Play Analysis: the King and I
Play Analysis: The King and I
Submitted by: Beatrix Clayden C. Deonio
II – Teamwork
Submitted to: Sr. Louis Rafael Tordecillas
CHARACTERS
Major Characters: 1. King Mongkut – King Mongkut is an imposing ruler of Siam, Thailand. He was the one who requested for his children to be taught in the English language for his country to be modernized. 2. Anna Leonowens – Anna Leonowens is a widowed English schoolteacher who has come to Siam to teach the royal children of King Mongkut. Her husband died six years ago, leaving her with a young son named Louis Leonowens.
Minor Characters: 1. Lady Thiang – Lady Thiang is the king’s head wife and mother of Prince Chulalongkorn. 2. Prince Chulalongkorn – Prince Chulalongkorn is the king’s eldest son and heir to the throne. He has been trained and groomed to be king since birth. 3. Louis Leonowens – Louis Leonowens is Anna’s son. 4. The Kralahome – The Kralahome is the king’s Prime Minister. He is very protective of the king. 5. Tuptim – Tuptim is a teenage girl brought from Burma to be one of the king’s royal wives. She speaks English well and loves to read. 6. Lun Tha – Lun Tha is a Burmese scholar who brought Tuptim to Siam. He loves Tuptim so much. 7. Sr. Edward Ramsay – Sr. Edward Ramsay is a British diplomat who has come to Siam to determine whether or not the king is a barbarian. 8. Captain Orton – Captain Orton is the one who brought Anna and Louis Leonowens to Siam, Thailand. 9. 67 Royal Children 10. Royal Wives 11. Royal Guards 12. Theatrical Dancers 13. Little Eva 14. Topsy 15. Buddha’s Angel 16. Elisa 17. George 18. Phra Alack 19. King Simon of Legree
PLOT * Exposition In the 1860s, a widowed English schoolteacher named Anna Leonowens arrived at the request of King Mongkut of Siam, Thailand to teach his royal children. They reached Siam accompanied by Captain Orton and also met the King’s Prime
Submitted by: Beatrix Clayden C. Deonio
II – Teamwork
Submitted to: Sr. Louis Rafael Tordecillas
CHARACTERS
Major Characters: 1. King Mongkut – King Mongkut is an imposing ruler of Siam, Thailand. He was the one who requested for his children to be taught in the English language for his country to be modernized. 2. Anna Leonowens – Anna Leonowens is a widowed English schoolteacher who has come to Siam to teach the royal children of King Mongkut. Her husband died six years ago, leaving her with a young son named Louis Leonowens.
Minor Characters: 1. Lady Thiang – Lady Thiang is the king’s head wife and mother of Prince Chulalongkorn. 2. Prince Chulalongkorn – Prince Chulalongkorn is the king’s eldest son and heir to the throne. He has been trained and groomed to be king since birth. 3. Louis Leonowens – Louis Leonowens is Anna’s son. 4. The Kralahome – The Kralahome is the king’s Prime Minister. He is very protective of the king. 5. Tuptim – Tuptim is a teenage girl brought from Burma to be one of the king’s royal wives. She speaks English well and loves to read. 6. Lun Tha – Lun Tha is a Burmese scholar who brought Tuptim to Siam. He loves Tuptim so much. 7. Sr. Edward Ramsay – Sr. Edward Ramsay is a British diplomat who has come to Siam to determine whether or not the king is a barbarian. 8. Captain Orton – Captain Orton is the one who brought Anna and Louis Leonowens to Siam, Thailand. 9. 67 Royal Children 10. Royal Wives 11. Royal Guards 12. Theatrical Dancers 13. Little Eva 14. Topsy 15. Buddha’s Angel 16. Elisa 17. George 18. Phra Alack 19. King Simon of Legree
PLOT * Exposition In the 1860s, a widowed English schoolteacher named Anna Leonowens arrived at the request of King Mongkut of Siam, Thailand to teach his royal children. They reached Siam accompanied by Captain Orton and also met the King’s Prime