Welcome to the course on contemporary British theatre. I hope you will enjoy it . In the first class we will look at the development of British theatre during the last century up to the present .
1. Describe the room. What does it tell you about the people who live there?
2. Describe the 3 characters.
3. What do they do every Sunday?
4. What does Jimmy criticise?
5. What does he want from people?
6. What do we learn about Allison's family?
7. Who was Madeleine?
8. What do Jimmy and Cliff do for a living?
9 Through his description of Nigel, Jimmy criticizes several things. What are they?
10.What word does Jimmy use to describe Allison? What does he mean?
11.What does Cliff say about living with Jimmy and Allison?
12.How does Allison taunta Jimmy?
13.What dowe learn about Allison towards the end of the act?
14.Why doesn't she break the news to Jimmy?
15.What social class do Cliff and Jimmy belong to?
16.When thet communicate with each other lovingly, what characters do they take on?
17.What do you think Allison and Jimmy's relationship is based on?
18.What puts a stop to the communication at the end of Act 1?
19.Why does he make a reference to Gide and the Greek Chorus boys?
20.Where is the irony at the end of the act?
Week 1
Welcome to the course on contemporary British theatre. I hope you will enjoy it . In the first class we will look at the development of British theatre during the last century up to the present .
Twentieth Century British Drama
John Osborne
Look Back in anger - Scene.
Questions on Act 1 (Pages 1-17)
1. Describe the room. What does it tell you about the people who live there?2. Describe the 3 characters.
3. What do they do every Sunday?
4. What does Jimmy criticise?
5. What does he want from people?
6. What do we learn about Allison's family?
7. Who was Madeleine?
8. What do Jimmy and Cliff do for a living?
9 Through his description of Nigel, Jimmy criticizes several things. What are they?
10.What word does Jimmy use to describe Allison? What does he mean?
11.What does Cliff say about living with Jimmy and Allison?
12.How does Allison taunta Jimmy?
13.What dowe learn about Allison towards the end of the act?
14.Why doesn't she break the news to Jimmy?
15.What social class do Cliff and Jimmy belong to?
16.When thet communicate with each other lovingly, what characters do they take on?
17.What do you think Allison and Jimmy's relationship is based on?
18.What puts a stop to the communication at the end of Act 1?
19.Why does he make a reference to Gide and the Greek Chorus boys?
20.Where is the irony at the end of the act?