“Dialogue between an Englishman and  a Indian” took part in the mid 1700s when plays and theater were used primarily as a source to teach and train the art of speech. Plays include skills such as memorization, articulation and expression which helped serve as speaking exercises to help train the college students to become “more effective preachers… and public servants” (Smith) This is successful because performing in a play builds public speaking skills.  The play “Dialogue between an Englishman and Indian” depicts the Indians as savage and primitive where as the englishmen to be educated and more civilized. What I found surprising was that during this time period, some indians were allowed to participate in these plays yet alone attend college, considering historical conflict between the englishmen and indians. I found it ironic that within “Dialogue between an Englishman and an Indian” that it seemed to be the antagonist “englishman’s” role to reverse or bring the indians out of savagery. Would it not be that since Indians are taking part in plays theoretically speaking they are becoming “more intellectual” and “better men”?