Our Town
Ryan Merinyo
Theatre: Our Town
Professor Waalic
6/10/13
“Our Town”
Describe: “Outline the plot of this play with regards to Exposition, Complication, Denouement, Discovery, Reversal, Protagonist and Antagonist.” With regards to the play, Thornton Wilder elaborately creates a complex theatric story about a fictional town in New Hampshire called Grover’s Town in May 7, 1901. The theatric play opens with a stage manager who spends a great deal of time introducing town by describing the setting, the religious orientation within the community, its geographical features to better set the atmosphere of the play. The viewer gets a sense that there’s a lot of dramatic complication involving each character in the play, making the storyline it realistic as possible. However, the plot of this story mainly focuses on the relationship between George Gibbs and Emily Webb. Early in the play, the audience are introduced to them through a settled conversation that their having, that seems to spark both Emily and Georges attention. Making this the exposition point of the playwright. Here, George seems to be timid and shy but he chooses to not let the nervous feeling get the best of him. He sincerely gives Emily a heart filled complements on her academic achievements. Flatter by that compliment, her cheeks turn a rose flush pink color, and her eyes begin to glitter and shine when George talks about one day owning his uncles farm. Emily tries to remain posed and calm like a true Christian colonial gal of her time. As the conversation beings to wind down, George tries to slipping a question, asking Emily if she would like to “work out a kinda telegraph from your window to mine; and once in a while you could give me a kinda hint or two about one of those algebra problems.” Although, it seems like she would like to, she instead politely declines and replies “whistle to me and I'll give you some hints.” As Mrs. Webb walk out her home, George on his way. This become the point of
Theatre: Our Town
Professor Waalic
6/10/13
“Our Town”
Describe: “Outline the plot of this play with regards to Exposition, Complication, Denouement, Discovery, Reversal, Protagonist and Antagonist.” With regards to the play, Thornton Wilder elaborately creates a complex theatric story about a fictional town in New Hampshire called Grover’s Town in May 7, 1901. The theatric play opens with a stage manager who spends a great deal of time introducing town by describing the setting, the religious orientation within the community, its geographical features to better set the atmosphere of the play. The viewer gets a sense that there’s a lot of dramatic complication involving each character in the play, making the storyline it realistic as possible. However, the plot of this story mainly focuses on the relationship between George Gibbs and Emily Webb. Early in the play, the audience are introduced to them through a settled conversation that their having, that seems to spark both Emily and Georges attention. Making this the exposition point of the playwright. Here, George seems to be timid and shy but he chooses to not let the nervous feeling get the best of him. He sincerely gives Emily a heart filled complements on her academic achievements. Flatter by that compliment, her cheeks turn a rose flush pink color, and her eyes begin to glitter and shine when George talks about one day owning his uncles farm. Emily tries to remain posed and calm like a true Christian colonial gal of her time. As the conversation beings to wind down, George tries to slipping a question, asking Emily if she would like to “work out a kinda telegraph from your window to mine; and once in a while you could give me a kinda hint or two about one of those algebra problems.” Although, it seems like she would like to, she instead politely declines and replies “whistle to me and I'll give you some hints.” As Mrs. Webb walk out her home, George on his way. This become the point of