For this blog, have read up to page 541 of Wit. For those who do not have the Seagull anthology, that would be up to the section that has a split column dialogue beginning with: VIVIAN: “Grand Rounds.” This drama is only about 40 pages of dialogue and this scene is in the middle of the play.
For this blog, you can choose two out of the three tasks:
1. Is there anything that you read in the first half of the play that confuses you or that you don’t understand fully? Briefly describe.
2. This play breaks the “fourth wall” frequently. This term refers to the imaginary wall that exists between the audience and the action on the stage. It requires acceptance of an assumption by both parties: the audience sees the wall as transparent; they can see into the “room” or space of the setting of a play, can hear everything that is said, and suspend disbelief in order to appreciate the drama; the actors pretend the audience is not there. They act as if there is a solid wall between them and the audience. Discuss where the wall is broken in the first half of the play and the effect of that on you, the reader of this play, and on how you imagine a live audience would be affected.
3. Have you ever had an experience where you were thrust into a new environment and grew in some way from the experience: intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and so forth? Describe and explain.
Length: no requirement. What you need to offer a complete idea in the chosen tasks.

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