Today, we finished reading Act Two of A Thousand Clowns. I then handed out the questions and allowed class time to answer them. I am pasting them here for those who were absent. they are due on Monday.
A Thousand Clowns: Act 2 Questions
1. When Albert comes back to tell Murray about the Welfare Board's decision, he reveals a great deal about his true character in a long speech. What do we learn about Albert which we didn't know before? Provided evidence.
2. Murray keeps making jokes about the people in charge of the Chuckles show. Underneath the jokes, however, he is trying to express his thoughts about the world of children: What are some of Murray's thoughts? Provide evidence.
3. To satirize means to ridicule individuals, ideas, customs, or situations in order to achieve humour and/or to achieve change. When Murray says, “'I've been attacked by the Ladies Home Journal! ", what is he satirizing? Identify three other points of satire in the play, and explain briefly what is being satirized by each.
4. "Maybe you're wonderfully independent, Murray, or maybe, maybe you're the most extraordinarily selfish person I've ever met." In your opinion, which view of Murray is the right one? Why? Provide evidence.
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