Theater Essays and Term Papers

idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the controlling pressures of society. Willy Loman, the main character in Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, epitomizes this type of person; one who…

epokgörare Mot slutet av seklet dominerade naturalismen litteratur och drama i Europa. Naturalismen är en litterär rörelse som har fått sin beteckning av det franska ordet naturaliste, som betyder naturvetenskapsman. Den naturalistiske författaren…

phase' of Henrik Ibsen's career. It was during this period which he made the transition from mythical and historical dramas to plays dealing with social problems. It was the first in a series investigating the tensions of family life. Written…

was first produced in 1953, is based on the true story of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Miller wrote the play to parallel the situations in the mid-twentieth century of Alger Hiss, Owen Latimore, Julius and Ethel Rosenburg, and Senator McCarthy,…

reveals that dreams are necessary to sustain life. Through the use of the characters Robert Mayo, Andrew Mayo, Ruth and Emma Crosby, O'Neill proves that without dreams, man could not exist. Each of his characters are dependent on their dreams, as…

by Other Characters In the Victorian age many woman were thought of as mere objects. Most woman has no real social status and were not allowed to express themselves freely. A Doll¹s House, a play by Henrik Ibsen, has brought controversy to the conclus…

fifth and sixth centuries, organized dramatic was nowhere to be found for several centuries. Suppressed by the Christian Church, the corrupt theatre that typified Roman Drama was no more. The only theatrical tradition to survive the death of the…

Calls' and show how Priestly expresses his own viewpoint in the play. The play is set in the1912 on an English street scene in the evening. The plot of 'An Inspector Calls' is about a police inspector who interrupts an elegant engagement dinner…

y murió el 12 de marzo de 1648. Era hijo de don Pedro Téllez de Girón. Fue le un dramaturgo español, el seguidor principal de Lope de Vega. Tirso de Molina estudio en la universidad de Alcalá en Henares. Se inscribió en el congreso de los frailes…

the English renaissance in the 1500's, King Henry VIII wants a divorce from his wife for various reasons, but divorce is against the Catholic religion. This is why he wants Sir Thomas More's consent, because More is a highly respected Catholic,…