FILM LINK :https://vimeo.com/113736441All My Sons Analysis Homework.Homework Analysis for All My SonsAll My Sons AnalysisAfter you read and listen to the play, answer the questions below to the best of your ability. Your answers should explain how well you understand the story, the plot, its structure, the characters and the relevant action of the story/play. These questions are based on the lectures and power points provided in this weeks lesson. Remember – This week is an exercise in story/play Analysis and StructureTITLE OF FILM: _______________________________________A. Geographical location, including climate:B. Date; year, season, time of day:C. Economic environment (What is the ECONOMY like for the Characters? How does it affect them?)D. Political environment (Who is IN- CHARGE in the relationships? Who or what has the power?)E. Social environment (What are the characters SOCIAL NORMS? How would you describe their social class within their society? Is their place on the social ladder important? How/who do they CONDUCT themselves with? How does that affect the story)F. Religious environment (what effect does RELIGION/ FAITH or the LACK OF RELIGION/FAITH play and affect your story? what do the characters put most of their faith, energy, thought, action into?)1. Who is the Protagonist_________________________________________2. Who is the Antagonist__________________________________________3. List the Inciting Event (the event before the story starts that sets up the action.)4. List the Stasis (how does the world of the story open and exist?)5. List the Intrusion (that moment or event that provokes the present action into motion // breaks the stasis) 6. What is the major complication event in the play structure? 7. List 4 events in the story of the Rising Action. (The dramatic events leading to climax) 8. What is the stories Turning Point 9. List the Climax10. List the Falling Action (The Events that lead to Resolution/Return to Stasis)11. List the Resolution // The Return to Stasis ( the way the world is now) PLEASE DRAW A FREYTAG TRIANGLE ON THE BACK OF YOUR WORK AND LABEL ITS PARTS WITH YOUR STRUCTURE ANALYSIS.You can take a look at The way to do A FREYTAG TRIANGLE, IT IS UPLOADED BELOW.PLEASE CREATE A MOCK/DREAM CAST LIST WITH MODERN ACTORS YOU FEEL WOULD DO WELL WITH THE FOLLOWING ROLES: JOE, KATE, CHRIS, ANN AND GEORGE. – LOOK AT HOW YOU WOULD CREATE A DREAM CAST WITH A DIFFERENT CAST BACKGROUND. EXAMPLES WOULD BE ALL AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST OR A COMPLETE LATINO CAST. MAYBE IT’S A FAMILY FROM MIDDLE EASTERN BACKGROUND? i WONDER HOW A CASTING CHANGE WOULD AFFECT SOME OF THE OVERALL THEMATIC ISSUES THAT MILLER’S PLAY SPEAKS TO?
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Background Story
(Exposition)
We must adjust the way we read a play. The notion that what has
already happened is dull and unexciting must be set aside. After all,
for the characters themselves, it is just the opposite. To them, the past
is not dull and unexciting, but rather their own lives – everything good
and bad that has happened to them.
James Thomas
To Reveal the Past!
Playwrights employ a unique kind of narration to reveal the past while
the stage action continues to advance.
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Exposition (Most Common Term)
Antecedent
Previous Action
Background Story
Understanding the past is an integral part of the play not a clumsy
encumbrance. It helps create:
1. Mood / Atmosphere
2. Generates conflicts
3. Strongly influences environment and Given Circumstances
4. Clarifies relationships and the Environmental Analysis
5. (Potentially)Propels action forward in explosive surges
6. (Potentially)Increases the sense of urgency for the play/scene
Play Structure Terms
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What is a play?
A play is based on plot, or events. It usually has a central conflict that powers the story. It is arranged
in conversations called dialogue. Groups of dialogues or episodes are called a scene. Scenes are used
to show when time or place change. Large shifts in time or place are marked by acts, which are
usually composed of several scenes.
Initiating Action – the event that triggers the other events of the play (This may not be the first thing
in a play as many plays contain exposition, the information on key past events that the audience does
not see.)
Stasis – The common equilibrium that everything existed in. The calm before the storm…
Intrusion – The event or person that breaks the stasis moving the protagonist /story into action
Dramatic Action – The specific events of the plot that take place moving the story forward.
Rising Action – series of events that heighten the conflict between the protagonist force and
antagonist force.
Crisis/ Turning Point – the most dramatic scene where either the protagonist or antagonist gains
advantage.
Dramatic Conflict – The Major Obstacle or Obstacles that look to prevent the Progression of the
action
Climax – the peak of the play, resolves the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist forces, as
one of them “wins”.
Falling Action – series of events in the plot after the turning point but before the climax. The results
of the rising action
Conclusion – plot is completed and the loose ends are tied up.
Theme: Theme is the main idea that the plot develops. It gives the purpose to the action. It is the job
of the actors to reveal the theme to the audience. Plays with strong themes have the most longlasting impact on the audience.
Spine – The over general Objective that all characters share in a play.
Freytag Analysis:
As theatre has developed throughout the decades, the way these elements are structured has radically altered.
Greeks focused on talking a lot about what happened before and after the action, so the structure has large
falling and rising action.
The Elizabethan theatre, which Shakespeare wrote for was afternoon entertainment. Some companies
staged as many as 15 plays a month, so similar structure in all plays was important. Directors emphasized
action, the comedy of the low characters and the struggles of the hero.
Modern plays have a wide variety of plot devices and types of events, but they still rely on a basic
structure. The focus on the building of action to the turning point provides drive for the play. As a
director, building and maintaining focus, tension and theme are important. Some contemporary
playwrights, such as Beckett, deliberately break from this structure (use no discernible plot structure or
climax) to challenge convention.
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