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The Monsters of Maple Street: A Rod Serling Sci-Fi Teleplay Analysis, Exercises of Playwriting and Drama

An analysis of rod serling's teleplay 'the monsters are due on maple street.' character descriptions, conflicts, themes, and literary techniques. It also includes a list of vocabulary words and their definitions, as well as camera directions and figures. The teleplay is a science fiction drama set in the suburbs of the u.s.a. During late summer.

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T: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
A: Rod Serling
(your notes go here)
G: Teleplay/Screenplay: a drama written for television; science fiction
S: late summer, Maple Street, U.S.A., suburbs
Vocabulary:
Idiosyncrasy: (n) a peculiar or odd way of behaving, thinking, or feeling; a unique
hobby or habit
Flustered: ( adj.) nervous, confused
Sluggishly: (adv.) slowly; lacking energy
Persistently: (adv.) firmly and steadily
Defiant: (adj.) ready to resist or fight
Metamorphosis: (n) change of form from one thing to another
Scapegoat: (n) person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others
Timeless: (adj) without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
Transfixed: (adj.) to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
Conquest: (n) something that has been acquired by force of arms or won in war
Camera Directions:
Pan: to move the camera to scan a scene or follow a moving object
Cut: to switch suddenly from one scene or setting to another
Fade in/ fade out: camera stays still and comes slowly into focus or goes out of focus
Close up / long shot: close up and far away
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T: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street A: Rod Serling (your notes go here) G: Teleplay/Screenplay: a drama written for television; science fiction S: late summer, Maple Street, U.S.A., suburbs Vocabulary: Idiosyncrasy: (n) a peculiar or odd way of behaving, thinking, or feeling; a unique hobby or habit Flustered: ( adj.) nervous, confused Sluggishly: (adv.) slowly; lacking energy Persistently: (adv.) firmly and steadily Defiant: (adj.) ready to resist or fight Metamorphosis: (n) change of form from one thing to another Scapegoat: (n) person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others Timeless: (adj) without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting. Transfixed: (adj.) to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc. Conquest: (n) something that has been acquired by force of arms or won in war Camera Directions: Pan: to move the camera to scan a scene or follow a moving object Cut: to switch suddenly from one scene or setting to another Fade in/ fade out: camera stays still and comes slowly into focus or goes out of focus Close up / long shot: close up and far away

Characters: Steve Brand: protagonist, remains calm, level-headed, logical, leader, optimistic, idioscyncrasy: fiddling with a ham radio Les Goodman: his idiosyncrasy is he has insomnia and looks up at the sky, five years lived there, car started and stopped randomly Charlie: finger-pointer, follower, very flustered and scared, gets pegged as a scapegoat because he shoots and kills Pete Van Horn accidentally Don Martin: finger-pointer, always finding others’ idiosyncrasies Tommy: brings up the theory that one of the neighbors is an alien, 14 years old, gets accused by Charlie Pete Van Horn: went to check for power on Floral street, accidentally shot by Charlie Figures 1 and 2: Conflicts: Themes: Suspicion can kill. Prejudice can destroy. The mind is a powerful weapon. Man is his own worst enemy. Literary Techniques: Foreshadowing: narrator says that there will be a roar and a flash at 6:43; says monsters are coming Verbal Irony: Steve says they should check the neighborhood to see who is an alien.