Act2 scene 3

The mood and tone is tragic and intense. Mr. M is alone in his classroom ringing the school bell and calling for students to come to school "before they kill you all" (p.67). He goes to his desk, picks up the class register, and starts to call roll. For each student he asks "living or dead?" (p.68). He talks as if talking to the class, saying his lessons were meant to help them in life, and will be useless if they are dead. Someone throws a stone and it breaks the window. Mr. M starts to ring the school bell loudly again.