3 Questions

6.) One passage that contains a scene of pivotal importance to the theme is when Desiree realizes that Daniel and Andrea are going to get married. This is an important scene because this is when Desiree gives up on trying to marry Daniel. It is a known fact to her that they will be married and she becomes filled with anger inside.

Staging
- red lights
- all of the lines would be said with an angry voice. Maybe some yelling towards the end of this scene such as "How could he even marry her!"
- empty stage accept for a knife on the ground.
- no other characters because Desire is by herself.
- spotlight on Desiree and on the other side of the stage a spotlight on the knife.
" Daniel Beauxhomme had betrayed her! He had sworn to love her. Now he had pledged himself to Andrea Galimar. Now his life was hers to take. As her anger rose, she saw beneath her window a knife gleaming."

5.) One passage that provides an an effective introduction of an important character is when Daniel's father Gabriel went to the peasant village to bring him home from his accident. Gabriel is a very rich and important man on the island. In this passage it shows how powerful he is over everyone especially the peasants. Everything that Gabriel does is easy for him because he is so rich.

Staging
- all of the peasants crowded together following Gabriel but not being too close.
- peasants bow their heads while Gabriel holds his head high
- peasants wearing old dirty colorful clothes
- Gabriel wearing a nice black and white suit
- bright lighting because it is the daytime outside
"It was a carrier - and it had come for him. The carrier landed and was surrounded by dozens of wet, curious men who had never before seen a helicopter. (after Gabriel picks up Daniel) He climbed in and then they were off. The visit had taken less than ten minutes."

8.) One passage in the book that deals with a fantasy or dream is when Desire is dreaming about leaving the peasant village and living with the Grande Hommes. In the beginning of the book, Desiree constantly daydreams because she is bored with where she lives. Her mother does not like it. It worries her.

Staging
- Bright lights because she is daydreaming
- other peasants work around her
- Mother Euralie constantly reminding Desiree to focus on her tasks
- props . would be things like shovels and rakes, buckets, hay, baskets full of fruits and vegetables
"The peasant girl blushed. She no longer knew what she had wished for. Had it been for rain? Or had her wish to do with the car that had just gone by? More and more her wishes, dreams - day and night - were tangled. She no longer knew where one began or the other ended."