Act II
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Act II is the second major division of Sam Shepard's play "A Lie of the Mind," in which the drama's central conflicts and character relationships intensify and further develop.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act II (A Lie of the Mind) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | act of a play ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | A Lie of the Mind (play text) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
deepening of family conflict
ⓘ
escalation of dramatic tension ⓘ exploration of psychological damage ⓘ |
| followedBy | Act III (A Lie of the Mind) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Act I (A Lie of the Mind) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Baylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beth NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jake NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDramaticStructureElement | scenes ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
family relationships
ⓘ
identity ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
breakdown of communication
ⓘ
illusion versus reality ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ violence within families ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceForm | live stage performance ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
development of central conflicts
ⓘ
intensification of character relationships ⓘ |
| originalAuthor | Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | A Lie of the Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWorkStructure | three-act structure of A Lie of the Mind ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| setInWork | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInNarrative |
after initial crisis of the play
ⓘ
before final resolution in Act III ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinPlay | middle section of A Lie of the Mind ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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