Theater Essays and Term Papers

sinful man whom had an affair, struggling to prove to his wife that he should be trusted again. The dishonesty of the betrayal of Elizabeth and his marriage to her changed, though, by the end of the play. This transition in Proctor's character …

to the values and assumptions of an audience. Discuss with close reference to The Caretaker. The Caretaker, written by the British playwright Harold Pinter in the late 1950's and early 1960's disrupts the audiences perceptions of existence…

Desire contains more within it's characters, situations, and story than appears on its surface. As in many of Williams's plays, there is much use of symbolism and interesting characters in order to draw in and involve the audience. The plot of A Street…

seen as an eulogy of a dreamer, which depicts one man's tragic life and death as he tries to bring his family into grace. Miller does, however, also uses this play to express underlying themes and ideas. Reading Death of a Salesman from the starting…

strict Puritan community of Salem is bombarded with the hysteria of witchcraft. It starts when five young girls of Salem are caught dancing in the forest. Instead as mere children playing, this behavior is viewed upon by the Puritans as the work…

The Crucible ,the main character John Proctor, a young defiant yet respected farmer, shows heroic characteristics through intricate situations of theocratic injustice. Set in hysteria and chaos, the witch trials of Salem village as the trials…

Car Named Desire. They both plan a tragic scheme to draw the main Characters, Othello and Blanche to their 'downfall' in their plays and they start it by their their hatred. Iago is absolutely inhuman being while Stanley showed his little conscience.…

created to show people a flaw in their human nature. There are two characters who portray the main flaw presented in the play. Both Madame Pernelle and Orgon are blinded to the farces of Tartuffe and must be coaxed into believing the truth. The fact…

shows the struggle of two people to fit into society, Tom and Laura, and how society wouldn't accept them. They were the dreamers that were unjustly kept out and you may even go as far as to say persecuted into staying out and aloof like the other dreame…

understanding of what being a hero means. You are, of course, free to differ with the designation. No one has a perfect life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal conflict…