1. Would you stage the play Henry V in a proscenium, thrust, or arena stage if given the choice? Explain your answer by telling the strengths and drawbacks of the stage type you choose and using examples from the play.

2. Why is the audience essential to theatre?

3. Why did Artistotle believe the plot to to be the most important dramatic element? Which structures of a "good" plot did he define, and how do they apply to Miller's All My Sons?

4. List and define 5 structures of an Elizabethan Public Playhouse. Sketch it if it would help.

5. Is Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw a comedy? Why or why not?

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