Monday, March 1, 2010

Richard III essay

The following is due Friday 3/5:
Unlike the novelist, the writer of a play does not use his own voice and only rarely uses a narrator’s voice to guide the audience’s response to character and action.

Select a play you have read and write an essay in which you explain the techniques the playwright uses to guide his audience’s responses to the central characters in the action.

You might consider the effect on the audience of things like setting, the use of comparable and contrasting characters, and the characters’ responses to each other. Support your argument with specific references to the play. Do not give a plot summary.

You MUST select one of the following:

Richard III
Richard III Part II: Bow To Klimasthocles

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