Death of a Salesman

Overview of Prompts You may choose one prompt from the following options for this assignment. Each is designed to help you further explore literary elements and assert an original thesis.  After reflecting on the plays we have read in this course, select the character that you find most fascinating. Compose a profile essay that answers the following question: “Who is this character, what is his/her true essence, and what are his/her most definitive traits?” Select the 3-4 most dominant characteristics your character possesses, and incorporate evidence of, or commentary on, each of these characteristics in your discussion.  Pretend you are a Broadway director with an unlimited budget (I said pretend) and have the good fortune to stage one of the plays we have read in class. Write an essay in which you walk through each stage of your production, including casting, set design, A/V, costuming, and your ultimate thematic focus, being sure to illustrate how your choices will bring the text to life with vigor, integrity, and vision.  Stage directions are often the most overlooked part of any script, yet they are indispensible for any serious actor who wants to do his/her character justice. Choose one of the assigned plays and analyze the role stage directions serve in helping us all—actors, directors, and audience members—gain a deeper understanding of its characters and their various motives, relationships, and conflicts. Stories: Death of a Salesman https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/blackboard.learn.xythos.prod/58b0aa4ad9554/624205?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Death%2520of%2520a%2520Salesman%2520Complete.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20190724T161632Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAIL7WQYDOOHAZJGWQ%2F20190724%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=a6f8fba342230e440521f271edda998cafc1f2eca7f5c971415edafa7ec257d7 The Iceman Cometh https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/o/oneill/eugene/iceman-cometh/complete.html Sources https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Iceman-Cometh https://www.britannica.com/topic/Death-of-a-Salesman https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/death-of-a-salesman-a-heartbreaking-work-of-staggering-mediocrity