play analysis

Name:                                                             Date:

1. About the Play
2. Title and Author (Titles should be italicized):
3. Dramatic Action (What are the motivations of the main characters and how do those motivations interact? 100-200 words):
4. Conflict (50-100 words):
5. Characters:
6. Protagonist:

• Antagonist:

• Others:

• Does the play use stock characters?

• Structure (episodic, climactic, something else?):  
• Themes:
• Environmental Facts/Place:
• Time:

• Setting:

• Summary:

• Context:
• What are the historical, political, and social elements of this play? (50-200 words)
• Why is this play important? What work does the play seek to do? (100-200 words)
• What questions does this play raise? Cite specific scenes or ideas in the play that you think raise the questions you see. (100-200 words)

Additional questions you many have about the play: