Drama
Susan Glaspell, Trifles [Realism This play is included in Chapter 6.] Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House [Realism] William Shakespeare, Hamlet [Tragedy] Sophocles, Oedipus the King or Antigone [Tragedies] August Wilson, Fences [Realism] Choose one set below to address in your initial post. Your reply post may be to any set. Please identify which play you are addressing in the title for your discussion thread.
How does the play Oedipus the King provide a catharsis (See your text’s Glossary of Literary Terms)? What action in the play best displays catharsis? Which of the assigned plays is the most realistic? Be specific–use examples from the text for support.
Which element of fiction creates the most significant understanding in one of the plays assigned: setting, plot, characterization, symbolism, theme? Eric Whichever one you choose I later have a 500-750 word essay on that same play.
