Play Essays

Love is a very present thought that has been on my mind since I recently read Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, about two star crossed lovers’ deaths and their families finally ending their feud. This play is known as a romance story, …

A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the Youngers family who lived in the South Side of Chicago during the 1950s. During the first scene the Youngers’ are waiting for the check from the now dead Mr. Youngers’ life insurance policy totaling $10,000. Each character/family member has a …

Lets he honest, playing the pokies isn’t a particularly hard game to play, its not complicated to follow, its fun and all you really need do is follow a few simple guidelines and you are set. But the best way to really know ‘how’ to play the pokies, is to …

Grades falling, moneys are draining, hands shaking and social life getting boring. All of these are some of the consequences of playing DOTA. Most of the youths today or even the average normal human adult gamers would say that there’s no way that a certain DOTA player can stop playing …

Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work”. Every day, opportunities are present in the lives of society. However, it is society’s choice of whether or not to take these opportunities and run with them. Often, people resist …

‘In dramatic comedy women are typically presented in a less favourable way than men.’ To what extent do you agree with this view in relation to ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’? In Victorian society, the male role would be to rule, protect and provide for his family. Men were always …

Men and women had contrasting roles in Ancient Greece, opposites in every sense of the word, which is portrayed in the play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles. Athenian women did not have the liberty of going out into the city. Their role in society was mainly at home, to ensure that …

How do the values represented in Othello and Unforgiven resonate with the contemporary audiences? Values are the principles of behavior that is regarded to the importance and exchangeability. Universal values represented in Othello and Unforgiven evidently depicts with the contemporary audiences as it reflects through the fundamental issue regarding definition …

Shakespeare and dickens are very effective at presenting the flaws and weaknesses of key characters in both Macbeth and great expectations. Using different techniques, miss havisham and lady macbeth and lady macbeth both impact others characters and events in a negative way. Females would have been seen during that time …

‘I don’t want realism. I want magic!’ How does A Streetcar Named Desire explore reality and illusion? – Ella Lee Hoareau In A Streetcar Named Desire (Streetcar), reality and illusion are simultaneously interweaved and at odds with one another. On one hand, the play addresses a very real clash of …