Wilding's class codex
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Richard
Act I
Opening scene 1/1
Richard/Anne Wooing scene 1/2
Margaret gets cursey 1/3
Act III
Richard v The Prices 3/2
Hastings disses Stanley's dream 3/2
The Richard & Buckingham Show 3/5
Bucks 'sells' Richard as King 3/7
Act IV
Bucks & Richard break up 4/2
Scorned women get cursey 4/4
Richard woos Elizabeth 4/4
Act V
Genre - Tragedy
Enter Richmond, SuperKing! 5/2
Richard v Richmond 5/3
The Visitation of the Ghosts 5/3
Richard v Richmond post-ghosts 5/3
It's all over now 5/4 and 5/5
Freytag's Narrative Structure
Themes
Game of Thrones style
Casting Calls
Characters
George
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George - antagonist or protagonist
George - emasculated man
George - games master
George - Champion of the Absurd
George - flawed human
George - foil for Martha
Martha
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Martha - antagonist or protagonist?
Martha - emasculator
Martha - trapped woman
Martha - flawed human
Martha - foil for George
Nick
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Nick - arrogant target
Nick - foil for George
Honey
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Honey - innocent bystander
Honey - trapped woman
Honey - foil for Martha
Key scenes
What's with the 'Fun and Games'?
Opening scene - Fun and Games
Entrance of Nick & Honey - Fun and Games
Act II - Walpurgisnacht
Act III - The Exorcism
Structure
What's with the act names?
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Act I - Fun and Games
Act II - Walpurgishnacht
Act III - The Exorcism
Unusual things about the structure
Genre
Historical Context
The American Dream
Confirmist Society
Cultural Change
Albee - Absurdist Outsider
Themes
Staging
Drama points - other
Fun stuff
Casting Calls