Drama Essays

‘How sad and bad and mad it was – but then, how it was sweet! ‘ (Robert Browning – Confessions). The very form of these poems – dramatic monologues – lends itself to an exploration of psychology. In both ‘My Last Duchess’ and ‘Porphyria’s Lover’, the character of a solitary …

In this essay I will tell you about Macbeth and what he is thinking and what his state of mind is throughout the play. Macbeth is a play about the character experiencing a tragic story. He turns from a good, loyal, brave man to an ambitious murderer. The reason for …

This version of Act 3 Scene 4 including Patrick Stewart is a much more modernised version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We know this as the scene starts off straight after a war with guns. The setting is also not set in the era of Shakespeare. With regards to the setting, it …

Hypothesis: Dramatic relationships are often the site of power games between characters. Discuss the significance of power, and the resistance to power, in Macbeth. The significance of power in the play Macbeth is portrayed as a tangible force that can change people in an incomprehensible way. The play begins with …

´Behind every great man is a great woman´. Discuss this in relation to Macbeth relationship in Act five, six and seven. Macbeth is thought to be written between 1603-1606. Macbeth is said to be a ´tribute play´ because he wrote it for James 1 (English king) to please him. This …

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies. It revolves around the main character Macbeth who is a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person who begins being praised for their brave and heroic actions, but then by an error of judgement or a flaw they bring about their own …

Criteria – You are to compose a feature article on the given headline: ‘Shakespeare: Still Relevant”. Your article must explore how the themes in the play Macbeth are universal and timeless and, therefore, are still relevant. Your article should make reference to language and dramatic techniques and their purpose/effect. In-class …

An Inspector Calls is a play set in 1912, Edwardian England written by J. B Priestley. It is a play that exploits many dramatic devices to create tension and communicate the key theme of collective responsibility. He employs his characters, dramatic irony, contrast, lighting and his ending to do this …

Throughout the entire play by Priestley, it is clear Shelia Birling is one of main characters due to the impact and role she plays. Priestly first portrays her as a young beautiful lady with a rather selfish and arrogant nature. Using her compelling personality she is able to obtain anything …

At the time when Priestley wrote this play the world war had just ended and Britain was looking forward to a new life and a change from the past. Churchill had just been expelled from Prime Minister and a labour government had just taken over. Because of this, Priestley was …