Act 1 scene 5 of The Diary of Anne Frank

Act 1 scene 5 is the dramatic climax of act 1 in the drama The Diary of

Anne Frank written by Goodrich and Hackett. The play is based on the Diary

of Anne Frank.

Act 1 scene 5 is the dramatic climax of act 1 in the drama “The Diary

of Anne Frank” written by Goodrich and Hackett. The play is based on

the Diary of Anne Frank kept during the two years they were in hiding

from the Nazis, 1942-1944. The Franks were hiding in with another

family, the Van Daans. Both of these families were hiding in the attic

of Mr Frank’s business in Amsterdam. It is an important scene in the

play as it is a major turning point.

The Franks and the Van Daans have been in hiding for 6 months and are

performing there ritual Hanukkah, then they hear a noise downstairs

everyone slips there shoes off and, Peter goes to switch the light off

but in the process trips over a chair and makes a racket ,the person

downstairs is scared and rushes off . After this everyone jumps to

conclusion “it’s the green police they’ve found us” and “no it’s a

thief looking for money”. Mr Frank tells every one to calm down. Mr

Frank goes downstairs to check what has happened as he gets downstairs

the green police and someone enter the flat. He rushes back upstairs

at the first time possible and bolts the door behind him at the end of

the scene the two families join in sing a Hanukkah song as this calms

everyone down again and all tension has gone. For now

Act 1 scene 5 is a significant scene because it is a major turning

point in the play as the families do not have a clue what’s going to

happen next. Are they caught? Or are they safe? Who knows at this

point? Act 1 scene 5 is a significant scene as the scene tells us a

lot about the characters especially Mr Frank, this scene confirms what

we know about Mr. Frank, but also shows us another side of him that we

have not seen in previous parts of the play. We find out that he is

courageous as he goes to investigate. He has no idea what awaits him

obviously he has some fear of what he is going to find as who

wouldn’t? But Mr Frank doesn’t express his fear the same way you or I

would he keeps it hid but it is still there. We also find out that he