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Fences
August Wilson
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Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
Characters
Character List
Troy Maxson
Rose Maxson
Gabriel Maxson
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Motifs
Symbols
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Marriage
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Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
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Cory Maxson
Lyons Maxson
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Act One: Scene One
Act One: Scene Two
Act One: Scene Three
Act One: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene One
Act Two: Scene Two
Act Two: Scene Three
Act Two: Scene Four
Act Two: Scene Five
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1
of 5
What archetypal antagonist does Troy like to tell stories of having once battled against?
Time
Age
Death
God
2
of 5
Rose is named after a flower, a trait in common with August Wilson's ___.
Mother
Daughter
Sister
Wife
3
of 5
What archetypal, Shakespearean role does Gabriel play?
The Devil
The Reformed Criminal
The Lunatic
The Wise Fool
4
of 5
Whose fate does Gabriel foreshadow with his riddles about hellhounds in Act I, Scene 2?
Cory
Rose
Bono
Troy
5
of 5
Troy's last name is symbolic of how he lives on a line between ___.
Good and evil
Fact and fiction
God and man
Opposing ideals
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