English

English 9

I. Literary Elements

A. Characters
1. Agnes (Protagonist)
2. Thomas (Protagonist)
3. Tom (Contagonist/sidekick)
4. Henry (Antagonist)
5. Lady Luella (Contagonist/Sidekick)
6. Lord Rodolphus (Contagonist/Sidekick)
7. Soldiers of Lord Rodolphus
8. Soldiers of Henry

B. Setting
1. Time: Middle Age
2. Place: Medieval Town of Carcassonne

C. Plot
1. Introduction
a. In the town of Carcassonne, there was Lord and lady who have a
lovely Princess name Agnes, who loves embroidery and play music.
Every morning, she walks and explore the stone arch bridge and
ramparts leading to town.

2. Rising action
a. One morning while Princess Agnes was on her way going back to the
castle, she heard a distinct kind of music.
b. It was Thomas a peasant, who loves to play a psaltery (an ancient and
medieval instrument).
c. Princess Agnes hide in a bush to listen to Thomas all the way.
Thomas noticed that there’s someone looking at him. Agnes accidentally
slipped and fell on the ground. Thomas smirk and help Agnes.
d. Thomas invited Princess Agnes to sit beside him. They introduced
each other. Princess Agnes explained that it was her first time to hear
that kind of music.
e. Every morning, Princess Agnes always looking for Thomas. They
have a lot of things in common that’s why Agnes enjoying time with
Thomas.

3. Climax
a. As time goes by, Agnes and Thomas spend more time together.
 b. until the day comes that Princess Agnes fell in love with Thomas. But
before she confess to him, Thomas admitted that he loves Princess
Agnes. They were both happy to know the truth. Their relationship
became even stronger.
c. But in an unexpected turn of events, Henry, one of the noble prince in
town with great desire to Princess Agnes found out the relationship of the
two.
d. He was very angry and jealous to what he found out, that’s why he
ordered his soldiers to arrest Thomas.

4. Falling Action
a. One morning, while Agnes is on his way to the bridge she heard a
loud shout.
b. She immediately thought of Thomas. She saw armed men holding
Thomas.
c. He also saw that Thomas had a wound. The armed men hid Thomas
in an abandoned area.
d. Agnes could do nothing but cry and shout to help Thomas. Henry is
known for being bad, he really intends to kill Thomas so that there’s
barrier to his love for Agnes.

5. Resolution
a. A witness saw where did Thomas were taken. He’s Tom, Thomas’
best friend. He immediately contacted Agnes.
b. Agnes’ parents was one of the most powerful in town, Lord
Rodolphus and Lady Luella. They ordered a search of the entire
village to find Thomas.
c. With the help of Tom and other soldiers they traced where Henry hid
Thomas. He was shocked to see the soldiers of the Lord. That’s why
he planned to stab Thomas with a sword but before he could stab
Thomas, Lord Henry’s soldiers preceded him.
d. Agnes immediately ran to Thomas. Henry has been arrested.
Thomas was sent to castle to recover. The Lord Rodolphus and Lady
Luella feel that Thomas had a good heart and had a good intension
for Agnes. Until the day came when Thomas asked for Princess
Agnes’ hand to her parents. They married and lived in peace.

D. Conflict
(Man vs. Man)
When Henry try to kill Thomas for the sake of his love to Princess Agnes.

E. Theme
Love
Perseverance
Good vs. Evil
Survival
II. Technical Elements
A. Scenery
1. Medieval Town in Carcassonne
2. Garden near in Arch bridge
3. An abandoned place

B. Sound and Music

1. Secular Music/ Chant
2. Choral Music

C. Costume
1. Medieval Dress (red-golden brocade fabric with ornament)
2. Stockings or tunics
3. Leather boots
4. Woolen hats
5. Medieval helmet
6. Cape
7. Pants (natural fibers such as silk, wool or linen)
8. irate shirts

D. Props
1. Sword
2. Dagger
3. Bows and arrows
4. Crossbows
5. Psaltery (an ancient and medieval instrument)

E. Genre
1. Romance
2. Drama
3. Musical

F. Stage
1. Proscenium Stage

III. Performance Elements

A. Acting
1. Melodrama
2. Classical acting
3. Method acting

B. Non Verbal Expressions

 1. Gesture
2. Facial expressions
3. Body movements and posture

C. Verbal Expressions
1. Talking
2. Singing
3. Shouting