Theater Essays and Term Papers

off by saying that I have never seen a play presented in a black box theater. I thought that it was going to be just a little different from a "regular" theater, only in scale, but I was caught by surprise when I entered. My initial reaction when…

different plays from the same names. 'King Oedipus' was written around c.425 and is a work of Greek tragedy. 'Othello' was written by Shakespeare in the early 1600's and also shares the common theme of being a tragedy with 'King Oedipus.' Both King Oedip…

, the brainchild of Arthur Miller was transformed and fitted to the movie screen in the year 1986. The play itself is set in the house of Willy Loman, and tells the melancholy story of a salesman whom is in deep financial trouble, and the only remedy…

by Sophocles. Most of the writing in the strophe, and the antistrophe is metaphoric and quite poetic. These parts are a bit hard to conceive what is intended but the thought process is what makes the understanding worth all of the effort. The characters…

After reading, Things Fall Apart, we might ask what are the differences between the religions that the Ibo Clan practice, compared to a highly practiced religion, Christianity. Some of the differences are how the Ibo religion practice polytheism,…

do. Antigone, a play written by Sophocles in the 5th century B.C., is a play enclosed by conflict and problems. Conflicts are evident from the beginning of the play, to the end. Even before the play has even begun, these problems are already evident…

and ethically wrong. For example, there was an incident during the 30?s and 40?s where one man?s spirit bestowed itself on the behalf of many. Some inconsiderately call this the Holocaust. An atrocity such as this cannot be satisfying and cannot…