does this mean i have to do activity 1 or 2 or both

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Poetry and Drama: Apply
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Activity 1

The Glass Menagerie is an example of a “memory play,” in which a character tells a story drawn from their own memories. It also departs from the two- or three-act structure common to many dramas. In a paragraph or two, explain how Williams structures the events and how this structure contributes to the play’s designation as a memory play.

Activity 2

In addition to its overarching theme about confinement and escape (both physical and emotional), The Glass Menagerie addresses other themes and ideas, including:

obligation to family
conflict between one’s duty and one’s own dreams
abandonment
societal expectations of men and women
the nature of love and marriage
Choose two of these themes—or any others you identified as you read the play—and, in an essay of 300 to 400 words, analyze their development, tracing the details that convey each theme across the entirety of the play. As part of your analysis, consider how the play’s unique structure and/or its designation as a memory play might contribute to a particular theme’s development.

Use specific quotations and evidence from the text to support your analysis. Organize your essay clearly and follow the rules of English grammar and punctuation.

Self-Assess
Use the rubric to decide whether your essay fulfills the standards of ideas/purpose; analysis; organization; comprehension; and grammar, conventions, and spelling.

Answer 1

Based on the instructions you've provided, it seems that you need to engage with both Activity 1 and Activity 2. Each activity focuses on different analytical aspects of "The Glass Menagerie."

1. Activity 1 asks you to discuss the structure of the play and how it contributes to its designation as a memory play. This can be done succinctly in a paragraph or two, focusing specifically on the narrative style and how memory shapes the storytelling.

2. Activity 2 requires a more extensive essay in which you analyze two themes from the play. This task involves deeper analysis and requires you to write an essay of 300 to 400 words that includes specific evidence from the text, particularly focusing on how the unique structure and memory aspects of the play relate to these themes.

Ensure that you complete both activities as they are distinct but interconnected elements of analyzing the play.