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An Analysis of Five Contemporary Plays

are entering their close. What Margaret wants, clearly, is her parents blessing; she wants the transfer of the scepter from one g...

Antigone's Childish Defiance and Pointless Death in the Play by Sophocles

In six pages this paper examines the childish and irrational behavior of Sophocles' female antagonist and argues that fate plays n...

Serious Humor in the Plays of Aristophanes

In a paper consisting of nine pages the seriousness of Aristophanes' comedies 'The Birds' and 'The Clouds' is considered. Seven s...

Luigi Pirandello's Plays and Psychology

In fourteen pages this paper analyzes Luigi Pirandello's plays When One is Somebody and Finding One's Self from a psychological pe...

Analysis of Anton Chekhov's Plays

In ten pages this paper analyzes the themes and style of Chekhov's plays Three Sisters and The Seagull. Seven sources are cited i...

Family's Role in Sophocles' Plays Oedipus Rex and Antigone

In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...

Cigarette Smoking, Lung Cancer, and the Role Played by Polonium 210

In five pages this paper discusses lung tissue and the role played by polonium 210 in the development of lung cancer caused by tob...

Beth Henley's Play Crimes of the Heart

In seven pages this play is analyzed in terms of crime, punishment, and character. There are no other sources listed....

David Mamet's Plays and Use of Profanity

their helplessness and articulates it for us. In an article in Town and Country Monthly, Jonathan Alter observes that "Language, a...

Profanity in David Mamet's Plays

In five pages Mamet's frequent incorporation of profanity into his plays and the reasons for this are examined. Three sources are...

Feminist Symbolism in the Play Trifles by Susan Glaspell

that women need to learn to take themselves seriously, and women, through a new viewpoint they need to come together in order to c...

Arthur Miller's Plays and Women

In forty pages this paper examines how Miller does little with regards to female character development in such plays as Death of a...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

Identity Need of Women in the Plays of Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov

This paper discusses women's need for their own identity as considered by Anton Chekhov in Three Sisters and Henrik Ibsen in A Dol...

Dream Imagery in August Strindberg's A Dream Play and Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries

In five pages this paper discusses dream imagery and its logic as it is represented in Strindberg's play and Bergman's film. One ...

Mary Chase's Play Harvey and Contemporary Theater

In four pages this 1950 example of contemporary theater is examined in an analysis of plot, dialogue, type, and characterization e...

Recording Industry and the Long Playing Vinyl Disc

Louis Daguerre used chemistry to permanently fix a photographic image and William Fox Talbot replicated positive prints from negat...

Progressive Movement and the Role Played by Isadora Duncan

In ten pages this paper discusses the changes initiated by the Progressive Movement and the artistic contributions made by dancer ...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...

College Production Review of the Play The Miracle Worker

In three pages a review of this college production of the relationship between teacher Anne Sullivan and student Helen Keller is p...

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet as a Religious Play

In five pages this research paper considers the religious aspects of Hamlet by William Shakespeare in an analysis of Hamlet's acti...

Comparative Analysis of William Shakespeare's Play Hamlet and Kenneth Branagh's Film Adaptation

In six pages this paper compares the strong similarities between Kenneth Branagh's cinematic interpretation of Hamlet and Shakespe...

William Shakespeare's Historical Play 'Henry IV' Part I

This paper consists of 10 pages and considers the characters' many contrasts in terms of the play as well as their creation. Ther...

Playing Children Observation

In five pages this research paper applies Jean Piaget's developmental and cognitive theories to an observation of toddler behavior...

Character of King John in the Play by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of King John as presented in the play by William Shakespeare. Six sources a...

Sharon Pollock's Plays Earnest and Blood Relations

In five pages the primary elements of Walter Dale's interpretation of Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations is compared with recent ada...

Medieval Morality Play Mankind

Mischief to be the "Steward of the Manor" (Line 663), and then the court calls Mankind. New-Gyse, another character, orders Mank...

College Playing Fields and the Uses of Artificial Turf or Natural Grass

may be well down the list of importance... Further research is needed to resolve the issue" (King, 1993, PG). Regardless of th...

Crisis of Asia's Economy and the Role the United States Should Play

In eight pages this paper assesses the current Asian economic crisis and supports US monetary intervention. Eight sources are cit...

Women of Early Rome and the Role They Played

In seven pages an excerpt from Balsdon's book on early Roman women and the role they played is critiqued. One source is cited in ...