
What is 12th birthday February 11, 1899 - she sees everything that her family members did **Picks an unimportant - - painful ----she is warned not to go back ***not only live it you watch yourself live it
500
Importance of Stage Manager
What is omnipresent narrator (knows everything), he's the link between actors and the audience, gives vital info, and plays multiple roles