One of the important elements of drama is dialogue, the words spoken by the characters. Choose one of the characters from Act I of "The Phantom Tollbooth". Write a paragraph in which you describe three things about the character that are revealed by the sorts of things he says and how he says them. Support your ideas with examples from the drama.
As you read the passage, which character speaks in a way you understand and can describe? Remember, description is done in adjectives. Does his dialogue make him a strong person? Mean? Is he a noble man? Or is the character a woman? Is she weak? What does she say that shows she is a weak character? (That is where you will use evidence from the text to support your claim of the character’s description.)
