Plays

1. What genre is each play? Explain why.

• Captured by Feministas = ____________________________________

Tragicomedy – Because the dialogue is comedic. The play has you laughing throughout the readings and his opinion of a women compared to that of how a woman views the topic. Tragedy comes in because he is fighting to save his life from the women. He seems to be very hypocritical in a way.

• You Know How to Whistle, Don’t You? = ________________________

Melodrama – Because her tone changes throughout the entire play, she goes from being very assertive and head strong, to just being lonely and desperate.

1. How does his choice of diction affect your reading of the plays? Be specific in your response. Use examples as support.
   

I found it hard to understand both plays because while reading it myself I feel that one person is speaking only in both plays, it seems to run on and on, from one subject to the next. If I were to actually see them being acted out, I might be able to understand the dialogue a lot more. It also sets a visual aspect to see the emotions in a way that Rick Najera wanted it.

1. What is the theme for each play? Provide reasons to support your answer.
   

The theme for the first play is about feministas. The man feeling like he is more superior to that of a woman in which he talks down to females and thinks he can control them.

The theme for the second play is a sense more about cultural differences. He is an American and she is Cuban. She wants to experience American life, or what it would be like, but he has no interest in her, probably because of her forwardness and appearance.

1. Define the antagonist and protagonist in each play. Explain how you know.
   

In the first play the man is the antagonist because he is chiding on the women, and the women or the protagonists because they are defending themselves; however, you can also switch it around because the women are in fact inflicting danger upon the man, where he has no way of defending himself.

In the second play, the girl is the antagonist because she is creating all the drama within the play. She is trying to pursue the man in every way possible, and he isn’t paying her any mind.

1. What is your opinion of each play?
   

I found both plays to be quite interesting. Though a little hard to comprehend and understand, due to the fact that I am reading it on the paper with the dialogue I feel should be portrayed compared to seeing it in person. Having seeing the actors express each feeling to the audience might make it much easier to understand what the writer was trying to bring across to the audience; visually would be a key in understanding.