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Act Without Words I: A mime for one player ( Acte Sans Paroles I)
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Act Without Words I: A mime for one player ( Acte Sans Paroles I)

 

1. Think about what does a mime stand for? Discuss the meaning of this title of play. Can you figure out what is the theme of this play?

2. Discuss the significant meaning of "dazzling light" in the stage direction. Is it relevant to the theme of this play? Why?

3. Discuss the repetition of the whistle. And explain its direction with the player's movement.

4. Could you connect the beginning /ending brief tableau of Endgame to Act Without Words I? Is there any connection / similarity / difference between these two plays?

5. What are the functions and significant meanings of objects in this play? ( little tree / a pair of tailor's scissors / tiny carafe / a big cube / a second smaller cube / a third smaller cube / rope )

6. What do you think of the action of descending and disappearing in this play?

   
Work Cited
  Beckett, Samuel.. Act Without Words I. Collected Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett. London: F&F, 1984. 41-6.
 
   
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