Jade McClelland - Blog Post 3

Discuss the similarities and differences between the play Scuba Lessons and Sure Thing. Use evidence from the story to support your claims.

There are several similarities between the two plays, Scuba Lessons and Sure Thing, and far less differences. Both plays took place in a café and despite the difference context within each – both plays included discussion during a date of some sort. For the two characters, Bill and Betty in Sure Thing, it was an impromptu date in which the main focus was solely on their conversation(s).

For the two main characters and old lovers, Kelly and Dan, in Scuba Lessons [a play that involved four characters (two flat and two round)] -- the main focus for both was the other lovers’ conversation with their respective blind date (Kelly with Martin, and Dan with Rayne), rather than on conversation with their own date.

In both dates, the tone was (for the most part) consistently negative and in conversation, the main focus was to “perfect” the relationship or discussion (either through thought or verbally stated) on how the character in question could improve themselves.

PS. The picture is a partial view of the Boston skyline.