J. B. Papers & Assignment Topics

Essay Topics/Writing Assignments

These 20 essay questions can be used as essay questions on a test, or as stand-alone essay topics for a take-home or in-class writing assignment. Students should have a full understanding of the text in order to answer these questions. They ask for a thorough analysis of the text.

1. Who, or what, are God-mask and Satan-mask and what do they represent? Use specific examples from the play to support your answer.

2. Using examples from the play to support your answer, explain what the allegory is that this play presents.

3. In this play, what is the relationship between faith and fear? Cite specific examples from the play to support your answer.

4. What is the importance of flowers in this play? What is their symbolic meaning? Use the play to support your answer.

5. Using examples from the play to support...
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