Combining the Plays: Structural AnalysisDeath and the Maiden Sizwe Bansi is Dead A Streetcar Named Desire

OpeningWhat happens in the opening scene? What ideas and characters are established?What is the mood of the opening?What questions does the opening pose for the audience?ClimaxIs there a central climax?What is the climactic moment?How is it/are they established dramatically?How does this alter the direction of the play?Pace How many sections are there in the play?Are they of comparable length? intensity?How does the pace of the play effect the audience’s response?

Death and the Maiden Sizwe Bansi is Dead A Streetcar Named DesireTransitionsWhat techniques are used to indicate the movement from one section to the next?Are these transitions sharp, abrupt, smooth, give the audience time to reflect, subtle …

ClosingWhat is the closing scene?How does this encourage the audience to respond to the protagonist? How does it indicate the dominant idea of the play?

Identify points of comparison and contrast for each structural feature between the plays.

Identify how each feature influences the audience’s understanding and response to the dominant ideas of the play.