Into The Woods

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Into The Woods
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Introduction

• Ordinary Fairy tales
• vs. Into the Woods
• Plot of Act I
• vs.Plot of Act ?

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Work Division

• 1.Roles Variation-Flora
• 2.Quest, mission fulfillment-Wendy
• 3.Binary(with examples)-Amber
• 4. It takes two, parallel,the ends justify the
  beans-Sally
• 5.Story telling,Derridas concept-Molly
• 6.Major Symbol-Carol
• 7.Conclusion and Review-Lynn

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Roles Variation
Role Original Fairy Tale Act 1 Act 2
Baker X Coward Inferior Chauvinism Cooperative Responsible
Bakers Wife X Selfish Loyal Unselfish Disloyal
Witch Powerful Guard Powerful Mother Powerless Beauty
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Role Original Fairy Tale Act 1 Act 2
Cinderella Obedient Passive More active (accept the prince or not) Active (refuse the prince)
Prince Charming Charming Conceited Conceited Insincere
Little Red More dependent Independent Be cared ? Care
Jack Obedient Rebellious Be irritated Brave Responsible
Rapunzel Beautiful Beautiful Ignorant Plain Ignorant
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Role Act 1 Act 2
Baker Hero / helper (to himself Little Red witch) / victim (of witch) Hero / helper
Bakers Wife Hero / helper (to himself Little Red witch) / victim (of witch) Hero / helper
Mysterious Man Helper (to Baker) Helper
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Role Act 1 Act 2
Witch Villain / victim (of her mother) Helper (to Giantess) / Opponent (to Jack)
Cinderella Hero / helper (to herself Baker) Helper
Cinderellas Mother (Birds) Helper (to Cinderella) Helper
Prince False hero False hero
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Role Act 1 Act 2
Little Red Hero / helper (to Baker) / victim (of Wolf) Helper
Jack Hero / helper (to himself Baker) Opponent (to Giantess) / Helper
Rapunzel Victim (of witch) / helper (to prince Victim
Giantess Protector (to Jack) False Villain / victim
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Dispatcher

• Absence of Witch
• Jacks Mother
• Prince

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Quest and Opponent(Act I)
Quest Opponent
Baker and Wife A childMilky WhiteGolden ShoeHairRed Cape 1.Milky White Runs Awaydies 2.Second cow is not as white as the first 3.Rapunzels hair
Jack Become Rich Giant
Cinderella Attend the ball Stepmother sisters
Little Red Riding hood Visit Sick Granny Wolf Curiosity
Rapunzel Freedomexperience the world Wit ch
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Quest and Opponent(Act ?)
Quest Opponent
Bakerwife Guard Little Red Riding hood to Granny Giantess
Jack Kill the Giant Giantess
Cinderella See Mothers Grave Giantess
Little Red Riding hood Move to Grannys Giantess
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Binary

• 1. Ever After??Rapunzels Humming
• 2. Children Wont Listen (Lament)vs. Children
  will Listen( Lament Children Will Listen)
• 3. Bakers wife ?? Cinderella
• 4. Astray ?? Back to path(Bakers escape,
  Wifes affair, Little Red Riding hood)
• (Any Moment Moment in the Woods)
• 5. Baker takes back Cinderella ?? Bakers wife
  has an affair with Prince Charming

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• 6. Baker takes back Cinderella ?? Bakers wife
  has an affair with Prince Charming
• 7.Bakers Escape ?? Face the facts
• 8. No One Is Alone- No one is alone ??
  Everyone is alone
• 9. Baker (complication and parent ) ?? Rapunzel (
  simplicity and child )
• 10. Witch (practical and parent) ?? Rapunzel
  (naïve and child)

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It takes two

• It Takes? Two ?
• -refers to Union strength
• It takes two to have a child
• It takes two to find Jack -also could refer
  to two errors
• they made
• Milky White -Lying
• Rapunzels hair-By force

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Parallel

• 1. Prince Seducing Bakers Wife
• vs.
• Baker finding Cinderella
• and taking her back
• for shelter
• 2. Jack s Adventure
• vs.
• Little Red Riding hood

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Ambiguity (Sexual Implication)

• Jack was treated very well by the giantess
• ltFromGiants in the Skygt
• --And she gives you food and she gives you rest. 
  And she draws you close to her giant breastAnd
  you know things now that you never knew
  before.. (Sexual Implication)
• Little Red Riding hood eaten by wolf
• -- (Sexual Implication)
• lt From I Know Things Nowgt

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The end justify the beans

• Original One The ends justify the means.
  ?????,?????
• Related to Derridas concept of Différance---
• In Act I, most main character got what they want
  no matter their means are right or not(somehow
  eliminating a certain aspect of things they did),
  so that it brought the following consequence in
  Act ?.

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Story Telling

• 1.Traditional fairy tale elements
• 2. The narrator(story teller)
• a. Detached position
• b.Importance
• 3. The death of the narrator
• a.       a. The death of the author is the birth
  of the reader
• b.      ?The death of the narrator is the birth
  of the actors.
• c.       b .Switch of the narrator

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Post-structuralism Differance

• 1.To defer 2. To differ
• --Example
• 1. Consequence
• Act1 Wrong doing Beans Milky White
• Act2 Giantess
• 2. Pun ltInterpretationgt
• Prince(Malice) a. Act of Care b. Act of Hunting
• Give me The blamea.Wrong Doing (curse)b.Jack

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Major Symbol

• 1.Wish
• 2.spell
• 3.Woods

Children
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Major Symbols(Woods)

• 1.Unknown
• 2.Mature
• ---Little Red Riding hood
• ---Baker
• ---Cinderella
• 3.Danger and Shelter
• 4.Hope

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Conclusion

• -Quick Review
• -Discussion
• aWho is the villain?
• bWho has the absolute power
• -Question Raising

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Reference

• 1.Theatre musical
• lthttp//theatre-musical.com/intothewoods/libretto.
  htmlgt
• 2.Sondheim
• http//www.sondheim.com/shows/into_the_woods/ (Off
  ers articles, show data, original Broadway
  production and cast information, original London
  production, cast and musical additions
  information, and awards.)

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3.A review http//www.sondheim.com/discussions/uh
m.html 4.character list (with what they
do)http//www.stageagent.com/cb/info.pl/ti/into_t
he_woods 5. The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide
http//www.geocities.com/sondheimguide