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he was the victim of an unspeakable crime: it was prophesied that Laius would die by his sons hand, and so when Oedipus was born, ...

also a former student of Vivians is now in the rather awkward position of also being one of her doctors, as he is an intern and re...

to have an impact open Hamlet and his self critical guilt. The well known quote that shows the motivation for the play is "the pla...

there are only three characters who actually have names, Leonardo, Death and The Moon, though we can argue that the last two are n...

and Streisand would go on to star in a host of notable roles. This was an important show from a political and social...

is established that she has not yet reached her fourteenth birthday. Yet, she is also shown to be a practical, level-headed girl. ...

identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...

there, she might have added a dose of common sense to the proceedings, and pointed out to her husband that dividing the kingdom am...

only option it seems is for him and Ohatsu to commit suicide. In the last lines of the poem he laments:...

Rather Dionysus, Falstaff is his "Silenus, the fat, old drunken companion...(who) lends humor to Dionysian celebration" (367). Acc...

have a woman who does not necessarily understand what is going on with Hamlet. Both of them are deeply concerned with Hamlets ment...

the notion that Jews were alien people among them and a threat to their perceived way of life. While many teachers resisted instru...

to death. Proctor, who places his pride above his life, chooses to die rather than comprise his principles so Abigail, though she ...

"Master Harold and the Boys" was first performed at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 12, 1982. Set in...

"Master Harold and the Boys" was first performed at Yale Repertory Theatre on March 12, 1982. Set in 1950 Apartheid South...

ghost is the specter of his father, condemned to suffer "sulphurous and tormenting flames" (I.v.7) because he died without having ...

This essay describes the characterization of Romeo and the role that this plays in the tragedy, referring to both the original pla...

is a social climber; and she has no respect for her husband or his scholarship, finding it and him both incredibly boring. She is ...

peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...

of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...

of the females role in society, which confined women exclusively to the home and the roles of wives and mothers, lingered well int...

In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at "Hamlet". Jungian archetypes are used to analyze the play's themes. Paper uses one so...

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at Hamlet. Using textual evidence, an existential reading of the play's themes is give...

This essay offers a comparison between "Hamlet and "Death of a Salesman," which draws upon the Aristotelian criteria for tragedy....

There has been a debate about the impact of action and violent video and computer games on those who play them. This especially pe...

This essay pertains to the theme of chance and fate and their influence over the chance events that result in much the motivation ...

have adopted something of a double standard. They have expected her to behave in the modest and subservient way which is usual for...

spectator into the action, Brechts goal was to place the spectator outside the action as an observer, but one who is actively invo...

serves to foil Nora in Acts I and II by tearing down Noras optimistic attitude with her own weighty pessimism. Mrs. Linde has not...

a director and actor, as well as a playwright. He is also one of the co-directors of Vancouvers theater group, The Electric Compan...