CHARACTERS

• Decide to which character the following adjectives would apply.Write A. for Amamnda, T. for Tom, L. for Laura, J.O. for Jim and F. for the father

THEMES

1- Disappointment

• What are Amanda, Tom and Laura disappointed with or who are they disappointed in?

(use the following expressions)

-"be disappointed in someone": I was disappointed in him for not accepting my invitation
-"be disappointed with (stg)": they were disappointed with her answer
-"be disappointed to learn / see that….": We are very disappointed to learn that she won't be able to come and visit us
-"be disappointed at (someone) (NOT) V- ing …": she was disappointed at not seeing Tom last night

• State reason for the characters' disappointment

(express cause: use

- "The reason why ....is that..."

- "Insofar as.."

- "Because + clause"

- "Because of + Noun/GN"

• According to you, who is the most disappointed character ?

(use : "I think, in my opinion, it seems to me that, I would say, I would tend to think that… "

2- Escapism

• What does each character try to escape from?
  (use)

- "escape from (stg)"
- "escape from V-ing"

• What were their means of escaping?

(use)

- BY + V_ing (to explain the means by which something is achieved or done))
- Wish + preterit modal (to express a wish, a regret on a state/ a present or future action)
I wish I were rich, I would buy a ticket to fly to the Caribbean
- Wish + past perfect modal to express a regret on a past action
I wish I had seen him, I would have invited him to the party.

3- Expectations

• What are the greatest expectations and dreams of the characters?

(use)

- expect / want / would like + (so) to + V
- Dream of + V_ing

4- Memory

• What do the characters particularly like to remember? What images of the past do they evoke?

(Use)

- To remember / recall / recollect + stg / V_ing / that….
- To retain the memory of (stg),to have a memory of stg, to evoke the memory of someone;
!!!! It reminds me of…. (cela me rappelle…)
!!!! A souvenir (is a present you buy in a souvenir shop)

5- Rupture

• What things are breaking or broken in the play?

• What specific and dramatic devices does T. Williams use to convey the prevailing notion of rupture?
  

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