Glass Menagerie Character Traits Handout

1. Students began a play today called The Glass Menagerie. Click on the attachment above to get a character list. Students were chosen to read the parts of the few individuals of the play.
2. Students were to read / to listen to find information the author discloses about the characters of the indivuals of the play. What I mean by character is their ‘personal or moral’ make up – what their beliefs are, their attitudes in general, their approach to others, etc. This is to demonstrate the many ways an author makes an individual in a piece of writing realistic and dynamic.

Here is a promotional video some students developed for their production of the play. (I don’t know who these students are or what school put on the production but it’s nice they’re sharing their video to give an idea of what some of the central parts of the play focus on!)

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 This is a great recording of a portion of the play being acted out. It’s great to see if performed, rather than just read aloud. There are so many ways to interpret this story line.

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This is an excerpt from a movie titled Flowers for June based on the play, The Glass Menagerie. This is just another interpretation of the characters and their relationships.

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Here is a find! This is an SCTV take on the play. Again, another interpretation. Enjoy! 🙂

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