Essays on Plays

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Examination of Death and The King's Horseman Book by Wole Soyinka

3 pages / 1447 words

An issue worth noting in Wole Soyinkas Death and the Kings Horseman involves his prefatory remarks and the impact they have on the meaning of the story. While Soyinka, in his preface, forcefully rails against readers who would make his play into a portrayal of...

Death and The King’s Horseman

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Review of Wole Soyinka’s Book, Death and a King's Horseman

3 pages / 1209 words

Due to the obligation of serving as a new tribal member in third world environments, one would be expected to maintain the standards and beliefs of religion, politics, and family. Dedication to these new beliefs would cause stress and added pressure for one to strive...

Death and The King’s Horseman

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Imageries and Symbols in a Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shaekspeare

2 pages / 683 words

“NIGHT & DAY: Night and day are very symbolic in this scene. Day, which contains light, symbolizes reality, truth and comfort whereas night and darkness symbolize despair, troubles and ignorance. These symbols are apparent in this scene because the dispute between the four lovers occurs...

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Symbolism William Shakespeare

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Macbeth: Descent into Madness

2 pages / 857 words

Weaknesses can be the difference between success and failure. It is crucial to attempt to overcome flaws to ensure achieving goals. In the play Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth has many flaws which lead to his death. Macbeth’s heroic downfall is caused by his...

Macbeth William Shakespeare

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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Film Adaptation Vs. The Play

1 page / 422 words

The play was written based upon a fable from the 14th or 15th century but was represented using an 18th-century atmosphere with no problem at all. This flexibility with the time period is credited to the fact that Hamlet is timeless and universal as it...

Hamlet

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Similarities Between The Play "King Lear" and The Novel "The Catcher in The Rye"

3 pages / 1230 words

In William Shakespeare’s King Lear and in J.D Salinger’s The catcher in the rye, the legends typify the subjects of wildness and self-affirmation through poor decisions, loss of loved ones and loss of mental security. One reason for similarity between these two compositions, which wears...

Catcher in The Rye King Lear

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Crispin: The Cross of Lead. Why Crispin is a Hero

1 page / 422 words

Crispin: The Cross Of Lead, by AVI, is an interesting tale about a young boy who flees his village after his mother dies. The text describes the boy, Asta’s son, or Crispin as he is later called, on his journey fleeing his home village and...

Heroes The History Boys

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An Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Othello

2 pages / 1076 words

There are many powerful stories in the world. Tales of intrigue, revenge and redemption. But it is the skilful craft of storytelling which makes these narratives memorable. Narratives which are well told that involve the compelling characterisation of complex individuals, an engaging and suspenseful plot...

Othello William Shakespeare

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The Theme of Happiness: Unveiling Truth in American Narratives

7 pages / 2960 words

Happiness can be defined in many different ways and is based on perception. In the eyes of every individual, the pursuit of happiness has a greater meaning where many of the characters try to find it in their own manner. People disguise their own happiness...

American Beauty Death of a Salesman The Great Gatsby

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The Gender in Nella Larsen’s Novella and Tennessee Williams’ Play

5 pages / 2320 words

The central female protagonists in Nella Larsen’s novella Quicksand and Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire embrace material culture for a multitude of reasons. Helga Crane’s love of colour is both aesthetic in the clothing she adores and it serves as a metonym to...

A Streetcar Named Desire Gender Novel

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Fun Home: Turning a Tragic Childhood into a Hit Musical

1 page / 589 words

Combining two genres, comic and memoir, Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel Fun Home is now showing as a musical at Young Vic in London. This wonderful production is adapted by Lisa Kron, composed by Jeanine Tesori, and directed by Sam Gold. With the resonant music and...

Fun Home Literature Review

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"The Importance of Being Earnest": Movie Vs Play

2 pages / 699 words

When novels are adapted to films, often writers and directors make changes, especially if the book was written a significant time ago. They make these changes to draw modern viewers in. Oliver Parker composed the adaption of The Importance of Being Earnest. His adaptation is...

Literature Review Movie Review The Importance of Being Earnest

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Representation of Clothing as a Method to Tackle The Main Issues in Taming of The Shrew

6 pages / 2547 words

Through in-depth examination and analysis, Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew have both controversial and debatable motifs. In this play, clothing is one of the most significant elements that has been repeatedly illustrated. In Act 4 Scene 3, Petruchio, Kate’s persistent fiancé and later on husband...

The Taming of The Shrew William Shakespeare

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Women's Roles in The Stronger, Trifles, and Doubt: a Parable

4 pages / 1666 words

Activists and reformers took nearly one hundred years to gain women’s rights that caused disagreements and conflict. A true woman was defined as a religious, submissive wife and mother attending to the home and family’s needs. Some women would tolerate the treatment that they were...

Gender Roles Trifles

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Woman as Victim in Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie"

5 pages / 2116 words

The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, is a play that tells the story of a mother, Amanda, and her two children, Laura and Tom. Laura is a young woman who suffered from a disease that left her crippled, mentally and physically. Tom brings home a...

Book Review The Glass Menagerie

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The Value of Money in "The Death of a Salesman"

1 page / 380 words

The idea of money being the key to happiness is a continual theme in the play “The death of a Salesman”. The symbiotic relationship between working and spending time with your family is lost in this play as Willie is so determined that he and...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

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Summary of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

2 pages / 919 words

Julius Caesar was a popular leader of the Rome Republic. When he was born it was a new chapter in Roman history. When he turned 31, he was going into several wars and got involved in Roman politics. After several alliances he became the dictator...

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Tragedy

3 pages / 1366 words

Introduction Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a work that has been interpreted in many different ways over the last few decades. As the main character Willy Loman’s mental health unravels, the audience struggles to determine if this classic is a tragedy or simply...

Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman

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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen and Nora's Difficulty Escaping The Grasp of Her Husband

5 pages / 2215 words

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House follows Nora’s struggles to escape the firm grasp of her domineering husband. Throughout the novel, Nora is depicted as obedient to her husband, Torvald, and never dares to stand up to him. Torvald’s condescension and thinly veiled misogyny continuously confines...

A Doll’s House Henrik Ibsen Novel