Fences

The Century Cycle (intro)

Staging of the play (intro)

Tragedy/tragic hero/hubris/catharsis

Negro Leagues/Josh Gibson/Jackie Robinson (intro or lit crit)

Fences symbolism

Troy as a static character

Comic relief

Sins of the fathers

Pathos for Troy

Troy's entrance to heaven (Good vs. bad)

Troy's soliloquies

Troy's baseball metaphors