Lord of the Flies Stage Adaptation - Script Analysis

Vocabulary terms covering plot events, dialogue, character conflicts, and key concepts from pages 7 through 11 of the Lord of the Flies stage script.

The Conch

The shell representing order and speaking authority; Piggy insists that Ralph holds it for a meeting, but Ralph tosses it to Piggy and tells him to talk to himself.

Coral Island

One of the celebratory names shouted by Bill as the boys reach the crest of the hill and look out over the surrounding blue sea.

Treasure Island

The romanticized name shouted by Jack when the boys celebrate discovering the full view of the island from the hill.

Signal Fire

Ralph's proposed rescue strategy; a blaze built on the hill so passing ships can spot smoke and rescue the stranded boys.

Roger's Bomb Theory

Roger's bleak skepticism that no ships remain to rescue them because everyone back home is busy dropping bombs and killing one another.

Piggy's Glasses

The optical lenses forcibly taken from Piggy by Ralph and Jack to focus the sun's rays and ignite dry leaves and twigs for the fire.

Ray Convergence

The scientific principle cited by Simon explaining how glass lenses concentrate the sun's rays to a single point to start a fire.

Stone-Age Chant

The enthusiastic chant ("Stone-- AGE--- Times!") initiated by Sam, Eric, and Bill as Ralph and Jack successfully ignite the fire like primitive humans.

Fire Barrier Absence

The boys' failure to clear a boundary around their campfire, resulting in flames spreading wildly into an uncontrollable forest fire across the stage.

Stamping Dance

The rhythmic, chaotic effort by Maurice, Bill, Henry, and the boys to extinguish the spreading forest fire with their feet.

"Great fat, wet weed"

The insult shouted by an annoyed Ralph at Piggy when Piggy refuses to participate in stamping out the out-of-control fire.

Perceval Wemys Madyson

A six- or seven-year-old little'un who emerges in neat school uniform and prep school gear after the forest fire and speaks of a beastie.

Adam Jackson

A missing little'un mentioned by Perceval as having stood beside him before the fire but who cannot be found afterwards.

The Beastie

A frightening entity encountered in the trees, described by Perceval as a "snake thingy" and immediately dismissed as nonexistent by Jack.

Simon's Physical Affliction

The medical condition referenced mockingly by Jack, describing Simon as a weird boy who scares others by frothing at the mouth and collapsing.