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Discussion: Act 1 Summary

Edward Gordon Craig, c. 1930

List a single thing that happens in this act, along with its corresponding line numbers, and speculate why it might be important to the story of the play. There's no need to finish reading the entire play

before contributing; comment as you read, if you like. (There's value to unfilled speculations; they

capture our expectations in the moment.)

Three rules:

1) To repeat: One plot point for each comment.

2) No repeats. Each comment needs to identify a distinct plot point. If you're having trouble finding something, dig deeper into the act. It's okay to point out something new about a plot point that's

already been recorded. For example, if a comment states that Character X and Character Y have an

argument, you can add that, during the argument, Character X calls Character Y a ___[insert insult]___, if

you think it's important.

3) You may not immediately post consecutive comments. The idea is to prevent anyone bogarting the discussion. Wait at least two hours before you comment in any one plot thread again.

Discussion: Act 2 Summary

Edward Gordon Craig, c. 1930

List a single thing that happens in this act, along with its corresponding line numbers, and speculate why it might be important to the story of the play. There's no need to finish reading the entire play

before contributing; comment as you read, if you like. (There's value to unfilled speculations; they

capture our expectations in the moment.)

Three rules:

1) To repeat: One plot point for each comment.

2) No repeats. Each comment needs to identify a distinct plot point. If you're having trouble finding something, dig deeper into the act. It's okay to point out something new about a plot point that's

already been recorded. For example, if a comment states that Character X and Character Y have an

argument, you can add that, during the argument, Character X calls Character Y a ___[insert insult]___, if

you think it's important.

3) You may not immediately post consecutive comments. The idea is to prevent anyone bogarting the discussion. Wait at least two hours before you comment in any one plot thread again.

Discussion: Act 3 Summary

Edward Gordon Craig, c. 1930

List a single thing that happens in this act, along with its corresponding line numbers, and speculate why it might be important to the story of the play. There's no need to finish reading the entire play

before contributing; comment as you read, if you like. (There's value to unfilled speculations; they

capture our expectations in the moment.)

Three rules:

1) To repeat: One plot point for each comment.

2) No repeats. Each comment needs to identify a distinct plot point. If you're having trouble finding something, dig deeper into the act. It's okay to point out something new about a plot point that's

already been recorded. For example, if a comment states that Character X and Character Y have an

argument, you can add that, during the argument, Character X calls Character Y a ___[insert insult]___, if

you think it's important.

3) You may not immediately post consecutive comments. The idea is to prevent anyone bogarting the discussion. Wait at least two hours before you comment in any one plot thread again.