Playwriting Lesson One

Lesson One Assignment

Once upon a time there was a girl. She was convinced no one would ever love her. She married the first man that was nice to her and had a good job. She's been paying for it ever since.

Actions:
Wedding Day
Bickering in Reception Hall Before Entrance
His comments when she comes home re: bad food for dinner/her looks/her lack of intelligence
Her picking a fight with him by nagging.
1)Bickering and picking fights caused more fights which caused unhappiness.
2)I used actions by picking certain turning points in the marriage, the day he told her she was ugly, for instance. Another day when, during a fight that she picked, he finally told her he didn't think she was very smart. Basically through picking up the dialogue they've had over the years.