Drama Essays

Inspector Goole. A character that can be expressed in many ways. Critics over the past decades continue to declare him as J. B. Priestly’s finest creation. Those who have heard of the play, ‘An Inspector Calls’ will instantly recognise it for its chief character and his astounding abilities. As a …

An Inspector Calls can be described as a carefully constructed play as the author, J. B Priestley, cleverly combines dramatic effectiveness with strong political comment to create an entertaining play based on morals and ethics to make the audience think about the issues contained within the play. I believe that …

In Act 3 Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet becomes isolated. Explore how this isolation occurs and how it contributes to the tragedy of the play. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1595. “If all else fail, myself have the power to die” is …

William Shakespeare wrote the story of Macbeth in roughly 1603. The play is set in Scotland during the 1200’s. The main storyline is about a Thane of Scotland who makes his prophecies come true by evil sins in attempt to become greater. It is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies: a …

A person’s conscience is affected by their surroundings, what they experience, what people tell them and their environment in which they live. Macbeth is set in a time where war is going on and things of a gothic nature happen often throughout the country. In the 1600s, as James I …

There is a lot of evil in the play of ‘Macbeth’ and I feel that Macbeth himself is responsible for this. At the beginning of the play we meet our first possible source of evil ‘the witches’. When we first meet them much drama is added by the effects of …

The images of darkness and disease in Macbeth are very important in creating the atmosphere and mood of the play. Shakespeare uses verbal imagery as well as the physical images acted out in the play to affect the audience; these effects were enhanced by the fact that Macbeth was first …

Assess the significance of the following factors in the downfall of Macbeth; the supernatural, Lady Macbeth, and his own ambition. Do you consider him to be a hero or a villain? In this essay I will be discussing and assessing the significance of the three factors which lead to Macbeth’s …

Macbeth is a complex character who changes dramatically through the course of the play. Discuss the complexities of his character, the changes that take place in him and why they happen. What is your personal response to him? During this course work, I will be saying about how the Thane …

What reaction does Macbeth’s letter produce on Lady Macbeth and how does she assure him that she would take charge of the business? What do you learn about the character of Lady Macbeth from her conversation with Macbeth? In the literature Macbeth, Macbeth was tempted by the prophecies prophesied by …