PART+3+Genres+-+Drama.

__DRAMA.__
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[] (Full script.) [] [] [] [] [] [] (American materialism) [] [] [] - Elision: parts of words missed out - Repetition - False starts - Pausing || - Stichomythia - Interruptions - Overlapping - Dominance - Turn-taking - Two-part exchanges: Q&A - Statement/agreement - In medias res || - Emphasis - Repetition - Colloquialism - Vitriolic diction <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Figurative language <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Jargon ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Non-fluency features ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dialogue Features ** || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Rhetorical Features** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Ellipsis: words, phrases missing

** Study Questions ** 1. To what extent is // Glengarry Glen Ross // a tragedy? 2. To what extent can // Glengarry Glen Ross // be referred to as a comedy? 3. Discuss the tragic arc of Levine's character. 4. How is the structure of the play carefully composed and to what effect? 5. Discuss the important juxtapositioning of language and dominance in // Glengarry Glen Ross. // 6. How are non-fluency features of speech (repetitions, ellipses, false starts) important in the speech of the characters? 7. How is subtext crucial to an understanding of the play? 8. Compare and contrast Levine's opening speech with Roma's opening speech. 9. How are Reaganism and Thatcherism important in terms of the context of the play? 10. " // Glengarry Glen Ross // is filled with empty words". Discuss. 11. Is it important or significant that there are no female characters in the play? ** 12. What is the key theme of the play? Justify your response. **