By the end of this tutorial, you will be able to:
1. "Because I could not stop for death"When Act 1 ends, we know Beverly Weston is dead. At the beginning of Act 2, Violet, his wife, quotes from the poem "Because I could not stop for death" by Emily Dickinson.
The poem becomes a motif in the play. Read the poem, and in the right column of your study guide, process the meaning in each stanza. Use these videos to help you better understand. This video creates the setting: This tutorial analyzes each stanza:
2. Psalm and WrathDefine the two words here. These two words open Act 2. Redord their meanings in your study guide
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3. The Dust BowlViolet tells some harrowing stories about her and Beverly's childhoods -- perhaps explaining some of the way she behaves with her own daughters. View both videos, looking for and recording the details required on your study guide.
4. What is Dark Humor?What is dark humor? How is it used? Why is it used? Find out at Info Please!
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5. Practice/Test Your Knowledge
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You are at the end of this tutorial! Are you able to:
- recall and describe visual examples of the hardships Great Plains people endured during the "Dust Bowl."
- identify how the dust bowl was a uniquely Great Plains experience.
- access the notes on your study guide when you hear the tales Violet tells of her and Beverly's grueling childhood.
- identify how the elements of "dark comedy" appear in the play and in another piece of literature.
- access your notes to understand what the literary allusions to Emily Dickinson mean in the play.