Machinal

Question 1

When was it written?

Answer 1

1928

Question 2

How many questions must you answer?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

What are the 2 questions?

Answer 3

1. Acting focused
2. Design focused

Question 4

How long do you spend on each question?

Answer 4

30 minutes each

Question 5

How many marks?

Answer 5

36 (18 marks per question)

Question 6

What must you learn?

Answer 6

Episode titles

Question 7

What was Treadwell’s inspiration?

Answer 7

The murder trial of Ruth Snyder

Question 8

What is the story of Ruth Snyder?

Answer 8

• 32 years old housewife (Queens, NY)
• accused of murdering her wealthy husband
• had an affair with Judd Gray (both plotted to kill husband)
• killed husband with blow to head
• felt trapped in loveless marriage
• both executed on 12th January 1928

Question 9

What was the original name of play?

Answer 9

The machine of life

Question 10

What is Treadwell’s aim?

Answer 10

To show the effects of patriarchal control on women in the 1920s

Question 11

What is expressionism?

Answer 11

Heightened performance

Question 12

How long is section B?

Answer 12

1 hour

Question 13

What is the Performer Acronym?

Answer 13

P- performer perspective
E- extract examples
R- ridiculous amount of terminology
F- for the audience
O- on the line…
R- reference whole play
M- machinal context/Treadwell intention
E- expressionism
R- refer to question focus

Question 14

What is the Machinal rule?

Answer 14

You must choose a character that appears in the play more than once

Question 15

Episode one: To Business quote (Young Woman)

Answer 15

“I had to get out!”- feeling trapped

Question 16

Episode one: To Business quote (Young Woman)

Answer 16

“No!” -uncomfortable of Mr Jones touch

Question 17

Episode three: Honeymoon quote (Young Woman)

Answer 17

“Yes, here we are.” - uncomfortable

Question 18

Episode three: Honeymoon quote (Young Woman)

Answer 18

“Ma! Ma! I want my mother!” - scared of husband

Question 19

Episode one: To Business quote (Young Woman)

Answer 19

“baby - curls - little curls all over its head-“

Question 20

Episode two: At Home quote (Young Woman)

Answer 20

“I do the best I can and I’m nearly crazy!”

Question 21

Episode two: At Home quote (Young Woman)

Answer 21

“Don’t you see? - Don’t you see?”

Question 22

Episode two: At Home quote (Young Woman)

Answer 22

“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you!”

Question 23

Episode three: Honeymoon quote (Young Woman)

Answer 23

“Somebody - somebody-”

Question 24

Episode four: Maternal quote (Young Woman)

Answer 24

“Let me alone - let me alone.”

Question 25

Episode four: Maternal quote (Young Woman)

Answer 25

“I’ve submitted to enough-“

Question 26

Episode four: Maternal quote (Young Woman)

Answer 26

“God never had one- Mary had one-“

Question 27

Episode five: Prohibited quote (Young Woman)

Answer 27

“I just quit.”

Question 28

Episode five: Prohibited quote (Young Woman)

Answer 28

“then what did you do?”

Question 29

Episode five: Prohibited quote (Young Woman)

Answer 29

“When you put your hand over mine! When you just touch me!”

Question 30

Episode six: Intimate quote (Young Woman)

Answer 30

“No!- I must go!”

Question 31

Episode six: Intimate quote (Young Woman)

Answer 31

“We belong together!”

Question 32

Episode six: Intimate quote (Young Woman)

Answer 32

“Goodbye. And - . And - thank you.”

Question 33

Episode seven: Domestic quote (Young Woman)

Answer 33

“Did you put it over?”

Question 34

Episode seven: Domestic quote (Young Woman)

Answer 34

“Sale of jewels and precious stones.”

Question 35

Episode seven: Domestic quote (Young Woman)

Answer 35

“Woman finds her husband dead.”

Question 36

Episode eight: The Law quote (Young Woman)

Answer 36

“Well - I- “

Question 37

Episode eight: The Law quote (Young Woman)

Answer 37

“I didn’t do anything!”

Question 38

Episode eight: The Law quote (Young Woman)

Answer 38

“To be free.”

Question 39

Episode nine: A Machine quote (Young Woman)

Answer 39

“I am ready.”

Question 40

Episode nine: A Machine quote (Young Woman)

Answer 40

“Always to have to submit-“

Question 41

Episode nine: A Machine quote (Young Woman)

Answer 41

“Is nothing mine?”

Question 42

what is the designer acronym?

Answer 42

D- designers perspective
E- extract examples
S- Sophie’s intention/context
I- impact on audience
G- give detailed terminology
N- now compare to whole play
E- expressionism
R- refer back to question