The 39 Steps Play Guide For AQA GCSE Drama

Pamela takes off her shoes and stockings. Mr McQuarrie introduces ‘Captain Rob Roy McAlistair’. On the train, Hannay tells Pamela that he is wanted for murder. Mr Memory asks Hannay if he had correctly remembered the details of the new engine. The Professor tells Hannay that he will lose the girl and ‘die of grief’. Hannay asks Professor Jordan about the Thirty-Nine Steps. The McGarrigles discuss the terrible weather. Hannay tells the audience that, since arriving back in England, he has been bored. Annabella tells Hannay not to answer the telephone. Mrs Jordan tells Hannay that they are throwing a birthday party for their daughter. Hannay, at first, thinks that Margaret is the Crofter’s daughter rather than his wife. Hannay tells the Milkman he’s been seeing a married woman. Task B3 In your opinion, when is the play’s climax ? Write three sentences to explain your choice. KEY TERM Climax: The moment of highest tension in a play, usually of great importance, and often the culmination of earlier events. COMPONENT 1 UNDERSTANDING DRAMA 26 When did it happen? Task B2 Below are 12 key plot points from The 39 Steps . Put them in the the order in which they occur in the play, numbering them 1 to 12. John Serembe as McQuarrie, Harlequin Productions 5