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Act 1, Scene 1. On Golden Pond opens in May with Norman and Ethel Thayer returning to their lake house in Maine. Norman is content to sit and read a book, but Ethel is busily moving...
Act 1 opens with Norman and Ethel Thayer, an older retired couple, arriving at their summer house near a lake called Golden Pond. The couple spends every summer at the lake house; though they usually go there alone, this year they will be joined by their daughter Chelsea and her teenage son Billy Ray.
Dive deep into Ernest Thompson's On Golden Pond with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Act 1, Scene 1, Summary. On Golden Pond is a two act play written by Ernest Thompson. The play is about an older couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, who return to Golden Pond for their forty-eighth summer together. The couple is visited by their adult daughter, Chelsea, her boyfriend, Bill Ray, and his son, Billy.
Act 1, Scene 1. On Golden Pond opens in May with Norman and Ethel Thayer returning to their lake house in Maine. Norman is content to sit and read a book, but Ethel is busily moving furniture back in place, dusting, and generally getting the house ready for their summer stay.
Norman and Ethel Thayer have recently returned to spend their forty-eighth summer at their vacation home on Golden Pond in Maine. Norman is doing his best to see that the phone is in working order, while Ethel, who has been gathering firewood, is excited at having met some of the neighbors.
Synopsis. Act 1. May. Norman and Ethel arrive at the summer house, finding it in need of repairs. There are hints that Norman is having problems with his memory. June. To Ethel's chagrin, Norman makes a nominal effort to find a job in the classified ads.
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