Abe Lincoln in Illinois Study Guide consists of approx. 73 pages of summaries and analysis on Abe Lincoln in Illinois by Robert E. Sherwood. Browse the literature study guide below:
The play opens in the cabin of Mentor Graham near New Salem, Illinois. It is late at night and one oil lamp hangs over a table on which are stacked books and papers. Mentor is talking to a young Abe Lincoln who is thin and dressed in the clothes of a backwoodsman. Mentor is coaching young Abe in the English language and they are currently working on the moods of language. Abe give examples of each one: Indicative, Imperative, Potential, Subjunctive, and Infinitive. (
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