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Assignment:
Reference: the play JB by Archibald Macleish
1. Who beats the drum to move the play forward?
2. What historical event is the basis for this play?
3. From what source was this play taken?
4, Who plays Job in real life currently?
5. Explain JB's relationship with nature and the leaves
6. What is the Patrick Sullivan story?
7. What is the role of the ladies (Adams, Botticelli, Lesure, Murphy) who show up in the last 1/3rd of the play?
8. How does Zuss interpret the way JB "plays" his part?
9. How does Nickles interpret the way JB "plays" his part,?
10. Differentiate why Zuss thinks man suffers versus why Nickles thinks man suffers.
11. What is the role of forsythia at the end of the play?
12. What is the role of Love in the play?
13. Why do you think MacLeish has all the messengers (soldiers, tabloid journalists, police officers/detectives, national guardsmen) play their roles so differently?