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| What is the significance of the title Crimes of the Heart? |
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| It's emotional. It connects to the past, present, and future. It is about multiple crimes to one heart. The family acts as one heart. It is a noun and not a verb which implies not active, heavy on the dialogue. |
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| What's the genre of Crimes of the Heart? |
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| It is a female gendered play. |
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| What does the cast list tell you? |
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| It's about relationships because they have last names. |
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| Family home, calm, isolation |
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| What items are armor for Babe? |
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| Her saxophone, her girlish good looks, her cigarette, & high heels |
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| Her ability to sustain herself |
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| The moment where Lenny has conquered her first fear. It is not an action but an emotional moment. |
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| What activity emphasizes the theme of rebirth? |
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| What is the legacy in Crimes of the Heart? |
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| The women are trying to break away from the legacy established by their mother's suicide. This makes it female gendered. |
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| What is unique about the set? |
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| The entire show takes place in the kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of the home so it makes sense that's where the majority of the action occurs. |
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