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Assignment: Apply concepts of literary analysis to analyze a character from Fences or Trifles.
Choose one character from one of the plays we have read this semester and provide a character analysis (i.e. discuss that character's relationship to a larger theme of the work).
Outline/Rough Draft: Follow the HATMAT outline format that we have been using. You must have a thesis statement followed by supporting evidence in body paragraphs. Your rough draft must follow your outline.
Thesis Options: You may address a theme that was discussed in class or discussion board, but please find additional examples/evidence that we did not cover in class (i.e. do not simply repeat our classroom discussions). To help craft a thesis, answer one question and your answer would be your thesis. Give examples from their own actions, dialogue, or other literary elements as supporting evidence.
Question 1: What is Mrs. Hale's connection to the role of women in Trifles?
Question 2: How does Mrs. Peters' evolve from social conformist to tacit accomplice?
Question 3: How does Troy's childhood affect his relationship with Cory?
Question 4: Discuss Troy's complexity as he struggles for social equality but fails personally.
Question 5: Think of three ways to describe a character. What literary elements are used to portray this character?
Question 6: How does the character start in the beginning of the play and how do they change?
Question 7: Certain characters defy expectations. Pick one character and explain what is expected from them by society and explain how they defy these expectations.
Question 8: How does a character not change and what are factors that contribute to their inability to do so?
Question 9: Is the character round or flat? Static or dynamic?
Question 10: What elements reveal changes in the character?
Question 11: What does the character's dialogue reveal about him/her?
Question 12: What do other characters reveal about your chosen character through their dialogue?
Question 13: What does the action in the play reveal about the character?
Question 14: How do the stage directions contribute to the reader's understanding of the character?