Each act begins with a discussion of rain or actual rain. Why do you think Wilder does this? What could the rain symbolize? Justify your answer for the play's ideas.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

Which of the plot elements below usually comes first in a story? climax exposition rising action resolution

What is the climax or crisis, which brings about a change in the plot's direction known as?