Since plays do not have narrative (like short stories or novels), does that put more importance on having memorable dialogue and “well-thought-out” stage directions? Choose a novel and see if you can take a memorable scene (perhaps two pages) and write it in theatre form. What difficulties did you face? What does this tell you about writing for theater?

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in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

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it was all just as it was in the law courts. the doctor put on just the same air towards him as he himself put on towards an accused person.