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1. Discussion names of places and characters contain deeper, often symbolic significance as well. For instance, Harry's last name, Domin, comes from the Latin "dominus," meaning "master" or one who wants to become another's master. Helena's name comes from Greek, meaning "light," "torch" or "bright." discuss how their names reflect their personality traits or motivations. For instance, Helena considers the meaning of her name in relation to her reason for visiting the factory. What are her motivations? How might her motivations be connected to her name, which means "light," "torch," or "bright?" Also, Harry Domin considers the meaning of his name ("master") in relation to his motivations for running the factory or how he treats other characters, including Helena. cite specific lines in the play to support the answer.
2. In Act I, pages 4-6, Domin explains to Helena the history of robots. why did Old Man Rossum invent robots? What was his reason? Why did his son continue his father's work? What was his reason for inventing robots?
3. In Act I, pages 15-16, Domin reveals his vision of the future with robots taking the place of human workers. What does this vision look like? To what extent do you agree with his vision? To what extent does this vision fall apart in Act II?
4. Discuss Why does Helena allow Radius to live? Do you think this is a wise decision? Why or why not?
5. Discuss Why do you think Domin wants to manufacture robots "of a different color, a different language?" (33), thereby changing the "universal" robot to a "national" robot?
6. Discuss Why are humans no longer able to procreate? What reason do the characters provide?