Grey matter

Grey matter

1. Marge

   • Old
     • 66 years old
   • Women
     • Grandma
   • anxious
   • White
   • lost wallet
   • harmless in strength
   • main characters (protagonist)
   • sharp tongue
   • biased

2. Russel

   • Young
     • 21 years old
   • Man
     • Single
   • Black
   • short temper

3. speaker

4. Context

   • Setting
     • police station
       • small room
         • waiting room
           • chairs
             • 6
           • uncomfortable
           • front desk
             • front desk bell
             • clip board
               • pencil
             • computer
           • door
       • Basic and unattended
       • Why?
         • Because a women lost her wallet and a man found one
     • Lunch hours (12pm - 2pm)
   • Relationships
     • mix
       • Start: dislike
       • End: "friends"

5. Purpose

   • racism
     • Black & White
   • preconceived ideas
     • judging early
       • people
       • biased mindset
         • creating profiles for people when you don't know them
         • most of the time bad
   • honesty
   • Persuading to prove innocence
   • anger

6. Audience

   • Real
     • Middle class
       • No jargon or specific terms
       • Play applies to them
       • Black and white (suitable to anyone)
     • Average Americans
   • Family
     • PG

7. Exigence

   • problem
     • a women (Marge) lost her wallet and a man (Russel) found one
     • Marge thinks Russel is a criminal
   • conflicts
     • Speakers trying to prove each other wrong
   • Emotion
     • Felling judged by color
     • Anger

8. Choices

   • Language
     • a bit of similes
       • Example: but not as comfortable
   • Tone
     • mostly rough and angry
       • Debates
     • unpleasing
   • Action
     • Uses props during the play
       • chairs
       • pencil
       • door
       • clip board
       • purse
       • wallet
     • Gestures
       • Some
       • meaning
         • shows exactly how characters feel
       • body language
         • shows who they are (in the play)
           • Russel
             • not patient
           • Marge
             • calm
     • Moving throughout the setting

9. Appeals

   • Ethos
     • Marge
       • trustworthy
       • wise in her speech
         • 66 years old
     • Russel
       • young (21 years old)
         • not wise
       • not trustworthy (to most people)
         • short temper
           • gets angry fast
       • Black and looks like a theft
   • Pathos
     • Emotion and expressing themselves
       • Means it
       • Russel
         • people look at him wrong
           • thief
             • black
   • logos
     • Marge
       • facts, but with her own opinion
       • frequently lies
         • when arguing
     • Russel
       • facts
       • reasoning
         • In arguments

10. Tone

    • serious
      • When?
        • most of the time at the start
      • conflicts
    • hopeful
      • When?
        • towards the end
    • affect the audience
      • knowing the emotions happening
      • Realization of the importance of the play