Write a tentative proposal for how you plan to address the task for Essay #2. Which character will you focus on? What admirable traits and / or flaws do you observe in the character that seem responsible for a choice that he / she makes? What other influences that may be beyond the character’s control–family history, money, race, gender–contribute to your analysis of the character’s actions, feelings, thoughts? What specific scenes in the play might you summarize and quote from in order to illustrate and explain your understanding of the character and the issues he / she raises in your mind?
