Enter Ghost

Many elements of Mariam’s production of Hamlet are improvised or haphazard. Describe some of these elements. What do they suggest about the challenges artists and performers face in the occupied West Bank? Do these challenges enhance or diminish the production?

Compare and contrast the members of the Nasir family. What do they have in common? How are they distinct from one another? How do their relationships to Palestinian Identity and Resistance compare?

Analyze the dynamics between Wael and the other male members of the cast. How is he connected to them? How does he stand apart from them? Why does his participation in the play cause tension? What does it reveal about broader complications Palestinians feel due to Israeli occupation?

To what extent is patriarchy a challenge that Mariam, Sonia, and Haneen face in the novel? How does Enter Ghost portray gendered power imbalances in Israeli-Palestinian society? Identify specific examples from the text to ground your response.

How does the fleeting temporality of theater complement and contrast with the cyclical nature of the Israel-Palestine conflict as the novel portrays?

Analyze the fragmented geography of Israel-Palestine in Enter Ghost. How does it function as part of the plot of the novel? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Analyze each of the perspectives on The Relationship Between Theater and Politics presented in the novel. Does Enter Ghost privilege one of these interpretations over another? How does the novel itself embody a relationship between art and politics?

Analyze the author’s use of mirrors in Enter Ghost. What do they symbolize?