Dramadirectorplottheatreactor/actressstagedress/costumesettinglightsmake-upscripttragedycomedyPre-readingGuydeMaupassant(1850-1893)Awell-knownFrenchnovelistandshortstorywriter
Hisstylewasdirectandsimple,withattentiontorealisticdetail
Hehadafineuseofirony
Hisworks:UneVie(AWoman’sLife)Bel-Ami(BestFriends)MyUncleJulesBouledeSuif(BallofFat)1
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WhyistheplayentitledTheNecklace
SkimmingJeanneMathildePierrefriendscoupleScene1•Time:•Place:•Characters:•Plot:Oneafternoon,1870AparkinParisMathilde,JeanneMarthildetellsJeanneabouthertenyearsofhardlife
Meetingwithanoldfriend1
Whydidn’tJeannerecognizeMathildeatfirst
WhathadMathilde’slifebeenlikeinthepasttenyears
ScanningScene2Tenyearsbefore