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An Analysis of A Doll’s House, a Three Act Play in Prose by Henrik Ibsen (1340 words, 6 pages)

A Push to FreedomSometime after the publication of "A Doll's House", Henrik Ibsenspoke at a meeting of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. Heexplained to the group, "I must decline the honor of being said to haveworked for the Women's Rights movement. I am not even very sure whatWomen's Rights ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the NFL and Its Players (266 words, 1 pages)

This is my essay about the NFL and its players. The NFL is divided into two leagues, the AFC and the NFC. In those divisions, they are divided into 3 conferences, the west, central, east. They both have about 14 teams each and they compete head to head. They start ... Read More

An Analysis of the Relationships in Hamlet, a Play by William Shakespeare (1033 words, 2 pages)

Relationships are very important today and they where very important in the past. Each relationship is different, some are good and some are bad. Good relationships can last a long time and sometimes forever but bad relationships can end very quickly. In some cases, relationships determine the direction life will ... Read More

An Analysis of The Caretaker, a Play by Harold Pinter (1948 words, 4 pages)

A Play can be confrontational, challenging and disturbing to the values and assumptions of an audience. Discuss with close reference to The Caretaker.The Caretaker, written by the British playwright Harold Pinter in the late 1950s and early 1960s disrupts the audiences perceptions of existence and their understandings of it. The ... Read More

An Analysis of Nora Perceived by Other Characters in A Doll’s House, a Play by Henrik Ibsen (2821 words, 4 pages)

Nancy LandisMs. Holmes, p.1English 1212 February 1995Nora Perceived by Other Characters In the Victorian age many woman were thought of as mere objects. Most woman has no real social status and were not allowed to express themselves freely. A Dolls House, a play by Henrik Ibsen, has brought controversy to ... Read More

Society and the Role That Computers Play in United States of America (1150 words, 5 pages)

Society and The Role That Computers Play In USAThe microeconomic picture of the U.S. has changed immensely since 1973, and thetrends are proving to be consistently downward for the nation's high schoolgraduates and high school drop-outs. Of all the reasons given for the wagesqueeze international competition, technology, deregulation, the decline ... Read More

A Biography of Babe Ruth a Baseball Player (1033 words, 4 pages)

Babe Ruth Babe Ruth is an American hero. He transformed baseball from a sport, to anational pastime when it needed it the most. Coming off of the wake of the BlackSocks scandal, baseball was headed downhill. It had a bad reputation, andinterest was waning. The dead-ball era was dragging on, ... Read More

Computers That Changes the Way We Work, Live and Play (2622 words, 13 pages)

America and the Computer IndustryOnly once in a lifetime will a new invention come about to touch every aspect ofour lives. Such a device that changes the way we work, live, and play is aspecial one, indeed. A machine that has done all this and more now exists innearly every ... Read More

An Analysis of the Destructive Nature of Jealousy in Amadeus, a Play by Peter Shaffer (548 words, 3 pages)

The play "Amadeus" is Mainly Concerned With the Destructive Nature of JealousyThis passage is all too true, both in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus' and in life ingeneral. However the play is also concerned with the destructive nature ofignorance and naivety. Salieri is jealous not just of Mozart's talent, but ofthe fact ... Read More

An Analysis of the Witches in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (679 words, 4 pages)

ACT IThe whole accusations of any kind of witchcraft could have beenavoided here in the first act. When Hale, the witchcraftexpert, arrives in town, he is sent to see Betty Parris. Whilehe is interviewing the Putnams and Mr. Parris on what hashappened herein Salem. He discovers some alarming details. Hecomes ... Read More

The Theme of Antisemitism in The Merchant of Venice, a Play by William Shakespeare (504 words, 2 pages)

Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice It is my strong belief that the play, "The Merchant of Venice", should betaught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most certainlybe a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited when it comesto this right, I think ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Tragedy in Oedipus the King, Athenian Tragedy Play by Sophocles (580 words, 3 pages)

Tragedy in Oedipus Rex The Greek drama Oedipus Rex is clearly a tragedy. It definitely meets thefive main criteria for a tragedy a tragic hero of noble birth, a tragic flaw,a fall from grace, a moment of remorse, and catharsis. Oedipus Rex clearly meets the first of these five criteria. ... Read More

The Creative Play, A Royal Life (575 words, 3 pages)

Creative Play A Royal Life LAUREN Good after noon, I am lady Lauren and this is Lady Jadie.JADIE 'ElloLAUREN We are ladies of the royal court of beef-a-lot, and we doanything we like with our time. Being pampered royalty is so much fun. And wehave our father king Edward to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Controversy, Challenge and Disturbance in The Caretaker, a Play by Harold Pinter (1933 words, 9 pages)

The Caretaker by Pinter A Play Can Be Confrontational, Challenging andDisturbing to the Values and Assumptions of An Audience. Discuss With closeReferenceThe Caretaker, written by the British playwright Harold Pinter in the late1950's and early 1960's disrupts the audiences perceptions of existence andtheir understandings of it. The play deconstructs perceived ... Read More

Characterization of Shylock as the Villain in Shakespeare’s Play Merchant of Venice (383 words, 2 pages)

Shylock is the Villian in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice In Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice the antagonist of the play isShylock. Shylock is a wealthy Jewish moneylender. Shylock is probably the mostmemorable character in the play because of Shakespeare's excellentcharacterization of him. Shylock is the antagonist in the play because hestands ... Read More

An Essay from the Perspective of Hamlet from a Play by William Shakespeare (537 words, 2 pages)

I guess I have been oblivious up to this point. I knew things weregetting weird but I didn't realize the magnitude of it until my dead father rosefrom the grave to explain things to me. I remember back in the day when thingswere good. Now everything is rotten. Father is ... Read More

The Themes of Witch Trials and Evil in Arthur Miller’s Play The Crucible (389 words, 2 pages)

The witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts in the early sixteen hundredswas a time of uneasiness and suspicion. Anyone could easily turn in his orher neighbor on the ground of witchcraft. Someone could merely say theirneighbor's spirit had attacked t hem during the night, which no man canprove. Nevertheless, as a ... Read More

An Analysis of Impulsiveness in Romeo and Juliet, a Play by William Shakespeare (959 words, 4 pages)

Essay on Impulsiveness in Romeo JulietWisely and slow they stumble that run fast(Pg 91, Line 97) thosewords spoken by Friar Laurence. Words we must listen too. Impulsiveness leadsto downfall, and therefore people must strike a balance between being impulsive,and being pragmatic. Time and time again Shakespeare showed us howimpulsiveness leads ... Read More

An Overview of The Missing Dialogue in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (1032 words, 5 pages)

The Missing Dialogue in AntigoneAfter reading Antigone, one might feel that there is lacking a dialoguebetween Antigone and Haimon before their deaths. Sophocles does not include anydirect communication between the two lovers during this drama. The reader mightassume that such a conversation could have taken place but was not included ... Read More

The Symbols in The Glass Menagerie, a Play by Tennessee Willaims (727 words, 3 pages)

The Glass Menagerie SymbolsThe play The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Williams uses many symbolswhich represent many different things. Many of the symbols used in the play tryto symbolize some form of escape or difference between reality and illusion.The first symbol, presented in the first scene, is the fire escape. ... Read More

The Hysteria and Injustice in The Crucible, a Play by William Shakespeare (1624 words, 7 pages)

The Crucible Hysteria and InjusticeThesis StatementThe purpose is to educate and display to the reader the hysteria andinjustice that can come from a group of people that thinks it's doing the"right" thing for society in relation to The Crucible by Arthur Miller.I. IntroductionThe play is based on the real life ... Read More

An Overview of The Characters in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (668 words, 2 pages)

The Crucible The Characters in The Crucible The Crucible was a story with a wide range of caractors. Not onlyappearance wise but, with different personalities a together. Many caracteurs inthis play thought differently from one and other. That is why this book had afew "twists and turns" to the story. ... Read More

The Deterioration of Social Order in Salem in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (829 words, 4 pages)

The Crucible Deterioration of Social Order In SalemThe trumped-up witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, deteriorated therational, and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited thepopulations weakest qualities, and insecurities. The obvious breakdown inSalem's social order led to the tragedy which saw twenty innocent people hung onthe accusation of witchcraft. Arthur ... Read More

An Analysis and Overview of the Superstition in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (631 words, 3 pages)

Superstition in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller Grade Level 10th Date Created September 18, 1995 Grade Received B Written by Erica Hankinson Erica.Hankinsonjuno.comSuperstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison.In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches and witchcraft was almostuniversal. In Salem Massachusetts where ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lies in the Salem Community in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (914 words, 4 pages)

The Crucible Although Abigail and The Girls Initiate The Tragedy, ResponsibilityLies With the Whole Salem CommunityAlthough Abigail and the girls initiate the tragedy, responsibility lies withthe whole Salem community. Discuss.I do believe that Abigail and the girls initiated the tragedy, what with alltheir talk about spirits and the conjurance with ... Read More

An Overview of the Darkness Motif in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (491 words, 2 pages)

Darkness Beacon of Chaos in Macbeth Darkness in our society is indicative of evil. For instance, a black cat,a dark night, and a dark place are all symbolic of diablerie. Authors use thesesymbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare employsthe imagery of darkness in Act 4 of ... Read More

Creon’s Position as a King in Antigone, a Play by Sophocles (1237 words, 5 pages)

The role of the king in the time of Greek tragedies was simultaneously desired and dreaded because of the king's responsibility to the people and because of the effects of the position on the king's character. Creon reveals such ambivalent thoughts towards the kingship in his speech defending himself from ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Neil Simon the Most Successful Playwright in the History of Theatre (1346 words, 6 pages)

Neil Simon, the Most Successful Playwright in The History of Theatre "It can be argued that Neil Simon is not only America's most successfulplaywright, but also the most successful playwright in the history of theatre."1Despite being criticized for lack of substance, his hugely successful comediesare consistently revived, whether on Broadway ... Read More

An Overview of the Love and Role Playing in the Novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway (906 words, 4 pages)

John Stubbs' "Love and Role Playing in A Farewell to Arms"John Stubbs' essay is an examination of the defense which he believes Henry andCatherine use to protect themselves from the discovery of their insignificanceand "powerlessness...in a world indifferent to their well being..." He assertsthat "role-playing" by the two main characters, ... Read More

A Biography of Stefan Edberg, a Tennis Player From Sweden (1007 words, 5 pages)

Stefan EdbergThe tennisplayer Stefan Edberg is nowadays a legend in his sport. I met himmyself in France in 1987. I was 8 years old. He and the other members of theSwedish Daviscup team were playing the Daviscup against France. However, beforethe training I met them in the lobby of their ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013