Theater Essays and Term Papers

a significant number of characters crimes that are mostly moral of form but on particularly rare occasions, a few commit crimes that are totally legal. Gerald's quote is not exactly challenged at the time of the play that he makes the quote, but as the…

am I going to tell you that marriage is the best thing you'll ever do? How long's it going to take before I start jotting down my recipe for a perfect sponge? No, I'm not here to praise the 'joys' of marriage. Wanda, I'm certain you'll make a beautiful…

that acts on the values of Lyrical Ballads by placing praise and beauty in a rustic, natural setting, and by establishing as its source a simple rustic girl. The poem's structure is simple. The first stanza sets the scene; the second offers two compari…

had a cavity in my "Wisdom" tooth, but it didn't hurt so I ignored it for a few days; consequently, the hole in my tooth grew larger and so did my fear of visiting my dentist Dr. Bernstein. I felt like an absolute child having been reminded by Dr. Bernst…

that is created in such complex ways that people don't know how to control it, or is love simply put an emotion. Who really knows the answer? Whether it's a feeling created in your brain or an emotion that derives from the heart, it is a very…

Euripides, explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the "barbarian", or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the play, it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards…

the influence of the witches' prophecies on Macbeth is very great, it is quite clearly shown to be an influence and nothing more. There is no sign in the play whatever that Shakespeare meant the actions of Macbeth to be forced on him by external…

play. In woman's theatre the issues are more often based around the personal and domestic aspects of the home and family. Page addresses breast cancer in her play emphasising that it is a subject appropriate for the stage, this also demonstrates that…

off by showing Scottish men and women going into a meeting in a barn to discuss truce amongst the war that they are having with the English. What they didn't know was that they were being lowered into a trap where they were hung. William as…

king of Thebes, ends up banished forever from his kingdom. Additionally, Oedipus physically puts out his own eyes, for several reasons which will be discussed later. The question is: Did Oedipus deserve his punishments? There are many factors that…