master herold
what does hally call his life?
a bloody mess
to what does hally compare the united nations to?
a dancing school for politicians
what got hally in trouble at school?
a picture he drew of his teacher
what does willie throw at sam to shut him up?
a rag
what does sam work as?
a waiter
what does hally decide to call his essay?
a world without collisions
who did sam and hally agree on for the man of magnitude?
alexander flemming
what was fugard a leading crusader for?
anti-apartheid literature
what are fugard's important themes?
apartheid and racism
what does willie want to do at the end of the play regarding hilda?
apologize for beating her
what religion is hally?
athiest
how does sam define art?
beautiful
how does hally initially feel about ballroom dancing?
believes it does not challenge the intellect
what does boet mean?
brother
why did fugard's plays have few characters?
characters are doomed to failure
what is the weather like at the beginning of the play?
cold and rainy
whose music do the men listen to on the record player while they practice dancing?
count basie
what does hallie call the comics he was reading?
filth
how old is sam?
forties
how does hally define art?
giving meaning to matter or giving form to the formless
who does the rag hit instead?
hally
what happens when hally's mom gives the phone to hally's dad?
hally's entire demeanor changes, suddenly becoming cheery and upbeat
who is sam's boss?
hally's father
who pays sam?
hally's mother
when hally entered sam's room without knowcking, what did he find sam doing?
having sex
why did hally think his kit wouldnt fly?
he didnt think a black man would know how to fly a kite
why doesn't hally do very well in school?
he doesn't try very hard
how does hally get punished for drawing a picture of his teacher?
he gets 6 lashes on his behind
why does hally say his father is sam's boss?
he is a white man
why is hally ashamed of his father
he is always drunk, once passed out at a bar in town
initially, why does sam say he cant sit on the bench with hally?
he said he had to work
what does hally say when orginally asked to attend the dance competition?
he says no and that he has seen them dance enough
why does willie beat hilda?
he thinks hilda is cheating on him
what is "hally" short for?
herold
why did hally go by "hally" and not "herold"
herold is his father's name and he doesn't want to be associated with his father
what does hally doodle all over?
his math book
what did fugard's parents do for a living?
his mother ran the family tea room, and his father was a master storyteller
what does hally use to hit willie?
his ruler
what does hally say when the kite dies down to the ground?
it lost its soul
what does hally believe that his era needs?
its own social reformer
what is athol furgard's birthday?
june 12, 1932
hally and sam refer to "great men" as...
men of prominence
where was athol fugard born?
middelburg, cape province, south africa
what did fugard study in college?
motor mechanics
who is the first man of magnitude that sam and hally consider?
napoleon
what is the tone of the play?
nostalgic
what does willie use his transport money on?
playing a song on the jukebox
where did fugard go to college?
port elizabeth technical college
what is willie doing when the play opens?
practicing dance
what is sam doing when the play opens?
reading a comic book
who is a father figure to hally?
sam
who is more intelligent, willie or sam?
sam
whos face does hally spit in?
sam's
what is hally wearing when he enters for the first time?
school uniform
what was hally's mother's former job?
she ran a hotel
what does hally do with the brandy bottle?
smashes it on the floor
why did sam give hally the kite?
so hally could look up and be proud of something
where does the play take place?
st. george's tea room in port elizabeth (south africa)
when was the last time willie beat hilda?
sunday
what does hally confess at the end of the play?
that he loves his father
what is fugard's other well known play?
the blood knot
what does hally's mom tell hally to hide?
the brandy
what does hally want to write his school essay about?
the dance competition
where did hally grow up?
the jubilee boarding house
what is the relationship between sam and willie?
they are coworkers and friends
what was the kite made out of?
tomato box, brown paper, flour, water, 4 glue, old stockings
what does the blood knot focuse on?
two brothers with different shades of dark skin
was athol fugard white or black?
white
what does the empty chair waiting for hally symbolize?
white power and privilege
who has kids with hilda?
willie
why does hilda miss rehearsal?
willie's "hiding"
was fugard close with his parents?
yes
how many acts are there in this play?
1
sam's men of magnitude are...
1. napoleon 2. william shakespeare 3. abe lincoln 4. jesus
hally's men of magnitude
1. winston churchill 2. charles darwin 3. tolstoy
how old is hally?
17
what year does the play take place?
1950
what year was this play written?
1982
what did fugard go found?
5 theatrical groups
for how long has hally been educating sam?
5 years