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Tom's Character in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Tom as featured in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. Two sources...

The Character of Amanda in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

she clearly lives in the past. At the time in which the play takes place Amanda has apparently raised her two children to adulthoo...

Willy Loman and Blanche Du Bois

bowling alley, she refuses to have her brother-in-law see her yet: ""Oh no, no, no. I wont be looked at in this merciless glare" (...

Questioning the Sanity of Blanche Du Bois

is a true lady. She is coming to the city to stay with her sister, and her sisters husband. When she meets her sister, in a bowlin...

Post World War II Issues in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In five pages this paper examines how postwar political and socioeconomic issues are represented in the characterizations of Stanl...

'The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality' by Bernard Williams

almost visceral, level. Whether or not the student agrees or not will generally be based on a personal belief system, ideology, re...

Contemporary Poetry, Symbolism, Naturalism, Realism, and Romanticism

In five pages this paper discusses how the elements of symbolism, naturalism, realism, and romanticism are found in works by Willi...

Operation Tennessee Waltz

do was present themselves as a company who was looking for "favorable legislation from state lawmakers" which would allow them opp...

Classification of Theatrical Production and Definitions of Postmodernism, Absurdism, Expressionism, and Realism

Various concepts pertaining to theatrical production are defined in a paper consisting of seven pages. Four sources are cited in ...

Comparative Analysis of A Streetcar Named Desire and A Doll's House

the norm. It was something that perhaps stemmed from the authors fear, but for whatever the reason he created this female monster ...

Gustave Flaubert's Realism in The Sentimental Education and Madame Bovary

expand from merely entertaining to entertaining while instructing (Realism). At the time of the movements launch, much of art and ...

Anne Moody's 'Coming of Age in Mississippi'

This is a 5 page book review in which the author relates her own upbringing which is in sharp contrast to most members of American...

The Career of Contemporary Stage Director Antoinette Perry

In five pages the many theatrical contributions of stage director Antoinette Perry are considered including the naming of the high...

Cradle Will Rock

water from a fire hydrant. The street scene also emphasizes the desperation of the era. A man stands next to a car that is covered...

Causes of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919

respect as the white soldiers during or after World War I; while black Americans fought just as hard and loyally as their lighter-...

History of Theatrical Lighting

necessity of lighting the stage meant the use of oil lamps and dozens of candles, but the smoke was irritating and the open flames...

Sophocles, Williams and Society Considering Society and Times in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"

The mores of society are frequently presented in theatrical productions of the time. This paper describes Oedipus Rex by Sophocles...

Ian McKellan's Film 'Richard III' and Evil

In six pages this paper examines how evil is portrayed in this cinematic interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Richard III' wit...

The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill

In six pages this play by Eugene O'Neill is examined in terms of its autobiographical elements with a concentration of Larry Slade...

Character Relationships, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and 'the Play Within the Play'

In six pages this paper examines the 'play within the play' involving the character relationships of famous Shakespearean couples ...

Two Poems Featuring Women by William Carlos Williams

American women's social roles are considered in William Carlos Williams' poems 'Portrait of a Lady' and 'The Young Housewife' in a...

Differing Analyses of A Long Day's Journey Into Night

In four pages Eugene O'Neill's play is analyzed from historical, feminist, and psychoanalytical perspectives. There is one biblio...

O'Neill and Aeschylus Comparative Analysis of Electra and Oresteia

seeks revenge against his brother, by killing two of his nephews (Thyrestis sons) and serving them up to their father in a royal b...

Post Revolutionary American and the Roles Played by Native Americans and African Americans

extent of freedom. With more and more populations becoming indigenous by virtue of their longevity in America, a blending of cult...

Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night and Past Guilt

women but prostitutes" ("Eugene (Gladstone) ONeill"). These are exactly the same people that ONeill puts on the stage. We might ...

Significance of the ‘Play Within a Play’ (Act III, Scene II) of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Prince. Despite his antic disposition or pretending to be mad as another ploy to ensnare Claudius in his revenge trap, maybe Haml...

Human Tragedy in Eugene O’Neil’s A Moon for the Misbegotten

special gift or special beauty. Most people have something about them that is not quite pretty or handsome. Most people have clear...

All Men Created Equal - the Dream Denied

century, then, DuBois committed himself to encouraging blacks to understand that in order to survive the "inordinate stress and cr...

Social Failure in Tennessee Williams’ “Glass Menagerie”

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Symbols

around the characters. Through the decaying setting, and also a setting that is quite dreamlike, the story begins on a very allusi...