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The audience is actively and randomly involved in the play.
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The author uses language that is unusual for the time period.
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The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.
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The actors read lines before an audience with no setting.
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MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
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MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
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MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
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MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.
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EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—(whistles) He's one fiend for Americanism.

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It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
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It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
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It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
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It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.
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Read the following scene from The Inheritors.FRED JORDAN'S cell. Slowly, at the end left unchalked, as for a door, she goes in. Her hand goes up as against a wall; looks at her other hand, sees it is out too far, brings it in, giving herself the width of the cell. Walks its length, halts, looks up.) And one window—too high up to see out. (In the moment she stands there, she is in that cell; she is all the people who are in those cells. EMIL JOHNSON [who works at the courthouse], appears from outside.)MADELINE: (stepping out of the cell door, and around it) Hello, Emil.EMIL: How are you, Madeline? How do, Mr Morton. (IRA barely nods and does not turn... EMIL turns back to MADELINE) Well, I'm just from the courthouse. Looks like you and I might take a ride together, Madeline. You come before the Commissioner at four.A possible disadvantage to watching this scene, as opposed to reading it silently, is that viewers are

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required to conceptualize the setting of the jailhouse.
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required to interpret movements in absence of stage directions.
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required to imagine the appearance of the characters.
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required to visualize the props used within the scene.

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