Choose TWO characters and apply our course concept of Story Components to the characters:
Characters and Relationships
a. Susannah
b. Reverend Olin Blitch These two characters know each other from being in the same town of New Hope Valley in which the preacher originally went out of his way to dance with Susannah, the attractive young woman in the opera.
Motivations
a. Susannah – The main thing Susannah wants is for the Elders to stop hating her for the event she was accused for wrongfully doing.
b. Reverend Olin Blitch – The main thing the preacher wanted was for Susannah to come before the Lord and repent. However, the smaller motivation that changed was that in the end HE wanted forgiveness for the sin he committed.
Conflict
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Reverend Olin Blitch – When this man discovered that Savannah was a virgin, he begs for her forgiveness. When the light from her soul diminished and she turned her back on him, he seemed like he couldn’t live with himself anymore. The fact that he was shot and no longer had to live with his wrongdoing, is the resolution to his conflict.
Apply Stanislavski’s “Dramatic Structure” to the opera. Detail specifics from the opera and how they fit with the Dramatic Structure:
Exposition
According to Stanislavski, the exposition creates tone, gives the setting, introduces characters, supplies other facts necessary to understand the play. With that being said:
The Opera opens up in a small, rural town named New Hope Valley. We learn of the Church Elders and the charismatic traveling preacher, Reverend Olin Blitch. We are also introduced to the beautiful young woman none of the women seem to like, Susannah. Susannah also has a brother, Sam Polk who likes to drink quite often and a young man who seems to take an interest in Susannah, Little Bat McLean.
Rising Action
According to Stanislavski, the rising action is set in motion by the “exciting force” and continues through the progressive stages of conflict. With that being …show more content…
For example, the three Church elders are supposed to be seen as noble and trustworthy to the rest of the Church community. However, when they lust over Susannah they commit a sin to cover their actions. Another example of this is right after Reverend Olin Blitch raped Susannah and continued to proceed with the baptism the morning after. Everyone in the community looked down upon Susannah and her brother after the shooting, but little did they know what truly happened. Overall, just because you have a specific title or characteristic that people identify you by, does not mean that deep down inside, it is
Characters and Relationships
a. Susannah
b. Reverend Olin Blitch These two characters know each other from being in the same town of New Hope Valley in which the preacher originally went out of his way to dance with Susannah, the attractive young woman in the opera.
Motivations
a. Susannah – The main thing Susannah wants is for the Elders to stop hating her for the event she was accused for wrongfully doing.
b. Reverend Olin Blitch – The main thing the preacher wanted was for Susannah to come before the Lord and repent. However, the smaller motivation that changed was that in the end HE wanted forgiveness for the sin he committed.
Conflict
a. Susannah …show more content…
Reverend Olin Blitch – When this man discovered that Savannah was a virgin, he begs for her forgiveness. When the light from her soul diminished and she turned her back on him, he seemed like he couldn’t live with himself anymore. The fact that he was shot and no longer had to live with his wrongdoing, is the resolution to his conflict.
Apply Stanislavski’s “Dramatic Structure” to the opera. Detail specifics from the opera and how they fit with the Dramatic Structure:
Exposition
According to Stanislavski, the exposition creates tone, gives the setting, introduces characters, supplies other facts necessary to understand the play. With that being said:
The Opera opens up in a small, rural town named New Hope Valley. We learn of the Church Elders and the charismatic traveling preacher, Reverend Olin Blitch. We are also introduced to the beautiful young woman none of the women seem to like, Susannah. Susannah also has a brother, Sam Polk who likes to drink quite often and a young man who seems to take an interest in Susannah, Little Bat McLean.
Rising Action
According to Stanislavski, the rising action is set in motion by the “exciting force” and continues through the progressive stages of conflict. With that being …show more content…
For example, the three Church elders are supposed to be seen as noble and trustworthy to the rest of the Church community. However, when they lust over Susannah they commit a sin to cover their actions. Another example of this is right after Reverend Olin Blitch raped Susannah and continued to proceed with the baptism the morning after. Everyone in the community looked down upon Susannah and her brother after the shooting, but little did they know what truly happened. Overall, just because you have a specific title or characteristic that people identify you by, does not mean that deep down inside, it is