Play Essays

Gwendolen’s father, Lord Bracknell, never appears in the play, yet Lady Bracknell mentions him often. What picture of his life and marriage do we get from the things she and Gwendolen say about him? In ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’, Lady Bracknell’s offstage marriage is one of the play’s running …

The theme of loyalty and betrayal in King Lear is quite ironic; when usually one who is cast out returns to seek revenge, in Shakespeare’s masterpiece, those who are cast out remain fiercely loyal; whereas those who are treated well are those who turn their back on their fathers. In …

The American novelist, Ellen Glasgow, once wrote, “All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward”. Society, as a whole, has changed over the centuries, however, sometimes not for the better. The genocides of our past as well the intolerance of today prove that we all have not …

Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth using Macbeth as a protagonist in this old English play. Holden Caulfield is also the main character in “the catcher in the rye” written by J.D Salinger. This essay will elaborate on the similarities of the characters and the difference in their individual societies. What …

Pygmalion is a primarily Shavian reworking of Ovid’s Metamorphoses with undertones of Cinderella. Romance and satire dominate both the play’s plot as well as style. Shaw takes a strong central situation–the transformation of a common flower girl into a lady–and surrounds it with superficial trimmings. There is technical innovation in …

* The remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology is referred to as Telemedicine. This technology enables medical providers to share data and images using video or wireless technology, and make treatment decisions without in-person examinations. * There are many issues that arise from not seeing …

It is known that there are 500 million economically poor people operating small businesses and micro enterprises. Most of these people do not have access to adequate financial services. Joanna (1999). On this topic review I will discuss about the role of micro-finance in national economic growth by taking Bangladesh …

In the play, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare is described as a tragedy of revenge, through psychological origins of revenge, the styles of revenge during that period and the structure of Elizabethan revenge tragedies. This article, “Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis: Tragic Alternatives: Eros and Superego Revenge in Hamlet.”, written by Joanna …

John Lennon once said “There is a great woman behind every idiot.” By idiot, Lennon means man, which makes a very good point. Behind every man, or idiot, there is a powerful woman who made him that way. This quote is easily proved in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth. Lady Macbeth heavily …

According to the text, most artists assume one of four roles or a combination of the four. (Sayre) The first role that an artist undertakes is to help us see the world in new and innovative ways. The second role mentioned in the text is how artists make a visual …