Act II
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Act II is the middle section of Thornton Wilder’s play "The Skin of Our Teeth," continuing the Antrobus family’s allegorical journey through recurring catastrophes and human resilience.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Antrobus family crisis on the boardwalk
ⓘ
approach of a great storm ⓘ beauty contest involving Sabina ⓘ boarding of a symbolic ark ⓘ gathering of refugees and animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
development of central conflicts
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middle section of the play ⓘ |
| dramaticStructureRole |
climax of marital and moral tensions
ⓘ
rising action ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George Antrobus
ⓘ
Gladys Antrobus ⓘ Henry Antrobus ⓘ Maggie Antrobus ⓘ Sabina ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Skin of Our Teeth
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surface form:
Act III (The Skin of Our Teeth)
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| follows |
The Skin of Our Teeth
ⓘ
surface form:
Act I (The Skin of Our Teeth)
|
| genre |
absurdist drama
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comedy ⓘ epic theatre ⓘ |
| hasCentralConflict |
George Antrobus versus temptation
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Maggie Antrobus versus abandonment ⓘ family unity versus personal desire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
allegory
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metatheatrical drama ⓘ |
| partOf | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Atlantic City
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surface form:
Atlantic City, New Jersey
boardwalk ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | contemporary to early 1940s ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
moral testing of humanity
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persistence of the human family ⓘ precariousness of civilization ⓘ |
| theme |
cyclical nature of history
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human resilience ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ recurring catastrophes ⓘ responsibility to future generations ⓘ survival of civilization ⓘ temptation and infidelity ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
actors commenting on the play
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breaking the fourth wall ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Act I