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1)Choose a play in which a character makes a brave decision. Briefly explain the circumstances which lead up to the decision and then discuss how it affects your views of the character. 2)Choose a play whose main theme you feel is important to you personally. Show how the dramatist explores the theme and discuss to what extent the play influenced your views. 3)Choose from a play a scene in which one character makes an accusation against another character. Explain the dramatic importance of the scene and discuss how it affects your sympathy for either or both of the characters.

4) Choose from a play a scene in which you felt totally involved (either as an audience member at a performance, or as a reader). Show how the skill of the dramatist or of those making the performance caused you to be so involved. 5) Choose a play in which a character struggles with his or her conscience. Outline briefly the reasons for the character’s dilemma and go on to discuss how successfully the dramatist engages your sympathy for her or him. 6) Choose from a play a scene in which the conflict between two characters is at its most intense. Outline briefly the reasons for the conflict and then by examining the scene in detail, show how it gave you a deeper appreciation of the play as a whole.

7) Choose a play whose main theme concerns one of the following: power, corruption, disillusionment. Explain how the dramatist introduces the theme and discuss to what extent you found the way it is explored in the play enhanced your understanding of the theme. 8) Choose a play in which the main character is at odds with one or more than one of the people around him or her. Show how the dramatist makes you aware of the character’s situation and discuss to what extent this led to a greater understanding of the concerns of the play. 9)Choose a play whose main theme is made clear really in the action. Show how the dramatist introduces the theme and discuss how successfully he or she goes on to develop it.

10) Choose a play in which one scene or moment determines the fate of the main character. Explain fully why you think this is the key moment in the character’s fortunes. 11) Choose a play in which a character feels increasingly isolated from the community in which he or she lives. Show how the dramatist makes you aware of the character’s increasing isolation and discuss how it affects your attitude to the character. 12) Choose a play in which the dramatist explores conflict between opposing values and ideas. Show how the dramatist makes you aware of the conflict and discuss the extent to which you find the resolution of the conflict satisfying.

13) Choose a play in which there is a scene which provides a clear turning point in the drama. Explain why it is a turning point and go on to discuss the importance of the scene to your appreciation of the play as a whole. 14) Choose a play in which your attitude towards a central character varies at different stages of the action. Show how the skill of the dramatist causes your attitude to change. 15) Choose a play in which the dramatist explores the idea of rebellion against authority. Explain briefly the circumstances which give rise to the rebellion and discuss how successfully you think the dramatist explores the idea.

16) Choose a play in which there is a scene involving intense emotion. Show how the dramatist makes you aware of the intensity of the emotion in the scene and discuss the importance of the scene to the drama as a whole. 17) Choose a play in which a character is seeking the truth, avoiding the truth or hiding the truth. Explain to what extent the character achieves this aim and discuss how the dramatist uses the situation to reveal important aspect’s of the character’s role in the play as a whole. 18) Choose a play which features one of the following themes: appearance versus reality; good versus evil; dreams versus reality; youth versus age.

19) Choose a play in which the dramatist’s use of contrast between two characters is important to your understanding of one of them. Discuss how your understanding of this character is strengthened by the contrast. 20) Choose a play in which the conclusion leaves you with mixed emotions but clearly conveys the dramatist's message. Briefly explain how the mixed emotions are aroused by the conclusion and then discuss how you are given a clear understanding of the message of the play as a whole 21) Choose a play which underlines how one person’s flaws can have a significant impact on other people as well as on himself or herself. Explain briefly the nature of the flaws and then, in detail, assess how much the character and other characters are affected. 22) Choose a play in which an important theme is highlighted by one specific scene or incident. Explain how the theme is explored in the play as a whole and then show in detail how the chosen scene or incident effectively highlights it.

23) Choose a play which has a theme of revenge or betrayal or sacrifice. Show how the dramatist explores your chosen theme and discuss how this treatment enhances your appreciation of the play as a whole. 24) Choose a scene from a play which you found particularly entertaining or shocking. Explain briefly why the scene is important to the play as a whole and how the dramatist makes the scene so entertaining or shocking. 25) Choose a play in which a character makes a crucial error. Explain what the error is and discuss to what extent it is important to your understanding of the character’s situation in the play as a whole. 26) Choose a play in which the relationship between a male and female character changes significantly. Show how the relationship between the two changes and discuss to what extent this illuminates the central idea of the play.