Drama and Theater papers

A review of Samuel Beckett's play, 'Waiting for Godot'.

A review of 'Death of a Salesman' by American playwright Arthur Miller.

An analysis of the common interpretation of David Mamet's two-person play "Oleanna."

A review of the Baroque era of music, art and architecture.

An analysis of the repercussions of Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible" and Joseph McCarthy's speech, regarding communism in the 1950s in the United States.

An analysis of the contrasting sets of lovers in William Shakespeare's plays "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Much Ado About Nothing."

An analysis of the farcical nature and multiplicity of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."

An analysis of the role of the nurse and Friar Laurence in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

A discussion on the exotic, feminine Orient in the Western imagination, as depicted in David Henry Hwang's drama "M. Butterfly".

A comparison of the effectiveness of Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest" with the film directed by Oliver Parker.

An essay comparing and contrasting the main characters of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Euripides' "Medea".

This paper discusses the use of animal imagery in William Shakespeare's "Othello, the Moor of Venice".

A discussion on Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot".

A discussion on Shakespeare's "Macbeth".

An analysis of the roles of the female characters in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".

This paper explores the nature of humanity as presented in the soliloquies of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

An analysis of the play, "A Street Car Named Desire", by Tennessee Williams.

This paper compares William Shakespeare's "Othello" and Henrik Ibsen's "The Doll House".

A review of the play, 'Fences', by August Wilson.

An analysis of women in "Othello", "Cymbeline" and "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare and their relationships with their leading men.

This paper discusses the issue of the isolation of the character Mary, in the play 'Long Day's Journey into Night' by Eugene O'Neill.

This paper explores Margo Jones' role in bringing regional theatre to Texas.

This paper compares the witch hunts in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s.

A review of the play "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.

Examines the literary method used by William Shakespeare in "King Lear" to skillfully maintain the play's tragic mood throughout.

This paper analyzes the male projection of femininity in the Beijing Opera.

This paper discusses Margo Jones and looks at her contribution to regional theater.

A review of the use of imagery in William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

A short paper about the crippling of the characters in Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie".

An analysis of the flaws of the character Oedipus Rex, in "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles.

An in-depth look at the correlation between two, seemingly different, forms of art, the Beijing Opera and Chinese martial arts.

A discussion on Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie".

A discussion regarding the emotions and pain that the character Medea endures, in the Greek myth 'Medea'.

This paper analyzes works by Oscar Wilde and Walter Pater, examining parallels with regards to ethics and aesthetics.

A comparison of the acquisition of power in "The Odyssey" by Homer and "The Aeneid" by Virgil.

An analysis of imagery, destiny and sexuality as portrayed in Book 22 of Homer's "The Iliad".

This paper analyzes six crucial songs in the musical "Les Miserables".

A discussion regarding the idea that all sin is forgivable with the exception of not believing in God.

This paper reviews Eugene O'Neil's "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and the use of denial by the main characters.

A look at Hamlet's apparent madness in the play 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare.

A review of Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'.

Examines how the supernatural is presented in plays by William Shakespeare.

A discussion regarding the theme of faith in the play 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles.

This paper examines the wicked character of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth."

This paper compares and contrasts Shakespear's original version of "A Midsummer's Night Dream" with the film version.

This paper compares the Greek heroines Clytemnestra from Aeschylus' play "Agamemnon" and Medea from Euripides' play "Medea".

A review of the play "Pericles" by William Shakespeare.

This paper outlines the qualities that Socrates believes leaders should have as described in Plato's "Republic."

This paper discusses the theme of jealousy in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper discusses genres of the theater, both past and present.

An examination Robert Harling's play "Steel Magnolias".

A close reading of Robert Rogers' play, "Ponteach: Or, the Savages of America."

This paper discusses the life and achievements of composer Richard Addinsell.

An analysis of love in "Pygmalion" and "Major Barbara" written by George Bernard Shaw .

An analysis of the characters' achievements of happiness in the play "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov.

This paper examines the play "The Rose Tattoo" by Tennessee Williams.

An examination of the role of fate in Shakespeare's greatest love story.

A look at the concept of amateurism, as explored at length by Wayne C. Booth in his book 'For the Love Of It: Amateuring and Its Rivals'.

A discussion on the failure of the American dream , as described in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller and "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams.

An analysis of comedy as a form of entertainment, looking at two particular plays, "Candida" by George Bernard Shaw and "The School for Scandal" by Brinsley Sheridan.

This paper discusses Shakespeare's portrayal of the relationship between fathers and daughters.

This paper examines the use of drama in the classroom as an effective teaching tool.

An analysis of Shakespeare's style of story-telling in "Hamlet".

A discussion on Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar".

An analysis of 'A Doll's House' by Ibsen and 'Fences' by Wilson.

A review of the work of Yukio Mishima.

A comparison and contrast of Hedda Gabler and Equus.

An interpretation and analysis of what the ghost of Hamlet's father is meant to represent.

An analysis of the Elizabethan theme of political corruption in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

This paper examines how Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus set the foundations of drama today.

This paper examines the psychology of self and duty in "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.

A comparison between Sophocles' 'King Oedipus' and Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'.

A review of the submissive female gender role of Desdemona in 'Othello' by William Shakespeare.

A discussion regarding the lack of dramatic form and structure in August Wilson's plays.

A discussion regarding gender conflict in 'M Butterfly' by David Henry Hwang.

A review of the three styles of drama and the evolution of Western dramaturgy.

This paper examines Victorian views of morality and marriage as portrayed in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde.

This paper discusses the theme of insanity in the character Hamlet in the tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare.

This paper discusses ethnic community within a different society, making use of the plays 'Mom, Dad, I'm Living with a White Girl' by Marty Chan and 'House of Sacred Cows' by Padma Viswanathan.

A sociological analysis of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

A discussion of Euripides' play, "The Medea", and its relevance for woman down through the ages.

A look at why drama flourished during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368).

A discussion regarding the role of Christianity in the plays of August Wilson.

An analysis of the secondary character of Teiresias and the Chorus within 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles.

A discussion regarding the female characters of Medea, Hippolytus, Electra and The Bacchae.

A discussion regarding the use of humour in Shakespeare's work, focusing primarily on the character of Touchstone from 'As You Like It'.

A discussion regarding two different statements relating to the character Medea.

A look at how Shakespeare was influenced by medieval dramaturgy when he wrote "Titus Andronicus" and "Henry IV".

An analysis of the choral ode of the "Agamemnon" and its relevance to the play as a whole.

This paper describes the drama of "Oedipus Tyrannus" as the finest of Sophocles' three plays.

This paper discusses how elements of the past, rather than being forgotten, shape society.

This paper provides a review of the comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace."

This paper explores Jerzy Grotowski's belief of theatre as a religious experience.

An analysis of the paradox of character and fate in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King", John Skot's "Everyman" and Calderon de la Barca's "Life is a Dream".

An analysis of Aboriginal women in Tomson Highway's "The Rez Sisters".

An analysis of the play "The Investigation" by Peter Weiss.

A theatrical review of the play "Habeas Corpus" by Alan Bennett.

An examination of Clytemnestra's rage as a narrative catalyst in Aeschylus' "The Oresteia".

An analysis of the moral journey of Penelope in Derek Walcott's "The Odyssey: A Stage Version".

An analysis of the theme of gender in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".