Blog Prompt #5

In the last part of the semester, we’ll be looking at plays that question many of the foundational assumptions of drama. From the late 19th century on, many writers sought to question or even dismantle our expected methods of reading and viewing. For your final blog post, I want you to focus on one of the ways in which the play under consideration defies our expectations of what a play should be or do. Why did the author make this choice? What is your reaction as a reader? Do you think the author achieves his or her goal? Why or why not?