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71 pages 2 hours read

Arsenic and Old Lace

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1941

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Essay Topics

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How are the themes in Arsenic and Old Lace supported by the play’s single setting in the Brewster family home?

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Abby and Martha are nearly identical in their characterization. Why do you think Kesselring chose to write two aunts instead of one? Could this impact how audiences receive the play?

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Compare and contrast Jonathan and his aunts. How do their relationships to violence differ? How does this affect their respective roles in the play?

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