Summaries, Quotes and other Inheritance Resources

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Scene Summaries

Here is a copy of the scene summaries that you completed on Inheritance. It is great to see how much care and detail went into so many of the entries. You may want to alter some details, but overall this is a great revision resource:

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Theme Summaries

Here is a copy of the scene summaries that you completed on Inheritance.There are some great summaries of key quotes and how they can be used, so read through them all and use this as a resource to help you with your practice essays:

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Quote List and Other Resources

I have attached a copy of the quote list I made for the earlier theme activity. You are welcome to use the list to assist you in your own revision, but I would highly recommend adding any other quotes that you think may be useful as this list is not exhaustive.

I have also attached a couple of reviews and analytical pieces below. Read through them carefully and either highlight key points/pieces of analysis or make a set of your own notes from them, as they raise some important observations and interpretations regarding the play:

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Practice Essay Topics

These practice essay topics are taken from the Inheritance STL Link page. Use them to help practice your writing skills in the lead up to the assessment task next week:

  1. Both Norm and Lyle claim that ‘life is not fair’ and their view is borne out by all of the characters in the play. Do you agree?
  2. William tells Julia, ‘This is not about what’s good for you’. Is there anyone in the play, Inheritance, who is not driven by self-interest?
  3. Norm tells Young Girlie: ‘That’s the hardest lesson in life, I reckon. Accepting how the coin falls and making the best of it’. How accurate is this view of the world painted in Inheritance?
  4. ‘A man has to live or die on his own piece of dirt. That’s always been the way, hasn’t it?’ Lyle’s beliefs in his right to the land are both the motivation for his life and the reason for his death. Discuss.
  5. Is Maureen Delaney the only winner in the play, Inheritance?
  6. Hannie Rayson’s Inheritance demonstrates that whilst ‘family’ is important, it is not so easy to decide what constitutes a family. Discuss.
  7. This play demonstrates that education alone cannot solve problems of poverty, intolerance and depression. Discuss.
  8. Inheritance shows us that misery is destined to repeat itself. Discuss.
  9. This play supports the notion that people from the city are just as blind to reality as their country counterparts. Discuss.
  10. Hannie Rayson challenges the view that success in life is about luck and ‘timing’. Discuss.

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