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Fiddler on the Roof A famous Broadway musical and a 1971 film Plot and Setting Setting: a small village in Eastern Russia in the early 20th century, before the revolution. Plot: a Jewish peasant responds to his three daughters desires to break with tradition and allow them to choose whom they marry. Meanwhile, Russian society makes the Jewish people more and more unwelcome until they are forced to leave. Themes Tradition - How much change is too much? When should you change traditions and when should you keep them? How do you decide which traditions to change? Ethnic Conflict – Why do different groups have conflict? Marriage choice – Do you choose for security in life, or for love? What is love? Tradition: How far do you “bend”? The Papas, Mamas, Sons and Daughters all must do and be what tradition dictates. Each daughter goes one step further in breaking tradition than the last one: The first daughter begs permission The second asks for a blessing The third asks for acceptance Vocabulary: Sabbath – A day of rest, and no work for the Jews from Friday night, at sunset, until Saturday, at sunset. Pledge – a promise, a solemn vow. Engaged – promised in marriage Matchmaker – a person who arranges matches between two people to marry. ? arranged marriages. Today a matchmaker just introduces people, and no more. Mazel Tov – means “Congratulations!” in the Jewish dialect. Dowry – any goods, property or money the bride’s family must give the groom, or vice versa. Elope – secretly run away to get married. Vocabuary Czar - The supreme ruler of Russia, the Russian word for “king” or “emperor.” Pogrom – an attack on the Jewish communities to damage their property as a way to drive them out (“evict” them). Cast of Characters, part 1 Tevye – A Jewish peasant with 5 daughters and no sons. He talks to God while he delivers milk, and wants to study the Bible more. Golde – his wife, is very superstitious, and worries about bad luck. She often spits on her finger to ward off ev