Act III

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Act III is a pivotal section of J. M. Barrie’s fantasy play "Dear Brutus," in which the characters confront the consequences of their alternate lives and the play’s central themes of choice and regret come into sharp focus.

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Act III canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf act of a play ⓘ
centralTheme choice ⓘ
personal responsibility ⓘ
regret ⓘ
second chances ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator J. M. Barrie ⓘ
dramaticFunction confrontation with consequences of choices ⓘ
resolution of alternate lives experiment ⓘ
dramaticStructureRole climax ⓘ
denouement ⓘ
emphasis limits of changing external circumstances ⓘ
moral implications of wishing for a different life ⓘ
need for inner change ⓘ
featuresCharacter Joanna Trout ⓘ
Lob ⓘ
Mr. Dearth ⓘ
Mrs. Dearth ⓘ
Will Dearth’s alternate-life daughter (Margaret / Margaret Dearth) ⓘ
other guests in Lob’s house ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork original stage productions of Dear Brutus ⓘ
follows Act II (Dear Brutus) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium theatrical performance ⓘ
narrativeElement characters’ reassessment of their real lives ⓘ
recognition of illusory nature of alternate lives ⓘ
return from the enchanted wood ⓘ
narrativeFunction pivotal section of the play ⓘ
partOf Dear Brutus ⓘ
precedes curtain call of Dear Brutus ⓘ
relatedAuthor J. M. Barrie ⓘ
relatedWork Dear Brutus ⓘ
setting Lob’s house ⓘ
tone bittersweet ⓘ
reflective ⓘ
workType fantasy drama ⓘ

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Dear Brutus → hasPart → Act III ⓘ