THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Sigmund Freud, Unexplained Mysteries, August Wilson
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Three sisters: sometimes the inciting incident is more difficult to identify. In the three sisters, the inciting incident that makes this day different from every other day occurs in the first act. Identify the climax, and work backwards: trace the plot. What"s behind the mask of social convention: no supernatural forces, taboo subjects are tackled, religion, sexuality, gender issues, diseases, race. Charles darwin: survival of the fittest, heredity and social environment determine your character, the origin of the species, humans evolved from common ancestors. Sigmund freud: primary desire in life is sexual, unconscious mind, repression of thought, childhood develops personality. Karl marx: scientist, economist, philosopher, journalist, sociologist, and socialist, all history is class struggle, only socialism will succeed, change only happens through revolution. Realism: believable, everyday characters, authenticity in design, acting, time span can vary, protagonist in conflict with injustice, psychological, internally motivated, popular with middle class audiences.
