Sound

Question 1

A Key Scene 1

Answer 1

The folk singer/narrator throughout the whole play

Question 2

A Key Scene 2

Answer 2

The War

Question 3

A Key Scene 3

Answer 3

Farm and war scenes

Question 4

What happened in Key Scene 1?

Answer 4

• At the beginning of the play, the singer came onto the stage and sang period songs. He performed more often at the commencing of the play.
• The folk singer still sand throughout the middle and end of the play - while the war was going on, yet it was not quite as often.

Question 5

What happened in Key Scene 2?

Answer 5

• Harsh, jolting gunshots.
• This was from when the war started, and throughout the rest of the play.
• The gunshots were not always used in battle as a harsh gunshot was also used when a horse was in pain and needed to be put down.

Question 6

What happened in Key Scene 3?

Answer 6

• Puppeteers created a realistic animalistic sounds which developed throughout the play.
• Ath the beginning they were quieter, but in the middle and as the play continued they developed into hysterical shrieks.
• At the very end of the play, the noises became weaker as the horses reached the end of their lives.

Question 7

What impact did this have in Key Scene 1?

Answer 7

• Major key of the music emphasised the joyous and homey atmosphere of the first scenes in Devon before the war broke out and disrupted the peace.
• The folk tunes clearly portrayed what era the play was set in.
• During the war scenes.
• The folk singer still appeared but not as often as the start because the war was less cheerful and more violent.
• He created a sense of relief and peace during the scenes of tension and sadness.

Question 8

What impact did this have in Key Scene 2?

Answer 8

• These shots had a shocking effect to the audience as they were unexpected and very loud.
• They emphasises how many people risked their lives to try and protect our country from invasion.
• They clearly portrayed the horrendous effects of the war and the condition that people had to live in, before and after the war.

Question 9

What impact did this have in Key Scene 3?

Answer 9

• The noises that the puppeteers created seemed very happy during the farm scenes, this reflected the happy mood of the people and of society at that time.
• However, as the play progresses, and the war broke out the horse’s whinnying became louder and longer. This showed distress that the horses were in and the disruption that the war was having to their short lives.
• Nearing the end of the play, the sounds became lower and quieter as the horses began to grow old and reach the end of their lives. This shows the impact that the war has had on them and the energy that was drained out of them.