Los Vendidos Essay

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Essay Paper #1 Instructions: Due Feb. 6, 2013 Topic: Criticism of Los Vendidos by Luis Valdez In order to write this paper, you must read the play Los Vendidos by Luis Valdez. You will find the play on Blackboard, under the “Plays” tab. You will be acting as a dramatic critic and not a reviewer; therefore it is not about your opinion and whether or not you liked the play. You should stay away from language such as “I think”, “In my opinion”, “I like”, etc… Use information from the actual script in combination with any other articles, etc. about the playwright’s life, the playwright’s ideas, time period, history of performances, or anything else you feel is necessary in your analysis. Use Goethe three questions, below, in order to evaluate the performance. On the surface Los Vendidos appears to be an entertaining and comical play about a man selling robots. First do your analysis of the play, answer the questions below. You must approach this paper in a scholarly manner. You can also use Aristotle’s elements to help you analyze the play. If you are not familiar with these methods, they can be found on pages 87 to 92 in your textbook. Here are some other things to think about: What is the deeper message to this play? What audience did the playwright write this for? What was most effective or ineffective? Or, describe the style of the play and whether it was appropriate. Does the title of the play appear appropriate for what this story is about? How do the characters fit into the story? Did any of the characters seem out of place? Did the play give any indication of the theatrical elements of set, costumes, lighting, etc… and were they appropriate. Was there anything that particularly helped you to understand the play; or was there something distracting that kept you from understanding all or part of the play? Perhaps take a look at the characters and
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