First published: 1938

TheBestNotes Study Guide by TheBestNotes Staff

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Table of Contents

Literary Elements
• Setting
• List of Characters
• Conflict
• Short Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Thornton Wilder - Biography
• Background to the Play

Act Summaries with Notes / Analysis
Act I
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
Act II
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3
• Section 4
Act III
• Section 1
• Section 2
• Section 3

Overall Analysis
• Character Analysis
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Themes - Theme Analysis

Questions
• Study Questions - Essay Topic Ideas