English study guide

Style for Our Town?

Style for Our Town?

Minimalistic, meta- theatrical, breaking the fourth wall.

Title of AMSND

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Author of A Midsummer Nights dream

William Shakespeare

Author of Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

Genre of Jane Eyre

Gothic novel, Bildungsroman

Protagonist of Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

antagonist of Jane Eyre

Bertha Mason

Themes of Jane Eyre

Love, independence, social class, religion, gender roles

Author of Our Town

Thornton Wilder

Setting of Our Town

Grover's Corners, New Hampshire

Themes of Our Town

Transience of life, the importance of human connections, appreciation of the present moment

Characters of Our Town

Emily Webb, George Gibbs, Dr. Frank Gibbs, Mrs. Julia Gibbs, Mr. Charles Webb, Mrs. Myrtle Webb, Simon Stimson, Rebecca Gibbs, Wally Webb

Plot of Our Town

Depicts the daily lives of the residents of Grover's Corners, focusing on the relationship between Emily and George

Style of Our Town

Minimalistic, meta-theatrical, breaking the fourth wall