ABSTRACT
As you read the play this second time, read for intellectual comprehension. What is the main idea of this play? What is this play about? A play is never about nothing. You should be able to say:
This is a play about three sisters yearning to return to Moscow (The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov).
This is a play about a boy trying to leave home without hurting his parents (Leaving Home by David French).
This is a play about the great suffering and faith of one man (J. B. by Archibald MacLeish).
This is a play about a former star, with a weakness for alcohol and men, who tries to straighten out her life (The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon).
