A Soldier's Play

by Charles Fuller

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A Soldier's Play Questions and Answers

What are the similarities between A Soldier's Play and A Soldier's Story?

Discuss how the play and film versions of A Soldier's Play are similar and how they differ. Identify one area where you think the film succeeds over the written play. Reflect on which version you prefer.

What are some of the similarities or differences between the play and the film A Soldier's Story?

In Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play, why is Davenport disappointed when he learns who murdered Waters, and why is “blackness” a factor in Davenport's disappointment?

In A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller, who could be considered a round and dynamic character?

How is the American Dream evident in A Soldier's Play?

Provide an analysis for the antagonist in A Soldier's Play.

Dramatic irony play is when the plots fulfill the protagonist's plans of action in an unexpected way to the reader/viewer and more often than not the opposite of what the reader believed. Why does Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play fit that selection?

Write a character analysis on the antagonist of A Soldier's Play. Consider how the antagonist is portrayed and how he or she interacts with the other characters as part of your analysis.

How are the play A Soldier's Play by Charles Fuller and the movie A Soldier's Story similar and different? In what areas does the film succeed over the written play?

How are the stage and film versions of A Soldier's Play similar and different?

In the film version of "A Soldier's Story," what are some areas in the film that succeed over the play?

How are the play and film A Solder's Play by Charles Fuller similar and how they different . In what area does the film succeed over the written play?

Discuss how the play version and film adaptation of A Soldier's Play are similar or how they differ.

Identify one area where you think the film adaptation of A Soldier's Play succeeds over the written play. Reflect on which version that you prefer.

A Soldier's Play on DVD? Missed this play at the Second Stage Theater in New York City last winter and wonder if anyone knows if it exists on DVD, or if it's on tour.

I'm trying to find the cast of the touring company of "A Soldier's Play."

Discuss one area where the film A Soldier's Play succeeds over the written play.

The Soldier's Play/The Crucible: relate the terms- foot in the door, just world phenomena, cognitive dissonance, and group polarization?