Play analysis The School for Scandal:
Analyze of “The School for Scandal”, focusing on the concept of “Idea” as discussed in Chapter 7 of Script Analysis for actor, director, and designers, 4th edition by James Thomas.
The writer needs to read chapter 7 “Idea” from the book Script Analysis for actor, director, and designers, 4th edition by James Thomas, and then read the play “The school for Scandal” and answer the questions below based on the play.
Below are some web links for the play. The writer will need to have access to the book.
https://www.bartleby.com/18/2/ https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1929?msg=welcome_stranger
https://archive.org/stream/schoolforscandal00sher3/schoolforscandal00sher3 _djvu.txt
1. Words:
a. Does the title reflect the meaning?
b. If so, does it do so directly, indirectly poetically, ironically?
c. Any discussions about ideas in the dialogue?
d. If so, who is involved?
e. What specific ideas are discussed?
f. Are there any examples of aphorisms?
g. If so, who speaks them?
h. What ideas do they illustrate?
i. Any literary, religious, or cultural allusions?
j. If so, who speaks them?
k. What are the sources?
l. What ideas do they illustrate?
m. Any speeches formally putting forward specific ideas (set speeches)?
n. If so, who says them?
o. What ideas do they illuminate?
p. Are there any images or intentional symbols in the dialogue?
q. If so, what are they?
r. What ideas do they suggest?
s. Is there a prologue or an epilogue?
t. If so, how does it point up the main idea of the play?