Drama Essays

Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s many comedies, written in 1598. Ado means ‘fuss’ so the title ‘ Much Ado About Nothing’ suggests the play is basically a lot of fuss about nothing and maybe all about something which is largely exaggerated. Shakespeare set the play in Messina …

It is clear at the beginning of the play that Macbeth starts out as a good man. He is brave and well loved and trusted by the King, who calls him “worthy gentleman, valiant cousin!” (2, 2, 24) He is also a good husband, the first thing he does when …

‘Fair is Foul’ is the major theme in Macbeth and is present throughout the play in both the characters and the events. ‘Fair is Foul’ refers to the contrast of good and evil in the play, since Macbeth commits many evil murders for what seem to be good reasons. There …

The depths of the human mind are explored through Macbeth, the mental state of the protagonist fluctuates dramatically, and this is to provide a construct that symbolises greater truths about the human mind. He often has conflicting thoughts with which Shakespeare demonstrates his inner conflicts. As with many Shakespearian tragedies …

Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ uses a variety of techniques and devices to convey aspects of the play to its readers. These being the setting, conversations, the use of characters as vehicles and entrances and exits. Setting the scene may give the reader a certain ‘feel’ for the play, by putting them in …

Lady Macbeth’s first appearance in Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Macbeth’ is in Act I Scene V, after she has received a letter from Macbeth. He refers to Lady Macbeth as his ‘dearest partner of greatness’. This is an expression of his affection and gives the impression that they plan things together, giving …

The issue of Kingship was such an important issue of Shakespeare’s time because there is a change of ruler, which will affect the lives of the population. Queen Elizabeth was a benevolent Queen who strived for peace. She was the virgin Queen and was, in effect, married to her country; …

I plan to show you how William Shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to develop tensions between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, as you can probably tell my source of evidence will be Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Upon the audience’s earliest encounter with Lady Macbeth, their initial reaction was most probably that she was …

George Eliot creates a lot of drama in this text. There could be a few dramatic turning points which are for different people. She relates back to moments earlier in the novel to make her point get across and make a stronger mark on the reader. In the first paragraph …

Browning was writing at a time in the early Victorian Era, (around six years before Victoria came to the thrown) when most poets were moving away from traditional Georgian styles of writing and more into the recognisably modern literature. This allowed Browning and other such poets to take advantage of …