Teddy’s degradation

1. Show how Teddy’s degradation becomes more extreme in this act.

Comic Scenes

2. Choose two incidents which you find comic, and explain what you find comic about them.

Ruth: a character study

3. Using information only from this act, write a character study of Ruth.

More on Joey:

4. Joey’s character is presented in more detail than in Act One.  What do you learn about him in this act?

Blog Peer Assessment Criteria

 

 

 

 

 

Your blog will be assessed on the following criteria:

• At least 5 relevant points which directly address the question.
• At least one quote or specific example from the text to support your point.

Of these 5 points:

• At least one opinion with accompanying explanation.
• At least one point needs to demonstrate knowledge of one or more themes.
• At least one point needs to demonstrate knowledge of character or relationship.
• At least one point needs to show knowledge of genre (drama).
• At least one point needs to show awareness of audience/performance.
• At least one point needs to show awareness of the writer at work (writer’s effects – can be linked with knowledge of audience/genre).
• At least one point should show sensitive awareness of the contexts in which the literary works studied were written and understood.
• At least 2 points should be raised by or supported with a comment made by a critic about this specific play and/or critical theory.

The Past in the play.

5. In what ways is the past important in Act One?

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Joey: a character study

4. Write a brief character study of Joey.

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Is Ruth stronger than Teddy?

3. What evidence is there in Act One that Ruth is stronger and more determined than Teddy?

 

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The different personalities of Max and Sam

2. Referring closely to Act One, show how Max and Sam have different personalitites.

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Ruth and Lenny in Act One

1. Examine carefully the scene between Ruth and Lenny and show how Pinter manages to create a sense of threat.

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