These are always the hardest part of the essay for me! But you gotta start somewhere! (Literally, you have to start here.)
[Causal] In the play Wit, by Margaret Edson, an illusion of emotional progression was created
by placing the setting only within the walls of the hospital, despite the occasional
mental excursion to her classroom, which stunts the situational changes and
focuses the audience on the shifting nature of Vivian’s mind and spirit.
[Evaluation] Despite
the negative connotations that arise during the play concerning it, the word “clinical”
serves as an extremely important theme throughout the play and the remainder of
Vivian’s life by giving name to the characteristic Vivian never quite
understood.
[Definition] Although
Jason’s character is one whom is generally seen as insensitive and obscenely
ambitious, he also serves as a fantastic parallel to Vivian’s character,
mirroring many of her flaws and, most distinctly, her passion for her work.
[Comparison]
Although Margaret Edson’s Wit
has underwhelming settings which cause the audience to rely on dialogue for
understanding, the props and stage directions can be considered an even greater
telling of Vivian’s story because of the bigger ideas they represent.
[Policy] In
Margaret Edson’s Wit, the breaking of
the fourth wall should give the audience an insight to Vivian’s vulnerability
and growth, despite her rather stern and abrupt mannerisms, through her obvious
comfort at the front of the classroom and willingness to express fear, anger,
and pain more openly and frequently as the play progresses.
