Fiddler On The Roof Notes

Fiddler on the roof is a musical with music by jerry bock lyrics by sheldon harnick and book by joseph stein set in the pale of settlement of imperial russia in or around 1905.

Fiddler on the roof notes.

Directed by norman jewison. Act i prologue summary. It is based on tevye and his daughters or tevye the dairyman and other tales by sholem aleichem the story centers on tevye the father of five daughters and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and. Based on sholom aleichem s tevye and his daughters fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of the small tradition steeped town of anatevka russia where jews and russians live in delicate balance.

Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of fiddler on the roof by joseph stein sheldon harnick jerry bock. Choose from fiddler on the roof sheet music for such popular songs as if i were a rich man far from the home i love and matchmaker matchmaker. In the prologue tevye the musical s protagonist introduces the inhabitants of their village of anatevka tevye compares those who live there to a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant simple tune without breaking his neck 1. During the course of the show the time honored traditions of anatevka are both embraced and challenged by tevye and his colorful community as they witness his daughters tzeitel.

A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes supersummary offers high quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes characters quotes and essay topics. His sharp tongued wife golde norma crane orders their five daughters 19 year old tzeitel. Download sheet music for fiddler on the roof. In prerevolutionary russia a jewish peasant contends with marrying off three of his daughters while growing anti semitic sentiment threatens his village.