The Emperor Jones Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Emperor Jones Group at eNotes. Mon, 11 May 2009 15:58:10 en-us <![CDATA[Brutus Jones is the protagonist of the play. He is a physically imposing...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/need-brief-summary-what-emperor-jones-play-by-82525 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/need-brief-summary-what-emperor-jones-play-by-82525 Mon, 11 May 2009 15:58:10 PST <![CDATA[I need a brief summary of what The Emperor Jones play by oneil was about...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/need-brief-summary-what-emperor-jones-play-by-82525 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/need-brief-summary-what-emperor-jones-play-by-82525 Thu, 7 May 2009 08:01:50 PST <![CDATA[comment  on the ending of THE EMPEROR JONES.]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-ending-emperor-jones-69253 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-ending-emperor-jones-69253 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 04:09:14 PST <![CDATA[What are the ghosts? Are they Jones' fears and is it real or just...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/what-ghosts-they-jones-fears-real-just-illusion-61587 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/what-ghosts-they-jones-fears-real-just-illusion-61587 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:22:04 PST <![CDATA[Lem is "a native chief." He appears only in the last scene of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-lem-emperor-jones-37483 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-lem-emperor-jones-37483 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:05:02 PST <![CDATA[The opening scene takes place "late afternoon" in "the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/briefly-describe-how-brutus-jones-introduced-37485 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/briefly-describe-how-brutus-jones-introduced-37485 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:02:27 PST <![CDATA[Briefly describe how Brutus Jones is introduced in the opening scene of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/briefly-describe-how-brutus-jones-introduced-37485 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/briefly-describe-how-brutus-jones-introduced-37485 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:18:38 PST <![CDATA[Comment on the role of Lem in "The Emperor Jones".]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-lem-emperor-jones-37483 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-lem-emperor-jones-37483 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:14:25 PST <![CDATA[The drum beating in "The Emperor Jones" is an indication that...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-significance-drum-beatingin-emperor-jones-36629 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-significance-drum-beatingin-emperor-jones-36629 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:22:32 PST <![CDATA[Brutus Jones is an escaped convict from America and is in hiding in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/how-did-brutus-jones-get-natives-regard-him-their-36635 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/how-did-brutus-jones-get-natives-regard-him-their-36635 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:00:30 PST <![CDATA[Once a "murderin' nigger ole Lem" [ a native chief] was hired...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/she-s-my-rabbit-s-foot-who-speaker-who-she-why-36631 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/she-s-my-rabbit-s-foot-who-speaker-who-she-why-36631 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:29:15 PST <![CDATA[These lines are said by "Emperor" Jones to Smithers his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/ain-t-de-emperor-de-laws-don-t-go-for-him-who-36633 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/ain-t-de-emperor-de-laws-don-t-go-for-him-who-36633 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:27:24 PST <![CDATA[comment on the role of Henry Smithers in The Emperor Jones.]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-henry-smithers-emperor-jones-36637 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-role-henry-smithers-emperor-jones-36637 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:32:10 PST <![CDATA[In "The Emperor Jones", how did Brutus Jones get the natives...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/how-did-brutus-jones-get-natives-regard-him-their-36635 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/how-did-brutus-jones-get-natives-regard-him-their-36635 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:29:15 PST <![CDATA["Ain't I de Emperor? De laws don't go for him." Who is the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/ain-t-de-emperor-de-laws-don-t-go-for-him-who-36633 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/ain-t-de-emperor-de-laws-don-t-go-for-him-who-36633 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:26:19 PST <![CDATA["She's my rabbit's foot". Who is the speaker of this quote...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/she-s-my-rabbit-s-foot-who-speaker-who-she-why-36631 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/she-s-my-rabbit-s-foot-who-speaker-who-she-why-36631 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:21:39 PST <![CDATA[Comment on the significance of the drum-beating in "The Emperor...]]> http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-significance-drum-beatingin-emperor-jones-36629 http://www.enotes.com/emperor-jones/q-and-a/comment-significance-drum-beatingin-emperor-jones-36629 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:17:30 PST