Theater Essays and Term Papers

Oedipus lives up his fate that he will kill his father and marry his mother, both of which are extremely bad in the Greek society, even though he thinks he is getting away from it. Despite the Greek notions of supreme power of the gods and fate, Oedipus'…

it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." In simple terms, this quote is referring to those who do not conform to the standards placed on them by their culture or subculture.…

overly discussed about throughout the world. Finding out just one theme of Hamlet has been an argument for a long time and many agree with me in saying that there isn't just one theme but many sub-themes that go on throughout the whole story. As…

eyes slanted with concern behind her glasses and her creased forehead glowered at her young grandson's response. 'Grandma, you know I can make the trip back to Summerville by myself every Thursday evening. I can look after myself just as well as a…

which conforms to these notions of using expressionist and symbolic techniques in order to change peoples perception of the world around them. It is through such techniques Wilder illustrates his belief that human beings move about the world 'in…

are both widely used in illustrating the overall theme of murder. Throughout the play, Shakespeare depicts various types of symbolism and imagery that leads to the downfall of the protagonist, Macbeth. The contrast of light and dark representing…

most of my life people would tell me that I was strange or weird. So what? Is it so wrong that God created me the way I am? In the play "Asylum," Jerome McDonough stresses the fact that society has its own views as to what "normal" is, and that…

        In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be forgiven if the blame…

the assumption that at the conclusion of Arthur Miller's classic drama Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman determines to commit suicide because his older son Biff has at last openly and unequivocally declared his 'love' for his father (e.g., Aarnes…

respectively. They have fallen out over a 'changeling child'. A 'changeling' being a human baby that has been stolen into the fairy world and a weak fairy child was left in its place (protected from discovery by a fairy glamour spell that would…