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The Importance of a Theatrical Design in a Play (640 words, 3 pages)

Theatrical design is one of the key factors that determine the success of a play. It is very important for the designers to plan and do the right design for any particular play. Some very important design aspects are scenic, costume lighting and sound designs of a play.Scenic Design Based ... Read More

The Blessing and Curse in Oedipus the King, a Play by Sophocles (699 words, 3 pages)

Oedipus is the problem and the solution in Sophocless Oedipus the King. Actions of his from the past negatively affect his present life and entire city. While on his way to the city of Thebes, Oedipus encountered and murdered a man who he did not know. He then proceeded to ... Read More

The Resistance to Gender Roles by Lady Macbeth in The Tragedy of Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (2252 words, 4 pages)

The Tragedy of Lady Macbeth William Shakespeares play, Macbeth, takes place in 11th century Scotland, and has its own portrayal of society. Although it may not be entirely accurate, the society that Shakespeare develops has distinctive roles and societal expectations for each gender. In this society lives Macbeth, a military ... Read More

The Expressions of Willfulness and Worldviews in Victorian England in Salome, a Play by Oscar Wilde (967 words, 4 pages)

Willfulness and Worldviews in SalomOf the many instances of conflict in Oscar Wildes decadent play Salom, it would at first appear that the conflict between Salom and her mother, Herodias, is downplayed, if not entirely absent from the plays primary sources of tension. However, considering the plays many differences (i.e. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Setting in the Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller (1085 words, 4 pages)

Acting Background Research The CrucibleThe setting of The Crucible is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 specifically at the height of the Salem Witch Trials. Salem, a colony in 17th century colonial Massachusetts, was originally part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the largest and most economically important of all the early colonies ... Read More

A Review of Ivanov, a Play by Anton Chekhov (692 words, 3 pages)

Ivanov is set in the late 19th century in a central province of Russia. During the late 19th century Russia, the country was run by rich nobility, some semi-well off land owners, and similar types. It was also a time for crisis for Russia because technology and industry was rapidly ... Read More

The Lack of True Autonomy in Coriolanus, a Play by William Shakespeare (1197 words, 4 pages)

False Autonomy in CoriolanusThe question of free will has loitered around in the human psyche since time immemorial. Are we all just constructions of our environment? Did some divine power shape us, mold us along a pre-determined path? Are we ever truly independent from our surroundings? Shakespeare may not have ... Read More

The Diversity of Asian American Populations in Trying to Find Chinatown, a Play by David Henry Hwang (674 words, 2 pages)

The play I chose to read for my independent study on diversity in theater between 1975 and 2000 was the short play, Trying to Find Chinatown (1996) by David Henry Hwang. Surprisingly, I have never read anything by David Henry Hwang in its entirety. Ive read and seen monologues from ... Read More

An Argument Against Paying College Athletes to Play Sports (1707 words, 6 pages)

College Athletes Should Not Be PaidWhile enrolled in college, the students realize that their number one priority for the few years they are there is their education. People who believe that college athletes should be paid do not find that statement to be true. There is a clear line dividing ... Read More

The Theme of Sleep in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (1138 words, 3 pages)

Internal WarIn modern times sleep is used as a reprieve from reality as a stress reliever. It can help a person relax and rest, but it can also lead to restless times where one is plagued with nightmares and terrors that can be caused by any one thing or event. ... Read More

An Examination of the Key Events in the Life of the Great Italian Physicist in Life of Galileo, a Play by Bertolt Brecht (1823 words, 8 pages)

The Eyes of KnowledgeBertolt Brechts Life of Galileo portrays key incidents within the life of the great Italian physicist, Galileo Galilei. Throughout reading this play, its easy to discover the plays central concern between Galileo and the Roman Catholic Church. The scientists unorthodox discoveries about the solar system cast a ... Read More

The Theme of Ambition in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (637 words, 3 pages)

AmbitionWith respect to physics, when a building is constructed too high and lacks a robust foundation, it is destined to topple. Such behavior corresponds to humans and their ambition. In the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare establishes the universal theme that too much ambition can lead to a great fall. He successfully ... Read More

The Confidence and Swiftness in Action of the Character of Oedipus in Oedipus Rex, a Play by Sophocles (563 words, 2 pages)

The character Oedipus, the king of Thebes, helps bring out the theme of tragedy of blood in the play. A play that ends with the shameful death of a major character and with misery in addition to the self-exile of yet another principal character is a perfect tragedy. Moreover, the ... Read More

The Representation of Blood in Saint Joan of the Stockyards, a Play by Bertolt Brecht (1805 words, 7 pages)

Blood Looks Good on YouWhen I hear Saint Joan of the Stockyards, the first thing that comes to my mind is a girl either surrounded by stockyard animals and helps set them free. Another thought I considered is that the play is very similar George Orwells book Animal Farm. However, ... Read More

The Comedy of Manners Brand of Satire in The Importance of Being Earnest, a Play by Oscar Wilde (1523 words, 6 pages)

Manners Gone Wilde The Importance of Being Ernest in Victorian EnglandOscar Wilde (1854-1900) in The Importance of Being Ernest 1895 play utilizes the comedy of manners brand of satire to lampoon the social etiquette, pretensions, and conventions of Victorian society. Characterizing the comedy of manners are love relationship(s), which constitute ... Read More

The Importance of Light and Atmosphere in the Four Shakespearean Plays (1394 words, 5 pages)

The Throne of Blood (Macbeth), Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), My Own Private Idaho (Henry IV, V), and West Side Story (Romeo and Juliet) employ setting, lighting, and ambiance to convey subtle messages which clarify characterization, mood, and internal drama. The director of The Throne of Blood (1957) by ... Read More

The Hierarchy in the Fairy Kingdom in The Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, a Play by William Shakespeare (589 words, 3 pages)

The magical worlds of Modern Disney and Hollywood depict the fairyworld as a dream-like fantasy with light, mysterious creatures known asfairies. Although fairies and men are different both in modernrepresentation and Shakespeare's portrayal, they are usually benevolent,compassionate and enchanting. However, in the light of the play, The Mid-Summer Night's Dream, ... Read More

Gender Roles and Social Expectations in A Doll’s House, a Play by Henrik Ibsen (1185 words, 5 pages)

Life, Work and Controversy in A Dolls House (1879)A Doll's House (1879) by Henrik Ibsen is a unique play which realistically tackles the issue of the woman question, double standards in gender roles, and money and morality. Although composed more than one hundred years ago, this evergreen play still is ... Read More

The Theme of Historicity in King Richard III, a Play by William Shakespeare (673 words, 3 pages)

King Richard III is not an airy, imaginative play which Shakespeareconjures up in his mind. Instead, it has for its base historical fact andbears authentic correspondence to the actual life and regal career of KingRichard III of England. Critics have dismissed the historic claims of KingRichard III, however, because of ... Read More

A Shakespearean Reflection of Marriage in The Taming of the Shrew, a Play by William Shakespeare (1045 words, 4 pages)

The Taming of the Shrew gives the reflection of marriage inShakespearean society. Ideas of patriarchy, female domestication andsubmission, economic interest, and the employment of noise and love allunite in the plot of the play according to the roles by which the shrew,husband and paterfamilias are defined. The husband's patriarchal controlis ... Read More

The Representation of the Central Themes with the Colors of Black and White in Othello, a Play by William Shakespeare (567 words, 3 pages)

The dialectics between evil and good, vice and virtue, darkness andlight, the Moor and the Venetian, are central themes in Shakespeare'sOthello, and are represented by the colours black and white. Black andwhite designate darkness or light, describe racial ethnicity, whetherMoorish or European, express impurity or cleanliness, immorality ormorality and differentiate ... Read More

The Image of Conflict in The Battles of Coxinga, a Play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1295 words, 5 pages)

The Narrator, Flower Scene, and fictionalization in The Battles of Koxinga The famous Japanese play, The Batles of Koxinga, is Chikamatsu's mostpopular play, and well acclaimed among Japanese audiences. When it debutedin the early 1700s, Japan was experiencing stability under the TokugawaShogunate. Meanwhile, China recently emerged from chaos to be ... Read More

The Major Themes of Appearance and Reality in King Lear, a Play by William Shakespeare (592 words, 3 pages)

Shakespeare - Appearance and Reality in King Lear Looks are deceiving and in King Lear, appearance and reality are one of the major themes presented. From beginning to end, King Lear has appearances confused with realities. King Lear does not even truly know the real nature of his daughters Goneril, ... Read More

A Review of An American Daughter, a Play by Wendy Wasserstein (666 words, 3 pages)

Trial by MediaAn American DaughterReflectionThe main character is Lyssa Dent Hughes who is one of the nations top surgeons, awaiting to officially become the U.S. surgeon general. The setting is in rural America, in which a politic and legal issue arises during brunch at Hughes backyard. Her husbands good friend, ... Read More

The Theme of Nobility in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (514 words, 3 pages)

According to the Britannica, nobility is the condition of having a high socio-economic andor political standing into which members are either born or earn by high achievement or moral excellence. In the study of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, nobility lies at the core with the major characters inducted or born ... Read More

The Heir of the Precious Family Heirloom in The Piano Lesson, a Play by August Wilson (956 words, 4 pages)

Hauntings of the Past, Needs of the PresentThroughout The Piano Lesson by August Wilson siblings Bernice and Boy Willie argue over who should get ahold of a precious family heirloom. The piano. However, despite both of them inheriting it from their father obviously only one of the two can have ... Read More

A Response to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, a Play by Tom Stoppard (288 words, 2 pages)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Response Paper While reading Tom Stoppards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead I noticed that language and word play are apparent motifs throughout the entirety of the piece. Stoppard has the reader go back and forth between the world of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and the world ... Read More

Misunderstandings and Miscommunication in Othello, a Play by William Shakespeare (881 words, 3 pages)

Othello is a tragedy that proceeds from misunderstandings and miscommunication. Shakespeares plays are so often marked by a lack of straightforward communication. Othello is a powerful example of this, where the texts tragedy essentially springs from acts of misunderstanding. Many of these errors are bound up within Iago's deception. Othello's ... Read More

Senakulo: A Traditional Filipino Lenten Play About the Life, Sufferings and Death of Jesus Christ (971 words, 2 pages)

Withering of the exquisite SenakuloThe island of Marinduque encompasses tons of religious traditions and culture influenced by the Spaniards during Spaniard Colonization. Their vast influence during those period brought multitude of impact to the Filipinos in terms of culture, celebrations and traditions that the Filipinos celebrated up to this modern ... Read More

The Poison of Lies in Macbeth, a Play by William Shakespeare (958 words, 3 pages)

What if someone told you that you are going to be the next richest person in the world? Will you follow your ambition and kill people who are trying to stop you? In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the witches tells Macbeth he will be the next King, which ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013