Essays on Plays

1901

The Importance of Linguistic Features in Death of a Salesman

5 pages / 2495 words

A thorough analysis of the linguistic features of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949) will illustrate how, for a conscientious reader, all we need to know about performance is supplied within the written text. Focusing on the dramatist's use of preference structure, silence and...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

1902

The Theme of Society's Power in The Crucible and Death of a Salesman

2 pages / 1061 words

Two plays by Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, both contend that society is the indifferent, sometimes brutal, force that crushes an individual. Although the plays take place in different time periods, they each convey the force of society through setting and...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman The Crucible

1903

American Dream in Plays "Raisin in The Sun", and "Death of a Salesman"

4 pages / 1827 words

Money is one way to achieve one of the “American Dreams.” The “American Dream” is different for everyone and that dream for most people depends on how they were raised. There are many plays that critique the “American Dream” but only two will be focused...

A Raisin in The Sun Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

1904

Self-exploration in The Play "Death of a Salesman"

4 pages / 1787 words

In Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman,” Willy Loman is an individual who strives to achieve the “American Dream” in the 1940’s. This era was characterized by America’s climb out of the Great Depression in addition to its recognition as a world superpower following...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

1905

Willy Loman as a Complex Character in The Death of a Salesman

4 pages / 1709 words

Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a domestic tragedy that centres around the dysfunctional Loman family, most notably Willy Loman – a failed salesman so captivated by the American Dream and his desire to be a good father that it ultimately leads to his...

Arthur Miller Character Death of a Salesman

1906

House Against Home in The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman

2 pages / 766 words

In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby,” and Arthur Miller’s play, “Death of a Salesman,” the authors employ the concept of the American Dream as it relates to the characters’ living spaces, primarily their houses, to symbolize the pursuit of security, wealth, and...

Death of a Salesman The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Symbolism

1907

Sales and Dreams in Death of a Salesman

2 pages / 1147 words

In Arthur Miller’s Play Death of a Salesman, the dreams of the major characters are the central focus of the plot. The Lomans, particularly Willy, struggle to realize their dreams while fearing that these goals are unreachable. Yet this fear is necessary to the hope;...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

1908

The Necessity of Feminism in a Patriarchal Society: Death of a Salesman

4 pages / 1712 words

The issue of gender equality is a pressing topic in our modern society. Over the course of the past century, we have established human rights, racial rights, and even animal rights. So why is it that when a woman demands equality, she is looked at...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman Gender Inequality

1909

Emotional Intertextuality Between "Death of a Salesman" and "The Kite Runner"

2 pages / 1145 words

There are numerous similarities between Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. However, most of the similarities readers identify are only surface deep, and essentially superficial. Sure, readers know that both Willy and Amir made decisions that they regret and...

Death of a Salesman The Kite Runner

1910

Reinterpretation of Tragedy in Modern Society in The Death of a Salesman

4 pages / 2069 words

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be measured against Aristotle’s notions of tragedy expressed in his Poetics, involving a fall caused by hamartia and hubris, and an eventual recognition and reversal of fortune, culminating in the audience experience of catharsis. Despite this enduring model for tragedy, Willy Loman, the central character...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman Tragedy

1911

Loneliness and Isolation in "Brooklyn" and "A Streetcar Named Desire"

5 pages / 2303 words

Loneliness and isolation are themes explored in various differing ways throughout Tennessee William’s play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ (1947) and Colm Toibin’s novel ‘Brooklyn’ (2009), mainly through the way their protagonists are presented and developed. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it Each essay...

A Streetcar Named Desire Book Review Loneliness

1912

The Execution of Knowledge in Genesis and Oedipus

4 pages / 1996 words

The differing treatments of knowledge in the early stages of the Book of Genesis and in the tragedy Oedipus Rex reveal a fundamental difference in the representative traditions of Hebraism and Hellenism. Hebraic obedience to divine authority is the ‘true and righteous human way’ (Kass...

Bible Genesis Oedipus Rex

1913

Analysis of Jaques in Shakespeare's as You Like It

4 pages / 1719 words

In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Jaques is a static, melancholy character who continually prefers to remain removed from the imprudence of love, wishing he could speak his mind without reprehension. In contrast to most of the other characters, who seize opportunities for change, Jaques,...

As You Like It

1914

Love as You Like It from a Different Perspective

2 pages / 809 words

Pastoralism as a literary device thrives on the juxtaposition of city life and country life. Pastoralists often stress that the burdens of the city can be alleviated and clarified by a trip into the country’s therapeutic environment. A sense of balance and rightness is often...

As You Like It

1915

A Clash of Two Worlds in ‘as You Like It’- Green Vs. Maxist Theory

2 pages / 1018 words

Introduction Northrop Frye and C. L. Barber’s “green world” and “misrule” theories are very much evident in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It (AYLI). Frye discusses his “green world” theory in his books Anatomy of Criticism, in 1957, and A Natural Perspective, in 1965. In...

As You Like It

1916

The Role Cross-dressing Played During The Renaissance Period in as You Like It

4 pages / 2108 words

Cross-dressing on the early modern stage was a highly exploited theatrical device. It subverted the traditional conceptions of gender, evoking a recurring sense of dramatic irony. Jean E. Howard explains that “behavioural differences” and “distinctions of dress” were considered very significant in the Renaissance period...

As You Like It

1917

Rosalind’s Character in as You Like It

5 pages / 2242 words

Rosalind’s literal significance in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” is grounded in her motivation in acting as Ganymede, for it is her sole perspective that elucidates the reader of the biases of society’s gender roles. The necessity for Rosalind to perform as Ganymede defines her...

As You Like It

1918

Gender Stereotypes in as You Like It: Analysis of Rosalind

4 pages / 1864 words

In the epilogue of As You Like It, Rosalind discusses the nature of real and performed gender identity in a final bid to resolve the gender confusion extant throughout the play. The events leading up to the epilogue make such resolution necessary, fraught as they...

As You Like It

1919

The Forest of Arden as an Utopianism Sanctuary in as You Like It

2 pages / 1012 words

In the pastoral setting of the Forest of Arden in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, the characters are physically removed from society, and thus from the political, economic, and sexual rules that govern social life. If Arden is a paradise, however, it is an...

As You Like It William Shakespeare