Plays Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

In particular, she considers her level of mathematical skills at the age of 25 as well as the confusion she endures after the death of her father as a possibility that she inherited her father's [...]

This is tangible evidence that could have assisted the prosecution and the eventual conviction of Mrs. Wright's guilt on the basis of evidence that they have.

The suitors laughed and teased Telemachos of his struggles to defend the beggar. Odysseus simply examines the bow and one of the suitors mocks him saying he is a connoisseur.

She is obviously referring to the fact that Clay is a black man trying to behave as if he is a white man.

Iago's paranoia is tremendous to an extent that his insanity is portrayed when he deludes Othello to kill his own wife.

Hamlet is a son to the former King and a nephew to the current King Claudius These two characters seem indispensable throughout and serve as informants of Claudius. In the play, they fit in as [...]

Wilde uses a range of humorous techniques throughout the play to lampoon the morals and manners of Victorian society, which makes the audience laugh.

At the beginning of the play, Jack is told that the cucumber sandwiches are reserved for Algernon's aunt, while the butter sandwiches are meant for Gwendolen.

Therefore: Y-AXIS: Romeo's level of lovesickness. X-AXIS: Quotes from the play, separated by acts.

It is common to perceive the relationship between religion and reason as clashing, yet McCarthy provides a different perspective, in which both sides realize that their deep dissemblance is detrimental to a harmonious existence.

One of the central plot points of this legendary work by William Shakespeare is the cowardly murder of King Duncan by Macbeth and his wife with a dagger while the ruler slept.

Deprived of his family and his past, he took root in a foreign country and adapted to the difficult conditions of life, just as Richard did.

Firstly, the image of a bird in a cage is a powerful symbol of the systematic oppression of women, which is evident in many different cultures and time periods.

The actors created compelling and relatable portrayals of the characters and their motivations for the audience, which made the play simpler to comprehend during the performance. The portrayal of Puck as a cunning and naughty [...]

The high school is home to two pairs of young lovers: Roberto and Gianna, the star athlete and the head cheerleader, and Sofia and Angelo, the school's resident gossip and her sidekick.

The most crucial element of the play is the climactic moment in which the truth about the tragic events that led to the loss of part of the family is revealed.

Iago's persona, which is portrayed as predatory and cynical, is crucial to the tragedy because it disturbs the plot. Shakespeare succeeds in making the play unsettling by utilizing a lot of epithets, metaphors, amplifications, repetitions, [...]

According to the information provided the reader rises with the question dealing with the resiliency of both Hamlet and Oedipus and what does it mean to them.

The supernaturally manufactured predictions lure Macbeth and Banquo with the idea of power, leading Macbeth to plot the cruel murder of Duncan.

In The Glass Menagerie, Tom opts to find space from all the pressures by leaving his job and family for the sake of peace of mind.

Finally, the story of Agamemnon told in The Iliad and Agamemnon taught us that a capable leader must remain humble and self-aware.

Hamlet was thinking about the afterlife and suicide to achieve peace, and during this speech, a reader might feel the pain and despair of the main character.

However, in the drama of that period, there is a noticeable discrepancy between the frequency of jokes and the rarity of adultery.

In the tragedy, one can consider the collision of equally just principles: the interest of the state and the interest of the family, expressed through the feminine principle.

This work was written in order to analyze the article and compare the opinions of the authors with the writer. The authors got to the conclusion that the competition between the two brothers was the [...]

That is, it is the application of a character's image in one line to represent another. Wright's instability, which is evident through her sewing, leads the women and the audience to believe that Mrs.

Sophocles used the artistic technique of tragic irony in the play "Oedipus the King," the essence of which is that the audience understands the progress of events, but the characters do not.

Thus, the main feature of the play "Everyman" is that the main protagonist has no name and is not a specific character. The main protagonist in "Oedipus the King" is Oedipus himself, who is the [...]

The nature of family in both works shows how reality changes the identity of the characters. The author of the play uses the trajectory of Oedipus to show the relationship between reality and identity.

Being a tragedy, the story narrates the challenges two lovers, Romeo and Juliet, go through due to the enmity between their respective families. For example, the story of Juliet and Romeo presents a romantic and [...]

The first couple is Claudio, a lord and close friend of Prince of Aragon Don Pedro, and Hero, daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina. Don John, the brother of Don Pedro, plays a prominent role [...]

Considering that this character is not a person but a spirit, one should consider character traits and external features in revealing the character in the staged play.

The love story of Romeo and Juliet is well known to most people, but one might forget that Romeo was initially not in love with Juliet; he met her later.

For instance, Sarah Ruhl, in her In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, presents the perception of the condition in the 1880s.

He does not seek to seize the treasure his intention is only to deprive the possessor of the treasure of pleasure. A cynic to the depths of his brain, he sees only the flipside in [...]

The visual representation of the stage and characters, sounds, text of the play, and ideas agree with the drama regulations. In such a manner, Glaspell manages to construct a distinctive play that emphasizes women's centrality [...]

In the course of the narrative, it impresses the viewer with skillful turns and unique and fascinating musical compositions."Kiss me, Kate" was a success from its very first appearance on Broadway and is a successful [...]

The subsequent events are introduced by a 15-minute ballet dream sequence that is integral to the plot. Mythos, as one of Aristotle's elements, is determined by how it is set up and arranged to convey [...]

Developing the characters' personalities within the scope of the trial, Lawrence and Lee state that despite having the exact cause of seeking the truth, religion and science are different.

The last and the greatest deceiving character is Claudius, who is far from being the brave brother of the monarch who ascended to the throne in order to protect the kingdom. It is evident that [...]

As a result, the educated and intelligent Beneatha chooses the sincere Asagai, with whom she is not shy about leaving her hair curled and dancing to African music. Thus, Beneatha is a strong heroine who [...]

The main reason for the discord is that Othello slept with his wife and justifies all the negativity toward Iago. The handkerchief is the best proof that Desdemona has entered into an intimate relationship with [...]

Further, as he continued to write, he started moving from the realist approach in the plays to a new area of subconsciousness and the psychological sphere.

He tells her what she has to do and how she has to look and expresses his dislike of her interest in men.

One of the main protagonists of the play "Fences" by August Wilson is Troy Maxson, the father of the Maxson family.

The play's central conflict revolves around the struggle for justice in the 1950s and the reluctance of human nature to recognize and accept social change.

These examples indicate that music in the play is one of the foremost instruments that express the idea of escapism and contributes to character development. The theme of hope and hopelessness is effectively conveyed in [...]

The correlation of the fate of the hero with the development of society, which is the main distinguishing feature of the genre of tragedy, can take on a variety of artistic forms.

The most laconic in the depiction and criticism of the society of his time was Arthur Miller, who presented the world with two significant works: "Death of a Salesman" and "Incident at Vichy".

Chapter three in the book of Genesis tells about the temptation of a woman by the serpent and the violation of the prohibition on eating fruits from the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil.

The scene serves to highlight the dual nature of Lancelot Gobbo, the play's clown. At this point, Lancelot shows his more positive side, deciding to drop the act and reveal himself to his father.

To sum up, A Doll's House presents the harsh life of the mother and wife, Nora, who is trapped with her husband with no choices and goals.

The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy involving the character Kate Minola. She is seen as a shrew because she is unwilling to conform to society's assumed norms of the lady of ladyhood.

Therefore, the entire Thebes is overwhelmed in misery, the people are grief-stricken, and the whole of Thebes is in despair due to the plague, which has laid waste to the city. In the history of [...]

The story of the overthrow of the King of England Richard II by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, the future King Henry IV, unfolds among monochrome ascetic scenery to the sound of music.

The first striking problem of Hamlet is the one of choice, which may be considered a reflection of the main conflict of the tragedy.

To be classified as an Aristotelian tragedy, a film or story must be complex and include a situation in which a respectable person suffers a complete reversal of fortunes due to a fatal mistake and [...]

The play takes place in Pittsburgh in the 1930s, but the rich history of the courageous characters is made relevant by a particular piano that is the object of contention.

Even though Othello is a Moor, he fights for Venice in this war and wins, thus proving his loyalty to the Christian Venice.

The same parallel exists with Ibsen's Nora, who realized that to her husband, she was a doll to be played with and admired.

It is necessary to analyze the protagonist and the plot itself to identify the evil that has led the characters to their downfall.

The title of this drama is the essence of all three members of the Hubbard family. Each of the three members of the Hubbard family tries to outsmart the other for the most benefit.

Despite this, her husband also takes the side of the brothers and transfers all his money as an inheritance to his daughter and not to Regina. Regina's opposition to the commonwealth of her brothers, her [...]

The task of A Thousand Acres is to demonstrate the relevance and popularity of the primary source among the modern reader, simultaneously with criticism and rethinking of specific points.

The main difference between the two plays is the lack of concrete stage directions in Sophocles' Antigone. By the means of music and singing, the director expresses all the events and shows the interaction between [...]

By the end of the play, the woman is left alienated from other members of the family, her daughter refusing to support open acts of evil any longer.

In her essay "Witness: The Inward Testimony," Nadine Gordimer addresses the ability of a writer to reflect on reality and presents the concept of witness literature.

According to the analysis, it is evident that even though the story, plot, and characters stay the same, the change in the style of "Romeo and Juliet" will have a significant difference from the original [...]

The events of Tartuffe transpire over the course of one day, originating in the early morning and concluding in the late evening, with most of the situations happening at the house of the protagonist.

Reverting to the issue of who between the 2 is a tragic hero, it is important to note that the reason for the duo's demise has some moral and practical backing.

Later in the play, the reader learns that this is a childhood trait and she cannot allow her husband to feel obligated to her.

From this it can be argued that, the Negroes present still reminds them about their past and hence their past affects their present in America.

It tells the story of the king Oedipus' daughter and her uncle Creon, the new king of the city of Thebes. The current essay represents the discussion of the characters of the famous play Antigone [...]

The protagonist is on the verge of madness: an intelligent and unexcelled humanist in the world, which is an enemy to his ideas. However, Oedipus later comes to terms with his fate and takes responsibility [...]

In one of the chapters of his book, The Norton Anthology of the World Literature, Puchner talks about the life of Sophocles and the eternal relevance of his seven surviving plays, as well as their [...]

The reader is given the negative effect of the created men and women stereotyped roles in the society of the XIX century.

While this idea is not always true in specific cases, it can be assumed to be true in the case of Romeo and Juliet because of the ways in which they act.

It would be desirable to have the various elements of the set interchangeable to make it easy to present the different locations presented in the play.

The essay will corroborate the quotation by Calvino proving that political use of literature is a voice of the voiceless, a name for the nameless and a way of including the excluded.

The genre of tragedy used in Macbeth poses the question to the reader: who is responsible for committing a crime - the individual or the society?

For Shakespeare, Brabantio's views are representative of the racial prejudice of the society in general, rather than of his personal feelings towards the protagonist. On the other hand, Othello's story is cohesive and believable; he [...]

The plays Waiting for Godot and A Long Day's Journey into Night indirectly imply the topic of the marriage's role and how it impacts the individuals.

Such a practice appears to affect the nature of the existing relationship in the play. For example, Orgon manages to secure both his family and possession before the end of the play.

The first indication of the main character's straightforwardness, which is the main factor of the play's success, is Troy's argument with the company boss concerning the division of labor.

When his mother gets insurance for ten thousand dollars after his father's death, he decides to take a risk and invest a part of the money in a liquor store.

The name of the comedy is a pun - the word Earnest is consonant with the name Ernest, which has the semantic meaning of a serious, noble, and honest, which represents the two heroes of [...]

In Romeo and Juliet, love is the central theme of the tragedy, and the images of the protagonists are mostly shaped by the relationships and challenges they had to face.

Therefore, the lightning of the set was the primary signal for all the location and mood changes, perfectly supplementing the play, and the characters.

The piano was used as a symbol of unity; thus, the author of the play used the story within the play to reflect the setting of the play.

Oedipus is a victim of his destiny and he is punished by it for things that he did not do, and at the same time, his character and heart play a major role in his [...]

I swear I have not slept a wink. I hate this school and I hate this world!

Second, the atmosphere produced at the stage can be evaluated as contributing to the perception of the play. Excellent production and performance of the play impressed the viewers.

It is open to anyone reading the play to make a personal conclusion as to the degree of pain and suffering that Jocasta went through in her life.

The play raises the question of what stories will be remembered in the future and whether they have any chance of staying unchanged. Returning to the central conflict, it finally receives a resolution in the [...]

Shakespeare utilizes secondary characters to depict the theme of friendship and loyalty, as these aspects are influential on the main character.

This paper is dedicated to the analysis of the play through manifesting the themes and statement about the society and family drawbacks of that time; evaluating of the quality of the acting on the basis [...]

In the play Hamlet is a noble soldier with admirable qualities but he avenges the death of his father using his free will.

Nowadays the performance of this eighteenth century play requires the restrained and subtle play of actors; otherwise the humor may not be delivered to the audience to the full extent.

In the genre of literature, the word tragedy can be loosely applied to mean any serious and dignified drama that gives a description of the conflict that is existent between the protagonist and a superior [...]

Lamber puts the hat on and soon, she is on her feet and is showing herself around, in a fashionable way.

It is the expectation in this paper to direct the play to produce a glaring spectator trill. In directly the play and getting it on stage, a number of items are relevant both for the [...]

Amanda's withdraw to the past suggests that she does not want anybody else and especially her children to go through the bad experiences she had in the past.

In this particular part of the series of plays he wrote on the history surrounding Henry IV, Shakespeare introduces the audience to the Henry IV as a King who has acquired the throne through unjust [...]

Oedipus consults the servant who was sent to abandon him as a child and it is revealed that he was the child of Laius and Jocasta.

The main character of the tragedy is Hamlet, a young man who comes to know about the real reasons of his father's death from the ghost that claims to be the spirit of his father. [...]

The Delphic Oracle informed that this famine served as a punishment from the gods for not having reattributed the murderer of the Oedipus royal predecessor; therefore, Oedipus ironically vowed to find the murderer."Just as if [...]

From the play's very beginning, Shakespeare establishes Henry V as responsible ruler of his subjects, who does not only impose law on others but also lives up to the requirements of the same law.

A significant point, that should be pointed out, is that senex is living in the suburbs of Rome, and Demea is the farmer from Athens.

It is also quite possible for us to say that there is a certain inconsistency in the actions of the chorus.

In the preface to "Tartuffe", the author argues that the main task of comedy or art in general is to eradicate the vices of the society, including hypocrisy.

In the tradition of classical dramaturgy of ancient Greeks, the concept of the pay and its representation was driven in terms of the natural play of actors and without decorations.

After reading William Shakespeare's play "Othello" ordinary readers, as well as literary critics, fail to come to a unanimous conclusion about intricate traces of Iago's character; some critics suggest that Iago is unique and the [...]

With the help of locations, furniture, different subjects, which are rather important scenes of the play, the horrors of war, and importance of cooperation are emphasized.

The strengths of such friendships can be seen in the way Friar Laurence accepts and anticipates Romeo's actions, showing that he is ready to hear him as a friend not as a priest, "Doth couch [...]

Providing some actions people do not always think about the consequences, but it usually appears so that they get what they deserve and the play of the ancient Greek author Sophocles "Oedipus the King" is [...]

It is known that the plot of the drama is built around an awful tragedy in the life of the protagonist and his surrounding.

As the story progresses, the protagonist, Oedipus, evolves from his position as the egocentric king of Thebes and rapidly disintegrates into a victim of his own fate.

By reading through Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, the idea of how the environment impacts the perception of self becomes clearer by understanding how the people in the story adopt community values and how they [...]

Laurencia, the object of the Commander's desire further makes clear to Mengo that in her understanding love is inseparable from honour and thus involves the lover's commitment to their own and their beau's reputation as [...]

One of the strong points of the performance is the vocal quality; emotional, expressive and rhythmical pronunciation of the utterances transfers the mood of the actors to the audience.