Gemini English 102 Play Analysis Assignment
Mrs. Duprey
North Rose-Wolcott HS
Rough draft due date: June 7th Final draft due date: June 13th
Rough draft due date: June 7th Final draft due date: June 13th
Assignment:
Assignment:
Write a clear and concise essay of no fewer than 1000 words in which you provide a thorough analysis on how a play’s structure and form emphasizes the play’s theme. Choose one of the following plays:
Fences by August Wilson
Wit by Margaret Edson
Oedipus the King by Sophocles
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
How to approach this assignment:
How to approach this assignment:
Be sure to state the theme in a thesis sentence near the beginning of your paper.
In your analysis, consider how the setting, costumes, stage directions, characterizations, and plot structure all reinforce the theme.