Act II
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Act II is the middle segment of the 1858 comic play "Our American Cousin," in which the plot and character conflicts further develop toward the story’s climax.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II (Our American Cousin) | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaticPacingRole |
escalation of social conflict
ⓘ
intensification of misunderstandings ⓘ preparation for resolution in Act III ⓘ |
| dramaticStructureElement | rising action ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Asa Trenchard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florence Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Dundreary NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Meredith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Mountchessington NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Trenchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act III (Our American Cousin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Act I (Our American Cousin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasForm |
comic scenes
ⓘ
farce elements ⓘ stage dialogue ⓘ |
| hasMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Trenchard family estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | theatre-going public ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
build-up to climax
ⓘ
development of character conflicts ⓘ development of plot ⓘ |
| narrativePosition | middle act ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Our American Cousin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Our American Cousin fictional world ⓘ |
| partOfWorkType | three-act play ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Tom Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | contemporary Anglo-American social stereotypes ⓘ |
| workTitle | Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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