Why was Alice Gerstenberg’s play Overtones considered an example of experimental theater? (SELECT ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.) A. There was supposed to be no scenery on the stage.
B. Two women played different parts of one character.
C. The play took place in the home of a high-society figure.
D. Its characters were real and honest about their feelings.

It references the end of the war because the story is about the assasination of Lincoln. He was assasinated soon after winning the civil war.

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this story has nothing to do with a literal trip thats symbolism just as the ship is a symbol for America and captain is a symbol for Lincoln

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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