Due dates and Ibsen journal 1

Due dates:  

Quick reminder of the pieces due on Tuesday the 7th
Tragedy paper with rough draft(s) and outline(s)
Three Anouilh journals

Ibsen Homework:
Read Act I of The Wild Duck

Prepare for small group discussions by journaling about the following topics.
1.  The staging of the play.  What did you notice about how Ibsen stages the play - consider the set, costumes, props, and characters movements.  Who is on stage with whom?  Who avoids whom?

2.  How does Ibsen's stage directions differ from Anouilh's?  How does Ibsen use the stage directions?

3.  Examine the motif of illness or disease and silence

4.  How does Ibsen create levels of formality, social class or gender roles?  What types of consequences do rules of decorum create?

5. Consider how and why characters create illusion and put on appearances.

6.  Examine the relationship between fathers and sons.