This is my playes' last scene - W;t

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

Edson mirrors Donne’s intellectual defense against death, only to subvert it through Vivian’s gradual unraveling.

Question 2

1: Vivian believes knowledge = power over mortality

Answer 2

“It is not my job to give away what I know” → High modality, irony (Foucault’s linguistic power)

Question 3

2: She shields herself with intellect, like Donne with theology

Answer 3

Vivian’s confession to audience: “My only defense is the acquisition of vocabulary” → Metaphor

Question 4

3: Losing control, echoing Donne’s plea for salvation

Answer 4

Final breakdown: “I’m scared. Oh, God I want…” → Ellipsis, contrast

Question 5

4: Rejecting the burden of intellectualism, embracing simplicity in human connection.

Answer 5

Stage direction: “take it off. like a crown” → Simile, symbolism

Question 6

Conclusion

Answer 6

While Donne clings to theology, Vivian abandons intellectualism, revealing Edson’s critique of modern reliance on logic & science in confronting death.