Part A Write down all of the critical questions you hope to answer ahead of time. Then, record your conclusions-along with the supporting text--as you
progress through the reading. The table has sample questions you can use, or you can delete them and use your own. Be sure to include
questions that relate to character development and theme analysis,

Analysis
Textual Evidence
Question
What is the play about?
What are the settings, motivations, or societal
values in which the play was written?
What kinds of literary techniques does the play
use?
Which character(s) shows external character
development?
Which character(s) shows internal character
development?
Where do these common themes show up in
the text?
• fear
• persecution
• power
• control