Let's have a look at two of the questions from May 2011 Paper 2, and try outlining them using Nerdvark's two types of outline.
First, Question 2 from the "Drama" section:
This
question lends itself to the: Block Structure –
use this if your main points from one of the Part 3 works are different than
your main points from the other Part 3 work you’re going to discuss in your
essay.
i. Intro
Spatial confinement is important to 6 Characters – the set is a stage - and
Death of a Salesman – the set has to show reality and Willy’s fantasy or visions.
THESIS: Pirandello and Miller really use particular, limited spaces to their
advantage in developing atmosphere, characters, plot
ii. Block
1: all about Part 3 work (a) 6 Characters
1. Main
point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (a) the stage
has to show that it is a rehearsal stage plus show the set of the “characters’”
story
2. Main
point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (a) the sense of
spatial confinement helps develop the “characters” as fictional characters and
the actors, director, and stage hands as such by constantly reminding the
audience that they are seeing the events on a stage; opposite of what most
plays do
3. Etc
iii. Block
2: all about Part 3 work (b) DoaS
1. Main
point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (b) the set has
realistic areas set as the house to show which parts of the action take place
in reality
2. Main
point 4 illustrated by Part 3 work (b) the apron is
used to introduce characters and events that take place in Willy’s crazed
imagination; use of lighting, sound, and other effects help to differentiate
between the real spaces and imaginary spaces
3. Etc
iv. Conclusion
Pirandello confines his “characters” and characters to the stage to
establish their parameters of existence. Miller makes use of alternative space
(the apron) to introduce less “real” aspects of the action.
Ok, now let's look at Question 9, which is from the "General Questions on Literature" section:
This
question lends itself more to the: Point-by-point Structure –
use this if your main points can all be illustrated by both of the Part 3 works
you’re going to discuss in your essay.
i. Intro
Playwrights can shock the audience through visual, aural, and other
tangible means, or through the story, characters, and plot itself.
ii. Main
point 1 using stage effects to shock audience
1. Main
point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (a) DoaS – uses
costume, music, etc to introduce Willy’s visions – audience’s first clue that
Willy is nuts. Shocking.
2. Main
point 1 illustrated by Part 3 work (b) 6 Characters
– uses costume, like mother with mask and dress of mourning, to show that the “characters”
are fictional characters, unlike the actors, who are meant to be “real.”
Shocking.
3. Any
comments you want to mention about a Part 2 work of the same genre Shakespeare also used special effects to create a storm in The Tempest –
a shocking introduction to the play
iii. Main
point 2 shocking the audience through character flaws
1. Main
point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (a) DoaS – Willy
turns out to be not only crazy, but suicidal. Shocking. Biff is not the great
guy his dad tried to raise him to be.
2. Main
point 2 illustrated by Part 3 work (b) The leading
lady is whiny and weak, not what you expect from a famous celebrity. The father
frequents a whore house. The daughter is a whore.
3. Any
comments you want to mention about a Part 2 work of the same genre
iv. Main
point 3 Shock by way of plot situations.
1. Main
point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (a) Happy is a
womanizer. Willy cheated on his wife. Willy’s cheating is the reason Biff is
not a good son in adulthood. Ironic, and shocking, too.
2. Main
point 3 illustrated by Part 3 work (b) The father
nearly had sex with the daughter. The youngest daughter drowned while nobody
was watching her (so wrapped up in their own problems.) The youngest son killed
himself. All shocking. Makes us think about our own gift of life and how we are
living it.
3. Any
comments you want to mention about a Part 2 work of the same genre
v. Conclusion
The playwrights we have studied have used stage effects, character
flaws, and plot situations to shock the audience. Shocking the audience helps
to get certain points across – make the audience take notice; think .
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