1. Theme
The theme of the lesson drama is a genius person sometimes has bad habit.
2. Setting
The setting of the drama is in the office of the old professor, especially in the morning, when the pupil comes for the lesson.
3. Character& characterization
Pupil :On time, open minded,she has a good spirit to find something that she wants, she is 18 years old, she seems to be a well-brought-up girl, polite, but lively, gay, dynamic; a fresh smile is on her lips, so she looked beautiful.
Professor : Responsibility, he is 50 to 60 years old. He is a little old man with a little white beard. He wears pince-nez, a black skull cap, a long black schoolmaster’s coat, trousers and shoes of black, detachable white colar, a black tie. Excessively polite, very timid, his voice deadened by his timidity, very proper, very much the teacher. He rubs his hands together constantly; occasionaly a lewd gleam comes into his eyes and is quickly repressed
Maid : She have to butt into professor, she is stout, aged 45 to 50, red faces, and wears a peasant woman’s cap, she is devoted, she is very loyal to her master (professor), and she is a good servant.
4. Plot
The first is exposition, when the maid opens the door and meets the new pupil. The maid asks the pupil to sit down for a moment to meet the professor. The second part is complication, when the professor gives question but the pupil can’t answer rightly. The professor tries to explain but the pupil has difficulty to understand. The professor hunt for the other explanation and example but the pupil still not understood. The third is climax, when the professor has emotion and can’t to control it, and finally he kill the pupil with his knife. The maid knows about what has the professor done, he kills the pupil and she is dead. The maid considers that the professor is a murderer. The fourth is resolution, when the professor and the maid are going to bury the pupil’s body. And in the last session, the maid opens the door and meets with the new pupil again.
5. Point of view
Point of view of the lesson drama is the third person. Narrator is not involved in this drama. The narrator is just telling the story.
6. Style
The lesson drama use standard structure. The words that is used in The Lesson drama is easy to understand. The story is in dialogue form.
7. The moral value of the story
There is no problem which can be solving by using emotion. We should be calm in all problems. Don’t underestimate with the other people. The story tells about human and society. The professor hide all of pupil’s corpses by bury them. It is because the professor doesn’t want to his attitudes are known by society. He is afraid if his criminal habit is known by society.
Dear Sari,
BalasHapusGood analysis you have given. I'm excited to read your argumentation of this drama. Keep on reading another works of literature.
Please show me your second task of Drama, Death of a Salesman. I'm waiting for it. Good luck!
Thank you,