The Sound of Music

1-The story is about a family in Austria during the Germany’s invasion. There are two main points. The first one is about Maria. She was training to become a nun, but she went to the Captain Von Trapp’s house to be the Governess. She falls in love with him after a while and besides all the conflicts, they get married and stick together until the end. The second main point is about the persecution of Captain Von Trapp. The Von Trapp Family had to run away to Switzerland so the Nazis couldn’t catch them.

2- The protagonist in the story is Captain Von Trapp and Maria Von Trapp. First Maria went to the Von Trapp’s house to work as a Governess. Later then, she became Captain’s wife. She realized she has fallen in love with Captain and because she has changed all the kids and also the Captain’s behavior a lot, he also fell in love with her. The antagonists in the story are the kids (Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta e Gretl), Elsa Schraeder, Max Detweiler, Rolf and Mother Abbess.

3- I think that there are two main conflicts in the story. First is about Maria’s feeling. She left the abby to become a governess in Captain’s house and then she fell in love with him. She didn’t know how to act and I think this is the first conflict. The second is about the invasion and the persecution of Captain and how they ran away from Austria.

4- Because “The sound of music” is a musical, the voice and the songs are essential. Besides that the music that characters sing shows about their feelings, the music can also show about what is going to happen next. For instance, the scene can be changed from drama to comedy because one tone was changed. Another important tool is the prologue because it shows the public what the play is going to be about.

5- Light: To draw attention to the main actor in that moment.

Music: To indicate that a scary, drama, funny, love, etc, scene is coming up.

6-

1) When Liesl sang the song telling she needed a man telling her what to do. It shows how fragile women were seen by others.

2) How Captain was strict to their children. It shows how military was with family.

7- Happened: The Germany’s invasion and also the imposition above all the Austrians to join a nation between Germany and Austria.

Not happened: In real life Captain and Maria took around 5 years to get married, and in the theater they married as soon as they noticed they were in love. Captain did not run away as was represented in the movie; the family’s scape was much easier because the army did not want Captain Von Trapp specifically, as represented in the movie.

8- Ideological effects: the couple, Liesl and Rolf, could not be together because they both believed in different things. Liesl agreed with her father and Rolf was Nazi.

9-

1    1)When you don’t agree with a political decision, you can run away from your country, as represented in the end of the movie.

2     2)Being more careful can help relationships between families and friends. This was represented when Maria came to Captain’s house.

1   10- Yes. It gives the audience a notion of what happened and also portrays the way family lived in Austria during the war.