Play Analysis: Major Crisis

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""E" is our next letter, and it is major crisis. Every play will have a major crisis and a major climax, and we're going to talk about that one next. But the major crisis is, what is the big event that will change, or has the potential to change everything for the characters of the play? It is a decision that must be made, it is an action that is going to be taken, it is a huge thing. And I almost used the word "huge problem" but instead I said "huge thing" a major crisis. The major crisis in Equis is that the boy realizes that he has done wrong and is willing to take the Truth Serum and tell the truth. That is the major crisis because of what is going to come out of it. So what is an event that can dramatically change the lives of the characters?"