Drama Paper for “Fences”
Why we’re doing this
Like novelists and poets, playwrights are storytellers. And if there is one thing that humans love, it is stories. Reading and thinking about a modern play helps show how storytelling has changed over time, and it gives us a good story to enjoy.
From theater’s origins in ancient Greece, when drama was a heavily music-based religious ritual honoring Dionysus, the purpose, production, and performance of theater has changed significantly. Our interest in stories of love, loss, jealousy, cleverness, betrayal, defeat, and success has not. We want to be inspired by heroes, we want to recognize villains—human or not—and we want to laugh, feel suspense, and have meaningful ideas to think about. Well-written plays—and TV shows and movies—offer us these gifts. But to enjoy them, we must open and use them.
How we’re doing this
Write up your response, documenting your sources with both in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
1. Evaluate “Fences” from a critical approach, showing how at least four literary aspects contribute to the value of the storytelling and why the story matters.
The Nitty Gritty
· 7-10 pages (not including a cover page—if you have one—or the Works Cited
· Typed (double-spaced throughout), 12-point, Times New Roman font
· Minimum of seven sources (consider reference books, print books, journals, radio programs, reputable magazines, edited internet-based sources)
Please In-text citations and atleast 7 sources (MLA format).
Film: Fences by Denzel Washington
Script: https://www.scripts.com/script.php?id=fences_1316&p=3
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