Pa~saq e 1

rn trfrin 1t~eKbourn\s ''f}bsa.1 ·rri-wds'' ,

' the pa<r, aq e im roducN me 1ird't act Of .tne
' p1ay • The lfcen e opens with a t lme1ine , aRa rt
~tit iP(J:icmln~ mm it is tattng p1ace on
!1ta1ura Qy a,rcrn-oon at 1 b' pm". me 1oirow1ng
\ 1 tIu·1 ac1 then begins with ' a ·deucript1on
01 · 'tne 1Ce1Hng. ttyel'.bourn di~ p1a4J' a w1ae array
, Of dlff{rent 1urn; wre Hem \f · tht · vtv/d--.Yimag er;1
i~ c1eany PfNfhtea mr ouqn ·ou1 tnc · tiri r
rdeJcrif)fion D'f me p1ay : 0 modern ·-eucuttve-- cJ'tq1e
' houte '', " primarity 1urn1wed witn fnqllrh 11wea !Sh
1'..0d· '' artlltic •·1rorted q1ass ·
... , ' • ,· ' -. t ' ,,
1'11ijlC tutntrnre · , ·
. t'ucitt,ourn 111anaqu to - preJenr 'a·,. Jopn1rti1eated
norne ,:t'ri cturr' , and -eve:rl'tua, 1q 1nfr,oduceJ 1 ·
tne two cnaractcr.s oi the · p1a9 · : . rve•tijn> .anct
Diana. The re1a1i onsh1p 1?e1ween 1ne two enaractu-s
' e~preJHu different emot ional '11at~- f}yatJourh
\\'Ugqe.n~ tne two woMe-n ·rO" have ll · p1a rn
onct 'on,qo1t1q a1a1oque aV>·out tne,r 1iveJ
in oraer to empha-r,ic di1ieren1 1am11y events. 1
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me fallowing 1lr$1 ·ac1 veq;rw to pre~en1 the

difference r>e1ween tne two ~own onara'C-terJ
o, me piay in 11nes '1 through l"f· iructtJourn
lfimp1y rux1 apo 1e.J me two 1ttlor1 paraqra pns
aPou1 eve14n 'tf cma o,ano \J ct1aractertH1c:s .
1n ~aa1t1on, ne captotite.J ~oth 01 tnc,1r 11am~
1Jo It iJ eat/lq t1nown and · empnanua - inc

\feco na pa raq rapn prnren1\f rvet l/ fl ·s \,~ LI> reuir f onf~J\S

.uinc c,) cnaracter/J11Cs . the ctfJCr lp1 1ori lon11nueJ
to ~n orv 1rnaqery •-ana proviaeJ' an intorma1ion
 10i , ~eH,1 n't1 turnm1
lf1G\1c: ''1the M ro c1::-1r,g
0\)Str,mt win, one Mnct . wt111!1 . q(w ng . wrnKlf t \,lne &-~ ).
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1111 muuqh , it w<H later lnfotrY\rct 1n tne l(,hll 11 nc:
· t\"\ot nc1qn '' o\·1cw~ . ana ~1ncH to ~-<v~cH" , w1uJ
1Gfta111tll o JO\f'l~fl ana 11<'rene moo~ • on rne
! 0·1t"te, hand , oiana ,If 11111 adt1crd lN on ··01aer,
l\,ld tolate th1rt1e.i ,, woman. , fll.lCnJourn revraiJ
hO'N D1(lf\G1 . ''Q.\W(A4~ QIVM \Y)e iMprHJIDn oi
l)t:lnq uli a1111 y tlQ\AQnt' ul l t\,lnfJ 11-. · I~), tit tonllnur-J
to 1uu(l.pose 11- tvvo ,(il'ffererr1 ct1aracl'e-rrst1cJ 1t'\
uie re.Ht 11ne 01 01ancr{ d<:{Crlp11on ~1th tr1<::
wo1ct1 : '' ~env11ne an,ci un1otrndt1d''· tn1..r 4peat1c
rLn1apos1t1on 1rugqe1N 110w ,olana can , . rnaKe 1nva1\<A
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1n1orn\at1on \Vt,1lt al..rb . 01~et()pt1ng to rerno...,n
. tr\kn)1UI wltr) r,e,(l!f.\·H9 ·
w1e ct101oquc prNented (.Hl~t. ,the aelfcn p110n
on\L,\ ~rwsM co1we,N011on belween. Plana anci
eve1qn . there are portn111C11co1 c11q n~JJI OM in t>etW t'et'I
-tr,e v\,arnc1e1·~ urwe1'fo11on ; thi~ 1dea a1 &
0
iOCllCatN tl1e Ci'Y)f ac~ter \f Ctl1al'IQl ng IY\ 00 ct• f M
0.1 G1mn1e
r , wMn r,i olQra i{ •· 1oot~M
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ti,c pi' offr', . \the rrter~ t, tne
cn11d VW(\all\J'Vbi "11te
1111\lt' cl)ert.lPIIY1SI/ (llne I~) · AUCKtJuurn purpoJely
, po1m.r olAt ttWl 011Mren are ~up posea1v ~nqeuc
and pll re , UlLM 1u~1na a 1t11n11e l!'Uqqtru MW
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tn~y ore
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11K.e ,, anqelJ· oiana , cornrnuN to 11
u~ tt,e ifOIY1 6 rf f\;'111101) : •I J'llJ'I li t ~ 11111e Cl\( rU t)IIYlS (llm IQ) . ('>
. on tne ron1rar'y , evenin orrs~eN Diana with pfli!V1t_y -
creo11ng w1tn no 1nct1cmea 0

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Qt,11 en·1ellj 11·1'\011 reJponJ6!
tone 01 l)')Old · ~\11~ q>rCl fiC lciW Ill betng w1a1nw 1n (t/
 ulnce tne _~econci aeircrrpr1ve paraq<ap11 ot t11c ff rct
act· fve14n 'If tmU relfpon~lf mainly eon!IJM ot '
' ~e~" _CJnd ··on••. fllAC~l')ourn proveiS VloW -
eve14n doeu e4>reN ner inrie,r ttiolAQntJ
no-t
propnl~ , and her tnooa , M revea1ed to l'.Je
''Llne1hU !I0!1 IC•' lune 1g) t\1rouQh nut t11e wro1e a ct·
tne tcnu Inn 1?e1w een the two Cha ractmr
c.on1inue ro lfnow voth tAntavara111e v0rwvruGHiON
and uncoO'\ tonc11·>1e QeJturV · frl.l0\<; \?ourn raealJ
YloW orana i~ 1n~In~ tn rnainwm tne f 10w 01
ctial(UUe vy <1iuplal,/1n9 l'ler own 11fe eAJe,rJtJ ·
eVGlUf\ iu e~nme1_y lAninrel't'irtec:t vv1m Diana 'J
11te · 1\1e tone; a1110 lfhlfN 1rolY) t:ielfl9 11ve1y tt>
dull whenever fveIijn IJ'peau and ttllll' ner
ooswerJ· m une 111o, oiano. ex.plains .how
?OU\ •' tAJed to be [Into] tennis - now ne'I!
l!'QLWSl'l mad ·'1 f'i\il0Wourn'J co11oau101 arction
tru1~ °111LH1ra-re4 rne au11t1e-hl "in ~etween
eve1L-Jn arid Diana . 1ihe repe1111on 01 ''lfquauh''
ina\cateJ ~ow paw 'If cA')Clfel~er 0t1fo1,Jv ttie qa«1e
tV{itl thouah Plana on14 rncnnon~ the nalY\e,
tone
na ~ - qrne1ua11y lfnl1tJ 1rorn intneuted to
en111u~1ast1c · fl~ct1Jo1Mn a1so inc1v1ae~ tne ll'quaoh'J
auaitM~ ifYWqtr y w1tn •' bar1Q , l?crnq I M nq1· wne 17lf) .
,naenr-
-+ 114cwourn \J • rrtJsen1 frlet'lciJ" VfX!il~ now rv-e1~n and
D\000 are "a\?ueflt '' Wlthlrl eam Othev'lf c,,Of\VeflfGt1on -
u,ere i~ notn,~ O"IQ01f1cant tJe;tween me tW o
lcn:.m:i~ '\I' c.k'Oractvntctno n since 1t rna1n1y cM-r11r~
I~1 an on -q11n3 mearnna1eN ~onverfationJ. DIana
11ml 10 CCrY'tt up Wlri'I c!lffffE'l11 ~Ve(\IS to te ll Fw1yn, one! ,j [)e
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 IM()es to receive trie mme rf-tect • on tne connavy ,
IEve1~<1 re.mains oore a and comp1e1e19 I\ ot
,rnerested 11 ~ci;. \?ourn u111ma -re.1~ ctisreqofas the
y.Jnot~ ,rn 01tt0n of tne cnaraeter :s re10NoruY'1p
l•nnc.e. rne a101aque 1& f{ pet1t ive.

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1n R,o \:left Twigg« '\f 11 ~OSi oairlu : In 1tea,oh Oi·n Paractl~e ",
iM pa\flfQQG pegi\\~ Vvltn a' I . ctu-cnpflOf\of
11 a- ·canuon
of qrwV pro Mltei ,, . t\')e , ·rne1apr10r o~ ·
tne , ,m1 ilne eJtaPli'( hci 1w1gqer\r own rourne~ ·
me 1011 owin~ travw,que dht Pla41\' co ff ~ren't II' c.ene~l
!'cmct' p1ac.~ ·o-r nature· 1wl·qgex ·' lftarw the pdu~ttqe
1w1t11 a ~IH1 pe~,on po1.n1'~of . itreM ; · ~t mwnon~ ·
1tne wrve Ii / . cmct hOW it \OO~d
Cllff\5 ., (i(Jf)CQVe I ,.
, cunt~ . , .
Ii1Y1posSIPI~ t:o cum tJ." an ,~· the_, owier 11anci , rwrqQCX
a1ro . ina1 catN a 1ufcond pe.fJ' on point 01 view
ara u1111 i-e1 tnt . i word "Y o•u,,: -one na~ra to_~
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1COIYl\)ll"ie-0 obrec,,11ve t-acti · and n1i own \J1A~ct1ve
1 (>6rceptl o ·n Oi the Qt\rtret1c'. \l'Centr~ to turmer
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, efflpnb~1w · tne true · !'aruro en ~1enct-d-
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. me f\fl\'1 · paragraph ' IY\CIIAClelf'H CA Vivid irnager_y .

01 triei · ~e~Grt : ·., tYl(ife W(if~ p·1cmt! · !?\At -no treN,
I qravel lflldeJ , rounaed hl\\oc~ ot JtiQle cmct· ~,ae:
1wad\S w111ct1ng 1nr6 roc~y e1eit{ ' ot · can4on wa11s"- ,, _(Liner 4
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1I Tw1qqn
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mum01e\l
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an. ncept1ona1
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.. v1ew o;. : nH own ;
z4~nence , ard ne con11nuN , Hi preJent "d1,s ,' ,
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I~m~rea1 . 1anct~cdp-e" · _t>scrver ni~·. ~urrouncth1~ td.

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IN cxreat rna~mum ana recora{ wn~ it IY\tqn-t ··
I ~(W\ . ctanqe,r oU If tO QO on . Q\?OU1 hl~ · actVehtu(t .
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to paract1se · ,wtq~ ur1 Ii tt~ anom'er merapno r

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aeJGf\PlnJ the tMrren1 atmO:Spnere
w ,, \ l.fl1t'. ') ) .
vill\\a\"\1 c1ear • 'tH~ (',{)1'Wton1 v1v1a imager~ IJ
v,.i ·,a~,~ preJenrect , drd ne a1rn ; u·tet . a perronH1cati on
to cte~'(f/R l lD )• tne c.Hy 1rq,1,wtt IYE · uh aer a t og g~
L rare• ~ater on , he beo1nlf to use me worci
'\\ ou" , trnH reia ting tb me lfU~J eoove
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 percepnm 01 me unr.nuwn parncHre . me atmoJpYJexe
1n tt1t ~tcond para~raph -,~ , tne Uttrtl ,01ear air .
:oi tne- ctoot'' l~
:n~~t l'Nlqqtf uuaqeJN the . uecond
: J on vi wpoinr in .thG f\f cnpn on
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to - ~
~.Tne con~wnt 1Me 01 ulmf1e
_ j qUp1au~ : ~ij ~r.J. actcti11ona1 . irvrormat1on baPPefllQq
i\n m~ ean~on: , cttl was tlte an.t O·m,rrror,e, (A -
'. ~re u~e piece . 01 ca1 uq rapn H:.• lllflc'.f
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w1e 10110 wing paragrapnr 01 tn(} pa~roqe
1urmer . p~JmN aeroil{ 01 1w1agenr .If ucraunct1rqs.
I in une 11_, rw1qger ae(f({ioeJ ttw, 10M11, w1rn ,
a11 (.\~uoronce : 11ori me qrourYJ l 1ounct . t oll'lflhL -#
out no lftore toou · 1 -ro11owect .,a Qam -up -~. rocKy
l ae{11e ana redi$.coverM the p1easure. of rdUlln_g .
rn~~eif· "i .in~ aMonance . puu ain . ~PlttlfiS .: on ..
~N noo .. dloco verj on .tne. 1anall'cape · .1w1gq~r
a\.So ruuap£A£es hO'N , nc ''IJ'OW no . af\1mais , 001~;1
'olfdS IY'\ClUdl~ the . blQCK and VIJnite .i .

wheattit' ., tne (Ll~8f1F, a,ter wt1tC-h W'tYfa bad

f)Ql'l'){'Q ''. thi~ ll'peClflC Jdea. 1ndlCQteJ hOW ,
mere were an1ma1., in .n1~ ~½rro.1,matJn~, , t>tAt ttlt. , .
were no1 ,~ettia, )n ~atl (UJ'C. (!)
(lffW~~ Cll'l
O
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1w1Qqef\f . mood ,n the ws1 pamqra!)h. gm ctua1ty
ohliH norn • re141ng on ni~ peau11·nt1 ourra~n~1~c ·IT>
oc1n~ anuouu. and . appreneru-ive: __ ,. 1 'NO.IS {Urpr!Jed
to tmq 1'a ltcome tren1da11ous
r a1Jou1 twqtws 1 .
Lil'\e -5 'l.", · 1'-1)
oervou~ apout ijCfomt?une up lfha1e cllfts • PNiQqeif
cm1inu~ to 1111Aurrate. an, 1Ancomfortar.i1e l.fCWe
w1tn Y'I\~ own J(:i\i pucepnon oi me- wn~on-
. ror m1S1ance , , t\'le ctro~ made me tQ({J Ciear .of
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01 me ectqe , qave m\,\ t,neu a (f1\qn1 wo\?\?le, ,,
m~ connont ,nne,r mood ca1u~ Y)imJe\i to feci
e-r-1n~m~1y angoulf atJoUt tnc 1arctll'cape , tnu-s
aHeamg nhf own ~01n1 a-f view~ rw1aaer '.J
·m1ormm1ve aicnon turmer rcveaM hl~ 1rue anct
ictE:OI mouanN OPOUt tne .Journey : 11
[tvit
fieq1ect1on1 reunalited tne rieav~l~i~lr,r,,e1 ,,,% ue\f,
moae me tr<rnqxuer11 again ..,_ rw1aqe.r v\1r1r(late\~
ve.r111~ Y1H own lfC\i t>avt to _\t{ or1q111a1 ~tate-
~lrni1ar to YM 1mr~uctor~ \feAf · Furthermon: ,
1w1ggu descnoe s 1ne w11n nil\ wwKf
lfett 1119
ry,o no1ogue throug h out _ the Whoie pasiagt: .
,he 1irn11 e1 in the \ a~t paragraph ma1ca tu
t1wigqer 'i riosta1q1c ~elf · ,, the t11YJ e <Spenr watminq
1n the cool e,tear \f11q h · up air \'IICI-S 11 \J an
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, 1f\1Jc'.X breath of ((\eq1ection1 " (Line ~ 0t) . 1w1gqer

rzvea\-S wnat h\S 1ntentlom vvere dunng the,
-rourne~ o.na 1115 (Y\OOd vecnmeJ More. rttreJhecl
Gl()c\ Jd y fUI ,n the I CIJt Im e .
,wlqqer ·1 1ro.ve1 oqu e conrotn{ oorective
iacH men Cl~ the arnma\ oamed G1frer the
p-ex-1urn i:dt\()e v1vict descnpnon of each.
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\'vl~to r1ca1 aJnetiret\'1e. :V\J a ctNile
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va11evJ , ut~ o{ co1ro,
.-the can4on," ii i ~ ,subJfct1ve pacepncn a110
l pnn~{ lurn C! wove of rionatg1C\ . ~peaa11~
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the'. e.venH he w o uid cto : " roc.K ct1m\:J1nj
j vJ'n W 1 wcvs 4ounqe,,r wne 1J,2, ) , The iltl e of
, me trove1c qLie: H.plQ.tns how tl'",e ·· to,s1 oas 1.£ "
I i\ re101 ect t6 n1,s ue1f -neg1e ct ron . ~\,,t\0.u{qh,
NO\Vl::Vl31 , Tlf\Jlqqer \rUll! 11hc1i hi~ '-le \ t - wonh
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~urnt:Jer md1cotN a con1iouarion
c.cni,rhiaP~ \11
0 ' rw1·r1ner
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1peci-i1cc111y ,gnore-.s me an1ma111.r a"d
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1 a note about thei r non - eu.rtc:,nce . Although
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me !OH porosrapn I ht iS(e-s 11
[hr~Jf1(H de~ert fox''
I ond he ,·~ot lf1tl\ oo and wa1Chea , t 01 1t wa1crH:cl
1me )'( Line~ ?J D- '71 ). i1"e 1aea of the anima1.s
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j oc1ne mtroducec/ ,n the 1econd paragraph l.fOfY\eWria-t
dea1-s wi ·rh Tvvigger \s hidde:11 percepnon , but
1t charqeA towards the e,nd1ng when he lfee-s
t\'IG (ed f OK ·