What is the name of the play?
What is the period and setting of the play?
Who is the playwright of the play?
Who is the intended audience?
What was the author's purpose in writing the play?
What is the genre of the play? Comedy, Tragedy, melodrama, farce etc.
What is the theme of the play?
How many acts and scenes in the play?
What settings do we visit in each scene?
List all the characters of the play. Imagine what they look like and how they dress. Describe them as your imagination sees them. The more detail the better
Who is the protagonist? What drives the character to do what he or she does?
Who is the antagonist? What drives the character to do what he or she does?
What is the protagonist's fatal flaw?
How does the character change? Describe how he/she starts and how they end.
Who is the antagonist? What is his/her goal or purpose in the play?
Other characters: their function in relation to protagonist? How do they assist in
his/her story?
List each character and describe their purpose.
Plot: What is the inciting incident? What gets the ball rolling.
Plot: What exposition is given to us when the story opens?
Plot: What obstacles need to be overcome?
Plot: Crisis- where does the problem really reveal itself to be the true issue?
Plot: Climax- Where is the high point?
Plot: What is the resolution of the play?
What type of language is used?
Tell me why you think it is the language used.
Language: realistic, heroic, archaic, poetic, contemporary, ethnic, original
What is the overall mood of the play?
Discuss essential scenic elements symbolism in the play?