Drama 40B Wovzeck

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Your Name* Mark Metzger Date* 2/7/16

Playwright* Georg Buchner

Play itle* Woyzeck

!ontent

Plot: sequence of events. What events are represented on stage versus what is referred to

or

illustrated in dialogue is important to note for an overall understanding of the play.

Briefly summarize the plot of the play.*

" #i#n$t %ully un#er&tan# the 'lot o% the 'lay( e)ce't that it %ocu&e# on a Germanic community o%'eo'le( &'eci%ically on a youngi&h man name# ranz +oyzeck an# hi& wi%e,-. Marie +oyzeck&eem& to 0e going through an e)i&tential cri&i&( an# he i& trying to %igure out how to lie hi& li%e

e connect& with nature in a tran&cen#ental way( an# #i&like& con%ormity +oyzeck i& al&o 0eing&ummone# into the military( an# he 3oin& again&t hi& moral& ,-. at the en# o% the 'lay

ay Analysis Worksheetplete each entry listed with a red asterisk (*) and as much else as you can, then submit tothe appropriate EEE


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!ontent

Plot Structure: how the plot is arranged, typically moves from equilibrium to disequilibrium to

equilibrium-restored for the protagonist. Beginning or ending a play in a form of

disequilibrium

is an interesting challenge to the audience because the loose ends or conflict

is not resolved!

potentially leaves the audience to ponder the ramifications.

Does the play's structure follow this typical pattern or not? Briefly explain your answer.*

he 'lay #oe& not %ollow a ty'ical &tructure he 'lot %eel& ery conce'tual an# there i& not reallya linear narratie he 'lay &eem& to e)'lore theme& rather than a &tory +oyzeck a& a characteral&o neer really goe& anywhere in term& o% growth( &o it &eem&

!ontent

Setting: where the play ta"es place, potentially refers to geography, era, and#or physical space

$such as a specific room in a house, outside a specific building, etc%. Where a play is set

significantly determines the meaning we ma"e of the plot. &or e'ample, political satire or

criticism is usually set in a foreign country to ma"e the criticism implicit rather than e'plicit.

Where is the play set in terms of time and place? Does the playwright indicate a specific time

and place?* 4ome &ort o% Germanic community in the early 15 thcentury "t i& not a &'eci%ic

time or 'lace


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(haracter: personalities developed through language, behavior, and action. )a*or characters

typically positioned as protagonists, antagonists, and#or choruses! minor characters can

potentially serve as foils, or personalities that emphasi+e ma*or characters traits. t is significant

to note who is named and who is not.

Protagonist: primary character that is involved in most of the plot and typically garners the most

empathy! antagonist: secondary character that opposes the protagonist, typically used in

relation to disequilibrium in the plot structure! chorus: functions essentially as a narrator,

characters who reflect the cultural, social, or political opinions of, or stand in as, the audience.

List the characters represented in the play, their position in the drama (protagonist, antagonist,

chorus figure, minor character, as well as !"# words that descri$e their personality.*

ranz +oyzeck)i&tential 'oor man( 'rotagoni&t

Marie+oyzeck$& wi%e( al&o a little e)i&tential/#e're&&e#,-.( main character

Drum Ma3or4ol#ier 0oy( con%ormi&t( minor character

!a'tain8ea#er o% the army( antagoni&t,-.

Doctor8ocal #octor( almo&t gurulike

9n#re&+oyzeck$& %rien#( minor character

Barker!arnial announcer o% animal&( minor character

:arlan i#iot( with Marie at &ome 'oint( minor character

Margretrien# o% Marie( minor character


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/arrative: an account of the plot that is spo"en, written, in film or pictures, typically understood

in terms of symbolism, motif, theme.

Symbolism: ob*ects#phrases in narrative that suggest meaning beyond their typical value,

potentially related to something that has already occurred in the narrative $repetition% or has not

yet occurred $foreshadowing%! )otif: recurring element that has symbolic meaning for the

narrative! 0heme: a central idea established through motif$s%, usually summed up in one word or

phrase such as 1revenge2 or 1individual versus society2.

(!) %dentify at least one ma&or theme in the narratie, and $riefly explain how it is deeloped

throughout the text, ( identify at least one ma&or sym$ol and)or motif and what you

thin* it

means in terms of the play.*

;ne ma3or theme in Woyzeck i& e)i&tentiali&m( an# what it mean& to e)i&t on arth or

in the unier&e hi& theme i& #eelo'e# through how +oyzeck #i&cu&&e& the #ay&going


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orm heatrical

Stage 3irections, 4rrangement of Props, 4rrangement of Bodies, Stage 0echnologies, 4udience

nteraction

Stage 3irections: cues author gives to determine movement of characters around and on or off

stage, which also determines what action ta"es place in the audiences view, what is only head,

and what is illustrated through a characters spo"en word! Stage 0echnologies#(onventions:

differ from era to era, but in general anything that differentiates the stage from the audienceand

enhances the audiences understanding of the characters and the narrative.

+ote any (at least one stage directions, scene arrangements, technologies, or methods of

audience interactions that catch your attention and $riefly descri$e what they contri$ute to the

play.*

;ne intere&ting &tage technology i& the kni%e that +oyzeck u&e& to kill Marie ,Doe& he kill

Marie-. "t$& the only time +oyzeck i& actually #oing &omething in the 'lay( an# he kill& hi&

own wi%e "t$& a ery #ark look at e)i&tentiali&m( remin#e# me ery much o% !amu&$The

Stranger


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orm e)tual

(hoice of 0itle, /umber of 4cts and#or Scenes, 0ype of 5tterance $)onologue, 3ialogue,

Soliloquy%, 0ype of 3iction $Prose, 6erse, (ommon 7nglish, 4lternative 7nglish Words%,

(haracteri+ation.

)onologue: a speech delivered by one person, or a long one-sided conversation! Soliloquy: an

act of spea"ing ones thoughts aloud when one is by oneself or regardless of any hearers!

Prose: written or spo"en language without any metrical structure! 6erse: written or spo"en

language with a metrical rhythm, usually rhyme. (haracteri+ation: how the author reveals the

characters personality, either directly or indirectly.

8elpful mnemonic for characteri+ation: S. 0. 7. 4. 9. Speech, 0houghts, 7ffect on ;ther

(haracters, 4ctions, 9oo"s. $)nemonic Source, further e'planation%

>!om'lete in con3unction with +e#neay?& cla&& &e&&ion@

Briefly note any formal elements that catch your attention, s*etch out character profiles $ased

on the acronym a$oe how does the form determine the meaning we ma*e of the play?
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!onte)t

4nalysis at this level treats the play as a series of 1creative decisions2 by the playwright, and

e'amines who the playwright is as well as what that means in their specific historical, political,

social, and#or cultural conte't $e.g. sub*ect position%. 4lso applicable for this level of analysis

are social norms or cultural conventions of the time and place in which the play was produced

that determine dramatic#theatrical possibilities $e.g. representation of violence%.

>!om'lete in con3unction with +e#neay?& cla&& &e&&ion@

Did the playwright choose to represent characters -other- to them, such a foreigner, mem$er of a

different gender, different class, different race, etc or not? ow are these -others- represented/

positiely, neutrally, negatiely?

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