Van Druten- “I Remember Mama“ John William Van Druten (1901-') Van Druten was born in London, England on June 1, 1901. He was the son of a Dutch man, Wilhelmus Van Druten, a banker, and also an English mother. Van Druten attended University College School London, where he began to show his talent for writing. However, he began to practice law and was rather good at it.

A Dolls House A Dolls House Henrik Ibsen’s “A Dolls House” is one of his best known plays. He is known to create theater that explores social issues in an entertaining way. In “A Dolls House”, Ibsen takes a look at the role of women in the late 1800’s. When it first opened, people became outraged. Instead of the play being wrapped up nice and neat by the end, it leaves you wanting

Day in the Life of Actress A Day in the Life of an Actress “Lights, Camera, and Action.” To live a day in the life of an actress is one dream I had growing up. On August 22, 1995, I had the chance to make this dream become a reality. My name was pulled from a drawing to win a trip for two to Los Angeles and see the taping of the sitcom, “Baywatch.” When the radio station called my

The Day After Tommorrow Roland Emmerich, the director of such Manhattan-wasting disaster epics as “Independence Day” and the noisy 1998 “Godzilla” remake, recently conceded that disaster epics have changed: “You have to be a little sensitive after September 11.” advertisement Nevertheless, New York City is the chief target in his latest, “The Day After Tomorrow,” which imagines a

Deaf Dance Deaf Dance Imagine feeling music instead of hearing it. Imagine knowing each beat, each quarter note, each word without ever hearing a sound (Griver). Could you dance in time, in rhythm to a song if you've never heard it' The thought seems nearly impossible for those who have their hearing. I have most of my hearing and I could never do any of this. I blame it on an inner

The Crucible The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller in 1953, is a play set in the time of the Salem Witch Trials. Corruption and scandal lie within the town people, willing to turn on their neighbor in an instant. The story follows from the time the first witch, Abigail Williams, was accused, to the very end with the hanging of the accused witch John Proctor. Abigail is spotted in the w

Why Does Medea Feel That She Must Kill Her Children' In the end of the play it is clear to the reader that she does not really want to commit that final act and kill them. Even though she places the blame of her faulty marriage on the boys, they are still her children. She is emotionally attached to them and it affects her to loose them. It despairs her to have to kill them. The real

Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman Authur Miller, born in New York City writes the play. He has been married three times, the second marriage being to Marilyn Monroe, the well-know American actress. Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for Wagner Company for thirty-four years. He likes to think of himself vital to the New England territory. Long ago Willy met a salesman

Who Is Resposible For The Death Of Patroklos Suicide: Why Patroklos is to Blame. Patroklos was one of the pivotal characters in the Iliad, and it is difficult to place the blame for his death on one individual. For instance, Achilleus, finest and most honored of the 'flowing hair Achaians', may be at fault for following his childish anger and sending his friend, Patroklos, to fight

Willy’s Suicide: An Analysis Of His Motives In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the tragedy of a common man, Willy Loman, is displayed. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who is struggling to live the American Dream. In his false interpretation of the American Dream, however, he leads his life and the lives of his two sons astray. After Willy loses his job and realizes

Drama The following paper will present aspects of two fictional plays compared to a non-fictional play, The Laramie Project. The Glass Managerie and Death of a Salesman are both fictional works, but are reflections on the difficulties of life. An author of a fictional play text uses plot, setting and characters to create imagery and influence the reader's response on how

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Death Unconquerable In Antigone by Sophocles, Ode III discusses how love conquers all; love is unconquerable. However the entire play refutes this idea. Three main characters kill themselves due to the circumstances in Sophocles’ play, maybe because they loved one another, but love does not succeed in these situations, death overcomes all of them. Perhaps Ode III should be about death u

Yuan Drama Yuan Drama History During the period of Mongol rule in China, the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), there were great developments and evolution in the area of performance art. It was during this period that a style of theatre referred to as poetic musical drama, or as zaju (tsa chu, "mixed entertainments"), gained greatly in popularity and reached what is viewed as its Golden Age

Bertolt Brecht And The Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht and The Caucasian Chalk Circle Bertolt Brecht was one of the most prominent figures in theatre during the twentieth century. A German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer, Brecht was born in Ausburg in 1898, and died in East Berlin in 1956. Throughout his lifetime, Brecht contributed an impressive body of work, inclu

Crucible John Proctor And Willy Loman: The Tragedies Of Two Common Men Are John Proctor and Willy Loman common men' Are they tragic heroes' Using information from Arthur Miller’s essay, “Tragedy and the Common Man”, both men can be defined as common, and both men can be defined as tragic heroes. Miller’s essay also characterizes the plays “The Crucible” and “Death of

A Dolls House “A Dolls House” Henrik Ibsen In the play, “ A Dolls House”, Henrik Ibsens core message is to evaluate society in the nineteenth century European life. The play shows notorious issues that the audience can relate to because they take part in the similar situations every day of their own lives. Unwittingly the leading actress solves the trouble at the end of the play a

What the Butler Saw Wilmington’s production of “What the Butler Saw” by Joe Orton was a hilarious masterpiece. The Wilmington college drama production group under the direction of Michael G. Bath created an excellent and amusing production of the play. What The Butler Saw, was a comedy based in the late sixties in London, England. The play began in swift fashion and unfolded at a good pa

Oedipus Is Both A Saving And Destructive Force For Thebes Throughout Sophocles’ play ‘Oedipus Rex’, Oedipus acts as both a saving and destructive force for the city of Thebes. He saves the city from the Sphinx and searches for the killer of Laius, the previous king, to cleanse the land and end plague. He is destructive in that he was unwittingly the killer of Laius and therefore the caus

Othello The Tragedy Of Othello The Theme Of Two Lovers Life In Which Was Ended Due To A Jealousy Man Othello’s downfall, which was due to Iago mass manipulative plan, is the reason the play is know as a tragedy. Tragedy is defined as a drama or another literary work that ends in the downfall of its main character. According to Greek Philosopher Aristotle, the function of tragedy is to

The Problem Of Evil In Macbeth Decisions are sometimes hard to make, but they have to be made everyday. People often tend to put pressure on others to force them to make the wrong decisions. In Macbeth’s case, Lady Macbeth and the three witches are highly responsible for the evil acts done by Macbeth. By forcing him to make the wrong choices, Lady Macbeth and these three witches put Macb

Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen wrote Hedda Gabler in 1890. It takes place in the Tesman’s house in Norway. The main characters are Hedda, the well-bred aristocratic daughter of the famous General Gabler, George Tesman, Hedda’s newlywed husband and an intelligent scholar, Juliana Tesman, George’s aunt who supports and raised him, Mrs. Thea Elvsted, a childhood friend of Hedda’s, Judge Brack,

The Real Tragedy Of Hamlet The “Real” Tragedy of Hamlet In Hamlet, the death of a character becomes an everyday event. Although many people lose their lives as a result of their own self-centered wrongdoing, there are some whose deaths are a result of manipulation from the royalty. This is the case of Polonius’ family. The real tragedy of Hamlet is not about Hamlet or his family but

Hamlet King Of Denmark Hamlet-King of Denmark Hamlet is a young man in conflict with his emotions during the speech in Act 1 Scene 2. He feels emotionally devastated by the death of his father, the remarriage of his mother and the circumstances that now surround him. Hamlet feels torn between what he believes is morally right and good and what he feels would be the answer to relievin

Development of Drama Just before Medea kills Jason’s wife and father-in-law, she demonstrates to the audience that she is the epitome of deception and lunacy within the influential, Fifth Episode. Medea truly displays a schizophrenic dialogue that entails a roller coaster of emotions that engage an array from a benevolent mother, to a malevolent, mad man. In lines 1021-1027, Medea te

Martha Graham Dance is a form of expression which is uniquely expressed by an individual in his or her own way. Martha Graham influenced the world with her individual form of dance which changed dance. Graham has influenced many dancers to learn the Graham technique because it is different from ballet and it’s contemporary. Martha Graham has choreographed many dances which have been touc

Dionysus: Influential Through Time THEATRE OF DIONYSUS: GREEK INFLUENCE THROUGH TIME Twenty-five hundred years ago, Western theatre was born in Athens, Greece. Between 600 and 200 BC, the ancient Athenians created a theatre culture that has influenced theatre through history. They created plays that are still considered among the greatest works of world drama. Their achievemen

Noises Off: Funny Or Flat Noises Off: Funny or Flat Getting to the play was an event. I had a night class from 6 to 7:15. Normally this is not a problem but I had a horrible test that day and the last thing I wanted to do was go to a play. Don’t get me wrong I love plays, I am a theater major, but my brain was fried and I really wanted to go to my room and relax. Why am I telling

Rent The production I chose to critique for this paper was the Broadway show,“Rent”. “Rent” is a play about a group of young adults living their lives in New York City, and the obstacles they encounter. Basically the two main characters are Mark and Roger; they are roommates living in a not so glamorous apartment. Roger has A.I.D.S. and expresses much depression throughout the show. Mark

The Crucible The Crucible In the world today, there are a lot of which-hunts. Not witch-hunts like there are real witches, but there are other things that can be called a with-hunt. For example, the Red Scare, which involved McCarthy. He went around trying to call everyone communists; that is an example of witch-hunt. This play is a great example because many people do this and they