Play Essays

            Clearly, the concept of rationality, as associated with gender, and as pertaining to through the conservation of personal political and economic power, was of extreme consequence to both the ancient and modern worlds. In Euripides’ celebrated play “Medea,” as in Henrik Ibsen’s equally celebrated but much later play “A …

            A Raisin in the Sun was writing by Lorraine Hansberry.  It was the first play that appeared on Broadway that was written by a black woman.  Hansberry explains “this is a play that tells the truth about people, Negroes and life and I think it will help a lot …

The Shakespearean tragedy, Othello, was written and set during the mid 16th century. The play has set in Cyprus and Venice. Shakespeare intends to break the stereotype of black characters through this play. He represent the black hero of outstanding qualities, and it was hard on Shakespeare’s audience to appreciate …

The identification of Oedipus’ hamartia differs from reader to reader and from critic to critic. Some critics are of the view that excessive arrogance and self-confidence of Oedipus is the main cause of his tragedy. He harbors unjustified suspicions against Tiresias and Creon; in one place he goes so far …

Revenge is a common theme throughout the writing of Shakespeare’s plays. This paper will compare and contrast the two vengeful characters of Shylock from The Merchant of Venice and Prospero from The Tempest. The Merchant of Venice offers up one of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters in the guise of Shylock, …

Venice – this unique floating jewel is arguably one of the most famous cities in the world. Situated in the Adriatic sea, this small city has stood the test of time and tide. Originally a settlement of farmers, the islands which comprise Venice has become a part of the Byzantine …

The play, The Suitcase, is about two men meeting in the most unusual of ways. One is a night watchman at a train station, and the other is a traveling tramp with no place to sleep at. They argue about the ethical actions to do with a suitcase: to open …

Set in England in the 1890s, the play tackles the life of Algernon Moncrieff, an aristocratic Londoner who gets away from unwanted social obligation by pretending to have an ill friend named Bunbury and his friend Jack Worthing, who Algernon calls Earnest, thinking that is his real name (“Being Earnest” …

In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the concept of ‘bottoming out’ can be seen throughout.  King Lear reaches his financial bottom after giving away most, and then subsequently losing all, of his possessions to his two eldest daughters.  Great Britain itself hits bottom when it is forced into war with France.  Many …

Tennessee Williams play Glass Menagerie was written 1944 as a screenplay for MGM. The play is set in 1937 in a St. Louis’ ghetto with the principle characters being the three members of the Wingfield family. The Wingfield family is at best dysfunctional. Having dealt with the disappointment of being …