Oedipus Tyrannus+Death Of A Salesman The play, Oedipus Tyrannus, is so ancient, its hero so different from us, its action so fantastic and full of coincidence, its talk of gods and oracles so removed from our world-view, that Sophocles inevitably speaks much less meaningfully to the imagination of the modern reader / viewer than the plight of Miller’s easily recognisable salesman – the d

Tragedy In Oedipus Rex If we look closer at the term ‘tragedy’ it represents serious and important actions, which turn out disastrously for the protagonist. From this definition we can clearly label Millers’ ‘Death of a Salesman’ and Sophocles’ ‘Oedipus Tyrannus’ as tragedies in their own right. Dramatic tragedy from ancient times to the nineteenth century generally has one central chara

Scene Analysis Of Hotel Sorrento The scene starts off in Meg and Edwin’s flat. Meg is explaining to Edwin (who is also reading Meg’s interview the paper) how her Dad would react to the English critics scathing remarks about Meg’s book. Meg than starts hinting about how Edwin should meet her Dad. Edwin brushes her off until she goes into a sook. Edwin then promises that he will, in fact g

The Use Of Plot In The Play Uncle Vanya The use of plot in Uncle Vanya In every play there is a plot, the plot acts a sort of box that holds all the other elements in it. The plot helps to hold together the characters, the spectacle and the language of the play. There are three main types of plots, climatic, episodic and absurd. In his play Uncle Vanya, Chekhov chooses to combine the

El Grande de Coca Cola El Grande De Coca-Cola The play, which is being reviewed in this paper, is the madcap comedy El Grande De Coca-Cola. This comedy was performed entirely in easily understood Spanish and was viewed on Tuesday at 8:00pm in the New Theater. I drove home from the Indiana State New Theatre's production of El Grande de Coca-Cola with a full joyful heart feeling that c

End Of Violence The opening scene introduces Mike Max who is a producer, and his wife Page. Max is busy talking profusely on the phone making deals and doing business and talking to his secretary on the computer about an email. The audience understands that this man is a man of money and power right away with the widely visuals showing all of his wealthy electronics, multi million dollar

The Glass Menagerie "The Glass Menagerie" is set in the apartment of the Wingfield family. By description, it is a cramped, dingy place, not unlike a jail cell. It is one of many such apartments in the neighborhood. Of the Wingfield family members, none of them want to live there; Poverty is what traps them in their humble abode. The escape from this lifestyle, this apartment and these r

Everyman (play) All the people Everyman though were there for him were not. So I feel sorry for Everyman. He had so much trust in people and thought that he could rely on them and the left him for no good reason. This is how I was left feeling at the end of reading the play but I feel it could have been written better. He seemed to be a well liked and well known person. He had many p

Fanny Brice Fanny Brice Fanny Brice had a very cool and inspiring career. The Entertainment industry didn’t know it at the time but her career would reflect significant changes in American theatre. Fanny was a thin, talented and very Jewish looking young lady. The common female performer of the day was the equivalent of a Vages show girl. Fanny didn’t exactly fit the mold of a typic

Fantasy, Romance, and Deception in A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois is a genial, old-fashioned woman from the agricultural heart of the South who, upon a series of tragic events, is forced to live in the trying, unfamiliar depths of the new industrial South with her sister, Stella. The two have grown into entirely different people with entirely different lifestyles since Stella l

Fashion, or Life in New York by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Fashion and the Pressure to Conform The following is a selection from the play Fashion, or Life in New York (1845) by Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt. It involves a conversation between Mrs. Tiffany, a lady who imagines herself fashionable, and Millinette, a French ladies maid. Mrs. Tiffany is part of the social more of New York’s upper cl

Father Daughter Relationships in 2 Plays Father-daughter relationships are of the most central issues examined in many plays. Two of these include Proof, by David Auburn, and Trail of Her Inner Thigh, by Erin Cressida Wilson. In comparing these two plays, many differences are evident. One of the most prevalent of these disparities is how the playwright chooses to develop the father-da

Fences Critique on Reading Fences The play Fences is set in the 1950’s, while a black family tries to get past the struggles that linger with them from generations past. Struggles that consist of morals, attitudes, and patterns of life. It is the story of Troy Maxson who is the son of a sharecropper. Troy’s father only cared about his money. But his debt filled life caused him to fe

Fences African Americans have interiorized three hundred years of racism and allowed it to warp the way they think of themselves. Building emotional fences is a form of self-defense. In the way the main character Troy impacts his family, August Wilson provides an Insightful look into the culture and history of 1950's black America. The story illustrates Troy, his father, and briefly h

Four Hours in My Lai CRITIQUE#1 This is a play that I would grade with ( 8 ) eight, while using a 0-10 grading scale. I liked all things about play, but the lightening, sound effects and costumes were the things that I liked most. Also I didn’t like the story and the way its interpreted. First of all and most of all I liked the lightening effects, without which play would not be so

Les Miserables Les Miserables Les Miserables is one of the most captivating plays of our lifetime! It grabs the audience and pulls you in head first. You can't take out eyes off of the stage, and even if you can, the music will take your breath away! I have seen the play 3 times and I don't think I enjoy anything in this world more than watching that play! Les Miserables st

Robin Goodfellow Puck Oberon’’s henchman, Puck –– a nickname for ““Robin Goodfellow”” –– loves mischief. In one of the most famous speeches of the play, he gleefully describes to another fairy all of the terrible pranks he pulls on humans, to whom he is invisible (these are pretty sophomoric: pulling the stool out from under people so that they fall down, etc.). Puck is given a task by

Genre Theory and the Hollywood Musical The term 'genre' has been historically referred to as the classification of literary texts and forms. In modernity and postmodernity it has been extended beyond literary boundaries to encapsulate (among other 'art forms') the classification of film/cinema. Feuer (The Self-Reflexive Musical and the Myth of Entertainment 1992) characterizes the musica

Geoffrey the Buttplug Despite the fact that The Mayor of Casterbridge is not a drama in which we vicariously participate by watching an action and identifying ourselves with certain characters on stage, we may argue that Michael Henchard satisfies many of the Aristotelian requirements for the tragic hero. His physical power and strong-willed determination to succeed, to expiate his sin,

Good Woman of Setzuan A Religious Struggle to Survive The play, The Good Woman of Setzuan, written by Brecht is an epic play about society and religion. Throughout the play there is a struggle for goodness and for survival. The play the Good Woman of Setzuan is about religion. In this play the author gives specific thoughts and ideas about religion and how it should be followed. While S

Greek and Brechtian Drama Question Number 1 Greek and Brechtian Drama The physical structure of a stage has a direct and influential impact upon the form and content of the dramas written for it. Ancient Greek drama and twentieth century Brechtian drama have distinctly different stage structures and are consequentially light years apart in the areas of form and content. Form includes

Greek Theatre Both had their beginnings in the Greek theater thousands of years ago. Tragedy began about 535 B.C. to be followed by comedy around fifty years later. The Greeks somehow thought that laughter is not our first impluse, but obviously needed some relief from tragedy. Tragic figures began as unique, idalized, almost God-llike characters. They appeared to have everything go

Hay Fever Hay fever When I first walked in the room, I noticed the beautiful setting. The way the stage was set caught my attention even though I saw it before the play started. The setting kind of fooled me because it made me think that the play was going to be great. But when the play began, I realized that it was a waste of time and money because it was confusing and boring at tim

Imaginary Invalid Critique The Imaginary Invalid, presented in one act, was a play about Monsieur Argon’s hypochondria and the situations that arose because of his “illnesses.” Surrounded by a very capable cast, Argon makes the best out of Molière’s last piece. It was definitely worth seeing, because this French farce kept you on your toes wondering what would happen next. Argon and

Inherit The Wind Inherit the Wind SUMMARY Inherit the Wind, published by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a dramatized account of an actualized trial called the Scopes “Monkey Trial”. The play takes place during the hot July summer, in a small town named Hillsboro. In the first act, the major characters are introduced. Bertram Cates, a schoolteacher in Hillsboro, has taugh

Kabuki Kabuki is one of Japan's traditional theatrical arts. Its inception goes back to the latter part of the 16th century and, with extensive and continuous evolution, it has flourished and remains a very popular dramatic art form in Japan drawing large audiences across the country. During the period generally referred to as the Edo Era, during which much of the development of kabu

Mann Chinese Theater Ghost Stories About the Mann Chinese Theater The Mann Chinese Theater is located in the neighborhood of Hollywood, which is a 15-minute drive from downtown Los Angeles. Mann Chinese Theater is popular among the tourists because it premieres new movies, has a famous forecourt and has exotic artworks form China. According to the website www.seeing-stars.com, the Chi

Les Miserable Les Miserables Les Miserables is one of the most captivating plays of our lifetime! It grabs the audience and pulls you in head first. You can't take out eyes off of the stage, and even if you can, the music will take your breath away! I have seen the play 3 times and I don't think I enjoy anything in this world more than watching that play! Les Miserables sta

Medea Medea, a play by the Greek playwright 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. Central to the whole plot is Medea's barbarian origins and how they are related to

Medea It all started when Cupid’s arrow pierced Medeas heart causing her to fall madly in love with Jason, beginning her moral corruption. Medea's overpowering manipulation through out her speeches allows one self to despise her character. Medea has the ability to coerce one to believe her evil schemes, “thought most helpless in doing good deeds, are of every evil the cleverest of contri