Analysis/argument essay about
drama.
The drama is about the two different interpretations by James Earle
Jones and Denzel Washington of the same scene from Fences. This essay is creative, insightful, well-argued.
Here are the two scenes and link: How come you ain’t you never
liked me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE2dDmMGfa4
1. What does the title of the play Fences
signify to you? Analyze the major characters and relationships in the play –
Troy, Rose, Cory, Lyons, Bono, Gabriel etc. How are the main characters’ lives
representative of the options in life for African Americans in the 1950’s? Have
things changed in our day; how? Why does Troy discourage his son Cory’s
athletic ambitions? Have you known anyone like Troy with a similar bitter history
and pattern of destructive inner conflicts? Analyze the humor as well as the
anger in this play. Analyze the role of music and symbolism in the play? You
could add quotations, references, and critical thinking to ideas in Troy
Maxson/George Floyd and develop your response essay into an analytical/argument
essay.
2. Organize your essay with an
introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Make sure this analysis/argument essay
on drama has a strong introduction with a clear topic, thesis, and sub-topics.
Write an inviting lead and a conclusion that restates the topic and thesis in a
new way and ends with a memorable outro. Introduce each paragraph with a topic
sentence and general observations.
3. Use quotations and references to
support your sub-topic arguments. Use critical thinking to prove and elaborate
your arguments. Close each paragraph with general concluding statements and a
smooth transition to the next paragraph.
In your
analysis of drama, you can:
Reveal the themes and structure of the
play and analyze any repeated patterns.
Focus on one main character or on a group
of characters who are foils for each other.
Compare/contrast characters within the
same play
Analyze the impact of the setting on the
characters and themes of the play.
Analyze the symbolism and other aspects of
the play such as acting, sets, direction, lighting, music.
Support all your critical
observations with lots of quotations and references to what characters said and did
in the play.
This essay can be a Documented Essay with
research, in-text citations, and a Works Cited list.
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