Enemy of the People: ACT 1, 2, and 3. Post a Main reply to the three questions below in one Main Reply. You don’t have to reply to others, but I hope you skill a few and see if you align to some degree with what others are saying.

Part 1: As you read the first Act (ACT 1) of the play, jot down some notes (if you have a the little 3 dollar hardcopy, write in the margins, anywhere you want—it’s your book!) noting actions, statements, reactions, et. Displayed by Dr. Thomas Stockmann that suggest something about his overall “character.” We all have many facets, sides to us, and so does Drl. Stockmann, of course. Indentfy what you see to be some of his character traits. (Is he selfish? Egotistical” Kind” Humorous: Sickly” A caring person? Good husband, rather? These are just “for instance.”)

You’re trying to get a sense of who this person is, what motivates him, just as you do with humans you meet living in the place we call “the real world.” We can do the same with characters created by writers. We deduce understandings of them based on what we observe them doing, what they look like, what they say.

Part 2: Describe the similarities and differences between Peter and Thomas. (Just list a few of each, you don’t need to develop this with ample evidence from the play, but offer at least one “fact” from the play for points you make about the differences. Seems like a couple similarities and a couple differences would work.

Part 3: As you read Act III, jot down ideas on paper or in the book, thoughts, reactions you are having to changes you see in Dr. Stockmann’s character.

Then based in part on your notes and your re-reading of the act, offer at least three ideas (they can be related) about how, based on his words and actions he is changes from his earlier self, the person we see in Act I (and Act II).

Support your opinions about his changes with evidence from the play, his words and the descriptions Ibsen provides as well as the words and actions of those around him. Quote at least once from the play in each of your three sections.

This is not an essay, of course. It can be kind of rough.