DRACULA Questions

After reading the radio script for Orson Welles', "Dracula," please answer the following questions.
DRACULA: Questions

02:50 min Prologue

1. What was the name of the theatre Orson Welles created?

2. How old was Orson Welles when he decided to produce a theatrical company?

3. How much money did they begin with? How much would that be worth in modern funds?

4. Why were Orson Welles’ radio broadcasts so popular? List three reasons.

5. What were two other stories broadcast by Orson Welles’ company?

6. Count Dracula was the first broadcast of the Mercury Theatre. On what date was it first aired?

07:05 min COUNT DRACULA

1. What animals escort Harker and Dracula to the castle?

2. Page 6: In the morning, Harker is shaving. What is strange about Dracula’s reflection behind him?

3. Page 6: Foreshadowing: “Be careful how you cut yourself. It is more dangerous than you think... in this country.” What does Count Dracula mean by this?

4. Page 8, 23: Describe Dracula in as much detail as possible.

5. Page 9-10: Create a timeline of the strange events leading up to, through, and after the ship was sighted at sea.

6. Label the initial incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion of the events in question 5.

7. Pg 10-13: The stuff of myth, legend, and lore... create a timeline of these very strange events.

8. Religious symbols. Explain the significance of each symbol in the play, “Count Dracula”.
a. Crucifix
b. Holy Water
c. Prayer

9. Foreshadowing: Page 14. Explain what is being foreshadowed, and what this suggests may happen later in the play.

10. DRACULA: You shall be flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood. (Page 16; 28:30, pg 25; 41:30, Pg. 36, 56:30).
a. What is the religious significance of this quote?
b. What does Dracula mean when he says this?

11. Foreshadowing: It will make much difference whether she dies conscious, or in her sleep. (Pg16; 29:30) Explain what is being foreshadowed, and what this suggests may happen later in the play.

12. Page 20-21: What is the symbol that describes the work of the Undead? How is the symbol explained?

13. Who are Jonathan and Mina Harker? What is their significance to the story of Count Dracula?

14. The great Dracula Chase...
a. create a timeline of these very strange events.
b. How was the wagon stopped? (Page 34)
c. What happened to the box of earth? Why is this important?

15. Before his death, what does Dracula call?

16. What happened in conclusion to the conflict? What did Mina do?

"The Most Dangerous Game" Ethics Essay Question

In your opinion, was the protagonist in Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” morally right or wrong to end the conflict the way he did?

Transition Words and Phrases

Transition words and phrases help establish clear connections between ideas and ensure that sentences and paragraphs flow together smoothly, making them easier to read. Use the following words and phrases in the following circumstances.

To indicate more information:
Besides
Furthermore
In addition
Indeed
In fact
Moreover
Second...Third..., etc.
To indicate an example:
For example
For instance
In particular
Particularly
Specifically
To demonstrate
To illustrate

To indicate a cause or reason:
As
Because
Because of
Due to
For
For the reason that
Since

To indicate a result or an effect:
Accordingly
Finally
Consequently
Hence
So
Therefore
Thus

To indicate a purpose or reason why:
For fear that
In the hope that
In order to
So
So that
With this in mind

To compare or contrast:
Although
However
In comparison
In contrast
Likewise
Nevertheless
On the other hand
Similarly
Whereas
Yet

To indicate a particular time frame or a shift from one time period to another:
After
Before
Currently
During
Eventually
Finally
First,...Second,..., etc.
Formerly
Immediately
Initially
Lastly
Later
Meanwhile
Next
Previously
Simultaneously
Soon
Subsequently

To summarize:
Briefly
In brief
Overall
Summing up
To put it briefly
To sum up
To summarize

To conclude:
Given these facts
Hence
In conclusion
So
Therefore
Thus
To conclude

MDG Opinion Essay

Explain your answer to the following question FIRST in point form, then in a carefully formatted 5 paragraph essay. HINT: Decide your position first.

In your opinion, was the protagonist in Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," morally right or wrong to end the conflict in the way he did?

MDG Character Analysis

Describe either Rainsford or General Zaroff in terms of:
Consistency of behaviour
Motivation
Plausibility


verisimilitude: Something that has the appearance of being true or real

plausibility: having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.

consistency of character: logical coherence and accordance with the facts related to behavior or personality

motivation: Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.

The Most Dangerous Game

by Richard Connell

The celebrated hunter Sanger Rainsford, while aboard a yacht cruising in the Caribbean, falls into the sea. While swimming desperately for shore, he hears the anguished cries of an animal being hunted; it is an animal he does not recognize. Rainsford makes it to land and after sleeping on the beach, he begins to look for people on the island. He finds evidence of the hunt he overheard and wonders, upon finding empty cartridges, why anyone would use a small gun to hunt what was, according to the evidence, obviously a large animal. Rainsford then follows the hunter's footprints to the solitary house on the island.

Retrieved from http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-mostdangerousgame/sum.html, November 16, 2009.

Your Challenge:
1. Read The Most Dangerous Game
2. Type your answers to the following questions:



1. In the exposition, two men discuss hunting and an island. What do we learn about each subject? How do we learn about each subject? How do we evaluate these men?

2. Describe the story’s initial mood and quote the specific language and situation that Connell uses to establish it. What further details on the island serve to reinforce the mood?

3. What behavior precipitates the story’s conflict? What character traits are revealed by these actions and the reactions that follow?

4. Using your plot structure notes, how would you describe the story’s conflict? Does it change how the story progresses?

5. What appears out of the jungle almost like a mirage? What else about the setting is exaggerated or surprising?

6. How do Ivan and the general contrast with each other? What common features do they share?

7. Write a description of the significant details of Zaroff’s dress, cuisine, furnishings, and lifestyle. How does Rainsford perform in this setting? Explain what both men have in common.

8. Zaroff gives Rainsford a sketch of his personal background. Explain the three most important details about his life.

9. What was Zaroff’s hunting problem and how did he resolve it?

10. Once you see the direction the plot is heading, reconsider the exposition. What important information did you receive that may not have seemed critical at the time?

11. Discuss Zaroff’s view of humanity. What labels or judgments could be made of him?

12. How does Zaroff manipulate his captives into his game? Why at first does he make a special offer to Rainsford?

13. At the conclusion of the meal why does Rainsford say he isn’t feeling well? Connect his caution to his earlier conversation with Whitney.

14. a) For each man, explain which animals are used to describe them and there actions.
b) After the general follows Rainsford to the tree Rainsford adjusts his thinking of himself. What animals are they both now and what does this change suggest about Rainsford?

15. Describe in detail for or five events that ratchet up the suspense of the story.
16. What do the final lines of the story suggest?

17. Explain the double meaning of the title.

18. Make a plot structure diagram of the story. Explain your thinking.

19. a)What do you think the theme or main idea of the story is?
b) Where is this theme first introduced?
c) Write a theme statement in which you begin with:

Last but not least:
The theme of Richard Connell’s the most dangerous game is…..