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NSWDramaSection I (Core): Australian Drama and Theatre
Quick questions on Ray Lawler and the Doll Trilogy: HSC Drama core
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What is the conventions of Australian realism?Show answer
Naturalistic, vernacular Australian dialogue. Roo's lines are dense with idiom. The play was startling in 1955 because it heard Australian English on stage as legitimate dramatic speech, not as comedy relief.
What is naturalistic, vernacular Australian dialogue?Show answer
Roo's lines are dense with idiom. The play was startling in 1955 because it heard Australian English on stage as legitimate dramatic speech, not as comedy relief.
What is single, detailed interior set?Show answer
Olive's Carlton lounge room, with mantelpiece, kitchenette, gas heater, and the dolls displayed. The set roots the action in a specific class, period and place.
What are linear time across three acts?Show answer
Act I evening of arrival. Act II later in the summer. Act III the end of the lay-off.
What are off-stage events shaping on-stage decisions?Show answer
The Queensland fight between Roo and Dowd, Nancy's marriage, the death of Emma's friends. The past keeps intruding.
What are symbolism through everyday objects?Show answer
The doll. The kewpie. The mantelpiece of accumulated previous summers.
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