HSC Drama Topics Volume 2 2nd edition 2010-2012 HSC

The HSC Drama Topics Series is designed to give students an insight into both the topic they are studying and the texts.

Volume 2 covers Tragedy, Irish Drama and Brecht (being three of the options in the Studies in Drama and Theatre component of the HSC Drama Course).

Contents includes:

• Introduction
• The HSC Drama Course
• Tragedy:
  • Oedipus Tyrannus
  • Antigone
  • Death of a Salesman
  • Angels in America
• Brecht
  • The Threepenny Opera
  • Caucasian Chalk Circle
  • Mother Courage
  • Life of Galileo
• Irish Drama
  • The Mai
  • Dancing at Lughnasa
  • The Beauty Queen of Leenane
  • The Playboy of the Western World

Each of the texts is dealt with separately and includes sections on:

• The playwright
• Plot summary
• Setting
• Character Analysis
• Thematic concerns
• Dramatic Techniques and Language
• Essay with Outline
• HSC Tips