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Play Report Form

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Play Report Form
Theater History
THTR 450
Lander University

Full Name _______________________________________ Date ___________________

Title __________________________________ Playwright ________________________

1. What genre (tragedy, comedy, melodrama, farce, tragicomedy, etc.) would you
consider this play to be? Why?

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2. Style. On a scale of 1 - 10 (with 1 being extremely realistic and 10 being extremely
non-realistic) rate this play as you see it.

1 - 1.5 - 2 - 2.5 - 3 - 3.5 - 4 - 4.5 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 -6.5 - 7 - 7.5 - 8 - 8.5 - 9 - 9.5 - 10

Using instances from the text of the play, give specific reasons for your answer:

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3. The first few pages of the play text usually will tell you things you need to know in
order to understand the rest of the play. List five examples from the first 4 or 5 pages
of pieces of knowledge that will help you understand what is going on in the rest of the
play. (This first part of the play is called the Exposition.)

a.________________________________________________________________________

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b.________________________________________________________________________

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c.________________________________________________________________________

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d.________________________________________________________________________

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e.________________________________________________________________________

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4. There is normally one incident very soon after the Exposition that starts the ball rolling
in the plot. This incident is the first moment of of conflict. It normally lets you know what
the major problem is that needs to be solved. Describe this incident below. (This incident
is normally referred to as the Inciting Incident, because it incites the action of the plot,)

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Why do you say that this is the Inciting Incident?

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5. There is a Turning Point (sometimes called the Point of No Return) that the plot
reaches in which the plot reaches such a stage that it must from that point go forward
toward the Climax, or highest moment of the play. Describe that Turning Point, and state
why you believe it is the Turning Point.

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6. Describe the Climax (the point at which the conflict in the Inciting Incident above is
solved, either by allowing the protagonist(s) to "win" whatever they are after or allowing
the antagonist(s), the person(s) or force(s) opposed to the protagonist(s) to win.

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7. What specifically occurs in the Denouement? The Denouement (or Falling Action) is
the portion of the play immediately after the Climax that ties all the loose strings
together and ends the play smoothly without keeping you in suspense. (Some plays do not
have a Denouement.

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8. Who is the Protagonist(s)? The Protagonist is the person or persons whom the main
plot of the play moves around. You may call him or her the main character.

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Why do you say so?

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9. Why or what is the Antagonist(s)? The Antagonist is the person(s), force, or other
factor that attempts to keep the Protagonist(s) from getting what the want to achieve.

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10. What is the Protagonist(s)'s objective in the play? (I. e., what is the Protagonist
attempting to achieve in the play?)

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11. What are some major obstacles the Protagonist(s) must overcome in order to reach
his/he objective?

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12.What are some major themes in the play?

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13. What was the playwright attempting to say in the play?

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14. How well the the playwright say it? Cite examples of language, progression or lack
of plot progression, or other means of communication or plot development of lack
thereof, to indicate how well (or not so well) the playwright said what he/she wanted
to say.

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15. Was it worth saying? ________________________ Explain below:

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16. Give your specific reactions to the play and explain why you had these reactions.

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