Monday, December 8, 2014

Weekly Agenda 12.8-12.15

Death of a Salesman

MON-WED
Book Review Excerpts

Plot Structures: 5,3,2


http://www.vcu.edu/arts/playwriting/structure.html

Beyond structures, we will approach discussing Salesman via tropes: Keep in mind the typical types of characters and features of a tragedy.  What other tropes or archetypes do you recognize?

TERMS: anachronic order, deconstruction, "broken pedestal," fatal flaw, mimesis, catharsis, staging (4th wall-voyeurism)

Characterization: temporary, measuring, subordination, volatility, exploitation, conquest, superlatives

>>purpose>>pathos>>perception

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