Assignment:
Choos e two of the four questions.
1. Many of the plays that we have read this semester explore family relationships. Choose four plays and compare and contrast how this theme and these relationships are used to drive the plots of the plays, Give specific examples from the plays.
2. The theme of disguise, misrepresentation of identity, and impersonation are explored in many plays, choose four plays and compare and contrast how disguise is used. Cite specific examples from the plays.
3. Compare and contrast the comedy styles and theatrical structure in the plays of Aristophanes, Molicre, Sheridan, and Goldoni. Cite specific examples from the plays read in the class.
4. In Aristotle's The Poetics he describes the elements drama as plot, character, diction, thought, spectacle, and song - Choose three styles of theatre covered in this class and describe how these elements are used. Provide specific examples from the plays read in the semester.