Please help!! 100 points
Part A
Use what you've learned about elements of fiction, characterization, and the structure of a three-act play to plan a play in three short acts, meant to be enacted in less than half an hour. Your play should feature at least two major characters, the protagonist and the antagonist. Spend time sketching the characters of your protagonist and antagonist, including their traits and motives. Consider using other characters, such as a foil to set off your main character.

Consider what kind of play you want to write: a tragedy, a comedy, or a tragicomedy. Build the play around a major conflict that relates to the protagonist's weakness or motives. Plan the structure of your play so that the first act presents the exposition and some of the rising action, the second act the bulk of the rising action, and the third act the falling action and the resolution of the conflict. Place the climax of the play at the end of the second act or the beginning of the third act. Plan your plot as a series of key events. To keep the length of your play manageable, avoid an excessively complicated plot with a lot of twists and turns.

Think of a theme for your play. The theme is an idea that unifies the action in the play and refines a spectator's view of the action in the play.

Plan the setting of the play, including its relation to the action. Consider if you wish to use the setting to create a mood or atmosphere. If you wish to set your play in the past or in a different country, research the time and place to include realistic details and references in the directions and dialogue. Mentally picture the scenes in your play and summarize them in your notes. Your mental picture will be useful when you write the stage directions for the play. If possible, think of objects that you can present on the stage as symbolic clues to your major characters' qualities, thoughts, or motives.

Use the table to organize your ideas for your play.

Part B
Write the script of your play. The text of the dialogue will need to be at least 1,500 words for a play that lasts 20 minutes.

Most of your effort might have to be spent on writing the dialogue. The dialogue must somehow capture the events in your plot and also sound credible and realistic. Try to distinguish the styles of your protagonist and antagonist—at the very least, they should not sound like the same person. You might wish to consider adding mannerisms or habitual expressions to distinguish them; however, do not overuse these devices.

Pay special attention to the first act of the play to make sure that you gain and hold the audience's attention. Think of an opening scene that will arouse your audience's curiosity and build interest in the plot. Consider what you want the audience to learn about your protagonist or plot first and what means you will use to present that information.

Remember to describe the scenes on stage and include detailed stage directions for the action, including when different characters enter and exit. If you wish to use special effects, make sure you can think of a way to produce those effects when the play is staged. Format your script consistently to separate the dialogue from the stage directions and to show who speaks each part of the dialogue. For example, you can italicize the stage directions with lines to separate them from the dialogue. Before each part of the dialogue, you can type the speaker's name (or description, if the character is anonymous) in a bold font, followed by a colon and a line break.

Devote some effort to building a theme into the play. This could be a theme that suggested itself when you created the plot; otherwise, look for an idea that relates to the action in the play, can unify it, and add meaning to it.

Add a title page to your script with the name of the play, the place it is set in, and a list of all the characters, including the minor ones. Not all characters need to be named; some minor characters, such as passers-by may be anonymous.

Read your play over once or twice. Read the critical parts of the dialogue aloud and assess whether they are likely to produce the effects you intend. As you review your play, keep in mind the overall effect you wish to produce in your audience. Try to make every line of dialogue serve a purpose.

Read your revised draft once or twice to look for parts that you can improve further. Look for ways to include literary devices that add to the meaning of the play. For example, you can use foreshadowing, a technique that involves an embedded hint in the dialogue about action that will occur later in the play. Look for ways to strengthen the presentation of your theme when you revise your play. Consider using prominent or odd objects on stage as symbols to provide hints to the audience about the meaning of an action or situation.

If possible, ask a friend or classmate to read your play and provide feedback. Use the feedback to revise details.

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Please help!! 100 points
Part A
Use what you've learned about elements of fiction, characterization, and the structure of a three-act play to plan a play in three short acts, meant to be enacted in less than half an hour. Your play should feature at least two major characters, the protagonist and the antagonist. Spend time sketching the characters of your protagonist and antagonist, including their traits and motives. Consider using other characters, such as a foil to set off your main character.

Consider what kind of play you want to write: a tragedy, a comedy, or a tragicomedy. Build the play around a major conflict that relates to the protagonist's weakness or motives. Plan the structure of your play so that the first act presents the exposition and some of the rising action, the second act the bulk of the rising action, and the third act the falling action and the resolution of the conflict. Place the climax of the play at the end of the second act or the beginning of the third act. Plan your plot as a series of key events. To keep the length of your play manageable, avoid an excessively complicated plot with a lot of twists and turns.

Think of a theme for your play. The theme is an idea that unifies the action in the play and refines a spectator's view of the action in the play.

Plan the setting of the play, including its relation to the action. Consider if you wish to use the setting to create a mood or atmosphere. If you wish to set your play in the past or in a different country, research the time and place to include realistic details and references in the directions and dialogue. Mentally picture the scenes in your play and summarize them in your notes. Your mental picture will be useful when you write the stage directions for the play. If possible, think of objects that you can present on the stage as symbolic clues to your major characters' qualities, thoughts, or motives.

Use the table to organize your ideas for your play.

Part B
Write the script of your play. The text of the dialogue will need to be at least 1,500 words for a play that lasts 20 minutes.

Most of your effort might have to be spent on writing the dialogue. The dialogue must somehow capture the events in your plot and also sound credible and realistic. Try to distinguish the styles of your protagonist and antagonist—at the very least, they should not sound like the same person. You might wish to consider adding mannerisms or habitual expressions to distinguish them; however, do not overuse these devices.

Pay special attention to the first act of the play to make sure that you gain and hold the audience's attention. Think of an opening scene that will arouse your audience's curiosity and build interest in the plot. Consider what you want the audience to learn about your protagonist or plot first and what means you will use to present that information.

Remember to describe the scenes on stage and include detailed stage directions for the action, including when different characters enter and exit. If you wish to use special effects, make sure you can think of a way to produce those effects when the play is staged. Format your script consistently to separate the dialogue from the stage directions and to show who speaks each part of the dialogue. For example, you can italicize the stage directions with lines to separate them from the dialogue. Before each part of the dialogue, you can type the speaker's name (or description, if the character is anonymous) in a bold font, followed by a colon and a line break.

Devote some effort to building a theme into the play. This could be a theme that suggested itself when you created the plot; otherwise, look for an idea that relates to the action in the play, can unify it, and add meaning to it.

Add a title page to your script with the name of the play, the place it is set in, and a list of all the characters, including the minor ones. Not all characters need to be named; some minor characters, such as passers-by may be anonymous.

Read your play over once or twice. Read the critical parts of the dialogue aloud and assess whether they are likely to produce the effects you intend. As you review your play, keep in mind the overall effect you wish to produce in your audience. Try to make every line of dialogue serve a purpose.

Read your revised draft once or twice to look for parts that you can improve further. Look for ways to include literary devices that add to the meaning of the play. For example, you can use foreshadowing, a technique that involves an embedded hint in the dialogue about action that will occur later in the play. Look for ways to strengthen the presentation of your theme when you revise your play. Consider using prominent or odd objects on stage as symbols to provide hints to the audience about the meaning of an action or situation.

If possible, ask a friend or classmate to read your play and provide feedback. Use the feedback to revise details.

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