Play Essays

The play “Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street” is a well-scripted play, at times brutal and horrific but which I like anyways as it portrays the irony of life. I like the play also as it depicts the harsh realities of life, giving us a breather from the …

It was just last year when I first watched the Ramahari play and I consider it to be quite unique and pleasing to watch because it is based on an Indian epic called Ramayana, a story of courage, magic and humor. Ramayana consists of 18 books and 24,000 verses divided …

The career of Lorraine Hansberry, a woman deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, was interrupted by her death when at the age of 35. A Raisin in the Sun, the play we are going to discuss in this paper was the first play written by …

This paper will discuss and evaluate the characters of The Glass Menagerie as a collection of dysfunctional family. They are scared, mismatch and cannot coordinate in a streamlined way. They seem to be absorbed in their own world.             The Glass Menagerie was an autobiographical play by Tennessee Williams about …

Love is defined as a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. This emotion is so passionate it can even be considered dangerous. Without love, it is often next to impossible for one to survive. People in this world often conceptualize that love is necessary and crave the feeling of …

Lady Macbeth is presented as a character that fulfils her role among the nobility and is well respected like Macbeth. She is loving to her husband but is the dominant figure in there relationship. Lady Macbeth is also a character who does not want to appear or seem weak but …

Play is very important for children to develop their social, physical, cognitive, and emotional skills. I think play allows children to learn how to share, problem solve, and role play. An example of this is a child caring for a baby doll’s needs or pretending to cook. This also helps …

            Satire is one of the oldest tools in the literary world. This tool is designed to use slight of words to attack popular culture, politicians or royalty in an indirect way. The first golden age of satire occurred during the age of Enlightenment. It was during this time that …

Macbeth is a story of passion, power, and violent betrayal: all of which are found in Mark Brozel’s contemporary adaptation of the Shakespearian classic. Set in Scotland, this production uses modern day language and dress to better relate to today’s audience. In this representation of Macbeth, Joe Macbeth is the …

Macbeth is a Scottish general who is loyal to Duncan, the Scottish king. But after Macbeth meets three witches who prophesy that Macbeth will be king, the general is no longer satisfied to remain loyal to his king. Macbeth and his wife hatch a plot to kill the king under …