Facie Script - Prima
Never guess. Find the jury instruction or statutory citation for your specific claim. Write the citation at the top of your script.
Tessa is working-class (Liverpudlian background) who made it to the bar. Miller nods to this—Tessa mocks posh lawyers—but the script never deeply interrogates how class or race compound sexual assault cases. The play implies that a white, educated, articulate woman still cannot win. What of those without her privilege? That question is raised but not explored. prima facie script
: A recurring motif throughout the play, representing the global statistic of women who experience sexual or physical violence. Patriarchal Structure Never guess
: The script highlights the divergence between the "rules of the game" and the pursuit of justice. prima facie script