The play, Dealers of White Women, is an entertaining and funny melodrama that is representative of an older era, where thoughts were much different than modern times. While the outdated ideas that this play embodies may come across as insulting, the comedic values are still present and can be enjoyed by many. As many melodramas, the main focus of this play exists within the act of the play, act IV.
The first french scene begins when the act starts and ends as Charlie walks into the room. This scene is labeled as “Doctor’s Hideout.” This scene involves the characters Carita and Doctor as they give background information to audience through dialogue. The objectives of each character is subtle in this french scene. In this scene, Doctor’s objective is to hide and escape from the police; meanwhile, Carita’s objective is to investigate what is happening around her as she asks questions such as, “where are we...what is that sound...what are you doing...where is Helda” (Dealers, 82). The impelling agent in this french scene is Doctor as he eavesdrops upon the police, creating his own understanding of the situation that propels his next actions. In contrast, the blocking agent of this scene is Carita as she continues to interrupt his listening in through her questioning, as she also creates doubt in his supposed reliable plans. The point of reciprocal forcing is through Carita’s confusion of the circumstances, and Doctor’s overconfidence in his plans. The intensification of this french scene is when the Doctor realizes that the police are currently ransacking his opium palace, causing Doctor to take measures to listen in to what is happening. This scene is reactive as Doctor believes that his plans are foolproof and safe from the disturbance of the police, ending the scene with the entrance of O’Hara. The next french scene is called, “Doctor Traps O’Hara.” This scene begins with the entrance of a Crowd and O’Hara, with the scene including the character, Doctor. Doctor’s objective in this scene is to keep O’Hara captured. Meanwhile, O’Hara’s objective is to escape from the doctor. O’Hara is the impelling agent in this french scene because of his desire to go against the Doctor, the blocking agent, in an attempt to escape, that would further the plot. The intensifiers of this scene are the actions of the crowd, the appearance that O’Hara is armed, which play a part in O’Hara creating more of a chance to escape, and then the secret invention that Doctor had built in, preventing the escape. This scene is active because O’Hara and Doctor’s objectives are in direct conflict, as O’Hara gains a possibility for freedom, only to be apprehended by Doctor. This french scene ends at the bottom of page 84. The third french scene, from when Barney enters, is labeled, “Plans for the Good Guy’s Fate.” This scene consists of the characters: Barney, O’Hara, Doctor, Charlie and Crowd. Barney’s objective in this scene is to to be undetected by Doctor, Charlie, and Crowd; meanwhile, O’Hara’s objective to trick Doctor into believing that Barney is somewhere else. Doctor’s objective, in contrast, is to destroy his enemies, while Charlie and Crowd’s objectives are to obey Doctor. The character that acts as the impelling agent is Doctor as he pushes towards continuation of the scene by deciding whether to kill O’Hara. Therefore, O’Hara serves as the blocking agent because he talks Doctor into circles, preventing the scene to be as productive to the plot. In this scene, Crowd and Charlie serve as subordinates to Doctor as the Crowd pushes towards Doctor’s plan to kill O’Hara, and Charlie serves as Doctor’s obedient henchman. This also makes Barney the subordinate to the …show more content…
This scene has the active characters Charlie and Doctor. Charlie’s objective, as the impelling agent, is to save his sister, whom he now remembers. Doctor’s objective meanwhile, as the blocking agent, is to sell Hilda, Charlie’s sister. The reciprocal forcing of this scene is the tattoo that both Charlie and Hilda shares triggering his memory. This is a reactive scene as it only serves to give more hope that Hilda can be saved, however the result is not accomplished within this scene. The intensifier is then, the determination that comes to Charlie at the return of his lost
The first french scene begins when the act starts and ends as Charlie walks into the room. This scene is labeled as “Doctor’s Hideout.” This scene involves the characters Carita and Doctor as they give background information to audience through dialogue. The objectives of each character is subtle in this french scene. In this scene, Doctor’s objective is to hide and escape from the police; meanwhile, Carita’s objective is to investigate what is happening around her as she asks questions such as, “where are we...what is that sound...what are you doing...where is Helda” (Dealers, 82). The impelling agent in this french scene is Doctor as he eavesdrops upon the police, creating his own understanding of the situation that propels his next actions. In contrast, the blocking agent of this scene is Carita as she continues to interrupt his listening in through her questioning, as she also creates doubt in his supposed reliable plans. The point of reciprocal forcing is through Carita’s confusion of the circumstances, and Doctor’s overconfidence in his plans. The intensification of this french scene is when the Doctor realizes that the police are currently ransacking his opium palace, causing Doctor to take measures to listen in to what is happening. This scene is reactive as Doctor believes that his plans are foolproof and safe from the disturbance of the police, ending the scene with the entrance of O’Hara. The next french scene is called, “Doctor Traps O’Hara.” This scene begins with the entrance of a Crowd and O’Hara, with the scene including the character, Doctor. Doctor’s objective in this scene is to keep O’Hara captured. Meanwhile, O’Hara’s objective is to escape from the doctor. O’Hara is the impelling agent in this french scene because of his desire to go against the Doctor, the blocking agent, in an attempt to escape, that would further the plot. The intensifiers of this scene are the actions of the crowd, the appearance that O’Hara is armed, which play a part in O’Hara creating more of a chance to escape, and then the secret invention that Doctor had built in, preventing the escape. This scene is active because O’Hara and Doctor’s objectives are in direct conflict, as O’Hara gains a possibility for freedom, only to be apprehended by Doctor. This french scene ends at the bottom of page 84. The third french scene, from when Barney enters, is labeled, “Plans for the Good Guy’s Fate.” This scene consists of the characters: Barney, O’Hara, Doctor, Charlie and Crowd. Barney’s objective in this scene is to to be undetected by Doctor, Charlie, and Crowd; meanwhile, O’Hara’s objective to trick Doctor into believing that Barney is somewhere else. Doctor’s objective, in contrast, is to destroy his enemies, while Charlie and Crowd’s objectives are to obey Doctor. The character that acts as the impelling agent is Doctor as he pushes towards continuation of the scene by deciding whether to kill O’Hara. Therefore, O’Hara serves as the blocking agent because he talks Doctor into circles, preventing the scene to be as productive to the plot. In this scene, Crowd and Charlie serve as subordinates to Doctor as the Crowd pushes towards Doctor’s plan to kill O’Hara, and Charlie serves as Doctor’s obedient henchman. This also makes Barney the subordinate to the …show more content…
This scene has the active characters Charlie and Doctor. Charlie’s objective, as the impelling agent, is to save his sister, whom he now remembers. Doctor’s objective meanwhile, as the blocking agent, is to sell Hilda, Charlie’s sister. The reciprocal forcing of this scene is the tattoo that both Charlie and Hilda shares triggering his memory. This is a reactive scene as it only serves to give more hope that Hilda can be saved, however the result is not accomplished within this scene. The intensifier is then, the determination that comes to Charlie at the return of his lost