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Act
1
, Scene
1
Robert's
goes for an
interview
with the Daily News and meets a nonchalant sub editor.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 1
Combatants
and
non-combatants.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 1 to
Dulce
et
Decorum
Est.
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Act 1, Scene 2
Ypres.
Roberts and his men are looking for material to help reinforce the
trenches
when they find a
printing press.
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Key themes in Act
1
, Scene
2
Attitudes
towards
reporting conflict.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 2 to
Dulce
et
Decorum
Est.
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Act 1, Scene 3
Roberts
den.
Roberts
and
Pearson
are discussing what they should write for Wipers.
Optimism
sketch.
Taxi
sketch.
Sweet heart
sketch.
Subaltern
sketch.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 3
Patriotism.
Duty.
Futility of war.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 3 to
Futility.
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Act 1, Scene 4
Printing of the first
Wipers
Times.
Roberts
and the men celebrate by drinking
champagne.
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Key themes in Act
1
, Scene
4
Comradery.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 4 to
Apologia
pro
Poemate Mei.
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Act
1
, Scene
5
Divisional HQ
in
Arras.
Howfield is
angry
about the publication of
Wipers
- contrast to Mitford.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 5
Duty.
Power.
Honour.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 5 to
Dulce
et
Decorum
Est.
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Act 1, Scene 6
Trench.
Robert discusses what should be in the
Wipers
and Pearson says it needed some
poetry.
Germans start to sing
'Hymn
of
Hate'.
They agree that if the
British
wrote songs of hate they would be
'funnier'.
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Key themes Act 1, Scene 6
Courage.
Emotions.
Englishness.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 6 to
Apologia
pro
Poemate Mei.
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Act
1
, Scene
7
Music hall.
They introduce a selection of
weapons
which add to the music.
The sappers sing the
anti-patriotic
bugle song.
Scene ends with
Kate Roberts
- singing
Remember.
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Key themes Act 1, Scene 7
Duty.
Personal loss.
Freedom.
Combatants.
Women.
Emotion.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 7 to
Apologia
pro
Poemate Mei.
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Act 1, Scene 8
Dugout.
Roberts is reading the
'music hall'
proofs.
Roberts and
Pearson
receive letters from home.
Roberts
' wife sends a clipping from the Tattler newspaper where
Wipers
is mentioned.
Howfield arrives for an
inspection.
When he leaves fresh
bombardment
begins - Roberts puts on a
gramophone
and sings 'courage song.'
Printing press
was destroyed during the bombardment.
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Key themes Act 1, Scene
8
Authority.
Courage.
Anger.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 8 to
Inspection.
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Act 1, Scene 9
A trench.
The printer parts are now part of the trench and there is a lot of
noise.
Roberts
is angry because of the loss of the
printing press.
Roberts speaks to the Officer in charge of the
raiding
party.
Tyler
found another
printing press
in Hellfire Corner.
Roberts is now
happy.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 9
Courage.
Survival.
Sacrifice.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 9 to
Futility.
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Act 1, Scene 10
On screen -
Roberts'
imagination.
Revue
'Over the Top' which is the greatest show on earth.
Trench
and
Foot
perform Minor Worried - Nevermind.
Scene closes with a gas attack in the
trench
- Roberts is staggering frantically to try and put on his
gas mask.
He is helped by another
soldier.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 10
Courage.
Englishness.
Horror.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 10 to
Insensibility.
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Act
1
, Scene
11
Field hospital.
Roberts enters in a
wheelchair.
Roberts says he will return to the
frontline
soon - he was
lucky.
First mention of
Hilaire Belloc
-
war reporter.
Switch to the
fantasy
world if the newspaper -
Sums sketch.
Roberts receives a
telegram
to say that he is going
home
on leave.
'After the
war'
song to
close the scene.
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Key themes Act 1, Scene 11
Injury.
Trauma.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 11 to
Apologia
pro
Poemate Mei.
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Act 1 Scene 12
French
bar.
Roberts
goes to Madame Fifi's and discusses the war.
They
dance.
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Key themes in Act 1 Scene 12
Women.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 12 to
Strange Meeting.
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Act
1
, Scene
13
Editorial
den.
Pearson
is talking to Henderson about acknowledging
officers
on the front.
Roberts
returns and he finds out that they are moving back to the
Somme.
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Key themes in Act 1, Scene 13
Authority.
Futility
of war.
Duty.
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Poem to compare Act 1, Scene 13 to
Apologia
pro
Poemate Mei.
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Act 1, Scene 14
Trench
- the
Somme.
Men are
preparing
to go over the
top.
They discuss the
paper
and then give out
'rum ration'
to the men.
Dodd
asks whether this is the
'big push.'
Roberts
gives a
rousing speech.
Roberts starts to tell a
joke
which
Pearson
finishes.
They then go over the
top.
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