"Come in." I wasn't sure I'm not sure yet, but i opened the door-this door [indicating the door by which the two women were still standing] and there in that rocker [pointing to it] sat Mrs. Write. [they all looked at the rocker]
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Watching this play. I would be aware that first they were all gathered around the chair as if to include it in the group. This would be finalized with all of the characters looking at it. for me this would help to put the person of Mrs. White in the chair, even though she is not. through out the play everytime Mrs. white would be referanced the chair would your focus. the lonly chair nest to the fire prctically draws sympathy from the auduance even and maybe because it is empty.
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Hi, Rob. This is a really good point about the play: Mrs. Wright does not appear, yet the whole play is about discovering her life. It's as if she's a ghost, on the stage with the others but invisible. I think you're right that the empty rocker encourages empathy, which fits well with the empathy built through the women's slow discovery of the truth and the men's failure to care about women's lives. Nancy
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