Ice Age (Act I)
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Ice Age (Act I) is the opening section of Thornton Wilder’s play “The Skin of Our Teeth,” depicting the Antrobus family’s prehistoric struggle for survival amid an encroaching ice age.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ice Age | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
part of a play
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theatrical act ⓘ |
| actNumber | I ⓘ |
| associatedAwardOfWork | Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cyclical nature of history
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family resilience ⓘ human survival ⓘ |
| depicts | Antrobus family’s struggle for survival ⓘ |
| depictsCondition | advancing glaciers ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
establishes allegorical framework of the play
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introduces Antrobus family ⓘ presents impending global catastrophe ⓘ |
| dramaticTone |
apocalyptic
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comic ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
adaptation to catastrophe
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persistence of the human race ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George Antrobus
NERFINISHED
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Gladys Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Antrobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Antrobus family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical drama
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metatheatrical comedy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| openingSectionOf | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Skin of Our Teeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInStructure | first of three acts ⓘ |
| playwright | Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYearOfWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Antrobus home in Excelsior, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | encroaching ice age ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | prehistoric era ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
early stages of human civilization
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threat of extinction ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
breaking the fourth wall
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nonlinear historical allegory ⓘ |
| workContainedIn | three-act structure of The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
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Ice Age