Drama and Theater papers

A consideration of Nora as a developing character in Ibsen's "A Doll's House."

An analysis of the symbolism in of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

A look at the treatment of women in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House".

A review of Lope de Vega's play, "Fuente Ovejuna."

An analysis of Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano De Bergerac".

An analysis of the theme of feminism in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House".

A review of the play "A Man For All Seasons" by Robert Bolt.

A review of the opening pages of Angela Carter's "Wise Children".

An analysis of Joan Didion's novel "Play as it Lays".

A look at six plays that show how children are victimized by their parents.

A comparison of performance space in three eras of drama.

Describes the theme of revenge in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

An analysis of August Wilson's drama "Joe Turner's Come and Gone".

An analysis of the significance of the title of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House".

Compares "1984" (George Orwell) and the play "The Coffin is Too Big for the Hole" (Kuo Pao Kun), using Michel Foucault's "Power/Knowledge" as a springboard for discussion.

Examines how the character, Hamlet, has been portrayed in films, based on William Shakespeare's famous play.

A study of the Pacific Opera Company in Sydney, Australia, including current audience demographics and current company operations.

A discussion of Henrik Ibsen's drama "A Doll House" and the way that society affects the behavior of Nora and Torvald.

This paper reviews and analyzes the 1937 Pulitzer Prize winning play "You Can't Take It With You" written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

An analysis of gender and Marxist criticisms of "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.

This paper explains that, although exaggerated for theatrical purpose, Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" presents an accurate portrayal of women's status in marriage at that time.

A summary and analysis of Euripides' work "Medea".

This paper reviews and analyzes the comedic play "Brodie the Broadsword" written by Scottish playwright Alan Richardson.

This paper discusses cultural effects of translations upon the central protagonist Owen in Brian Friel's play "Translations" (1980).

This paper explores the power relationships of the main female characters in Williams Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House".

Explores the use of rhetoric as a powerful tool of persuasion in William Shakespeare's play "Henry V".

This paper discusses the use of irony in Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex".

A look at the theme of fantasy in the plays "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.

Examines the character of Iago as the evil genius in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

An evaluation of the character Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".

A comparison of the characters of King Gilgamesh and Odysseus in "Gilgamesh" and Homer's "The Odyssey".

Examines the genre known as 'New Comedy' in this work by George Bernard Shaw.

A look at the history of the physical and sociological development of the modern theater, focusing on the Globe theater and the involvement of William Shakespeare.

A comparison between Ophelia and Hermione's death scenes in works by William Shakespeare.

Explores Thomas Mann's play, "The Magic Mountain" about the forces of thought imposed upon the people of early twentieth century Europe.

An examination of John Osborne's 1956 play "Look Back in Anger" and its impact on society.

This paper discusses the protagonist Willy Loman, in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman", as the epitome of the modern-day tragic hero.

This brief, yet concise, paper examines the use of role reversal in Margaret Edson's textually rich stage production of "Wit", while also detailing the plot of the story as well as the main characters.

Examines the importance of the character, Willy Loman, in this play by Arthur Miller.

An analysis of Samuel Beckett's use and manipulation of dramatic and stage conventions in "Waiting for Godot".

This paper discusses the final act of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" about gravediggers and views on death.

This paper analyzes the transformation of Creon from innocent spectator to corrupt ruler in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and "Antigone."

This paper discusses Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"-- especially scene three, The Poker Night.

Examination of literary devices used by William Shakespeare in "Much Ado About Nothing."

An evaluation of tragedy in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King".

Examines the revenge play within William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

This paper discusses the character Horatio in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

An analysis of the interplay between philosophy, poetry and divinity in Aristophanes' play "Clouds".

An analysis of the art and philosophy of ancient Greece.

An examination of Nora, a character in Henrik Ibsen's play, "A Doll's House", in light of the theories of Karl Marx and Max Weber.

Explores the role of the Fool in Shakespeare's tragic play, "King Lear".

A review of American playwright Charles Busch.

Examines the role of the Welshman, Fluellan in "Henry V" by William Shakespeare.

Examines the theme of madness in this play by William Shakespeare.

Examines the imagery of darkness and light in dialogs between Romeo and Juliet in this play by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard .

An analysis of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll's House".

This paper discusses comedy of manners in two English plays, Richard Sheridan's "A School for Scandal" and Oscar Wilde's "Lady Windermere's Fan".

Examines the contribution of the Fool in William Shakespeare's play, "King Lear".

Examines the theme of deception in this play by William Shakespeare.

This paper discusses the role of Pompey in William Shakespeare's dark comedy "Measure for Measure".

An analysis of the main character in Henrik Ibsen's famous play "A Doll's House".

This paper discusses Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy "Assemblywomen" especially the prologue (lines 1-277), containing the central interests of play.

Examines the history of the world's greatest musical, written by Andrew Lloyd Weber.

A detailed review of the Arthur Miller play "A View From the Bridge".

Examines how Henrik Ibsen uses symbolism in his famous play.

A review of the themes in the play "Candide" by Voltaire.

This paper examines the question of Hamlet's sanity in Shakespeare's play.

A review of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet".

A comparative analysis between Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" and William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

This paper discusses that in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the character Ophelia is the most innocent victim of Hamlet's revenge.

A review and comparison between the plays "Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer and "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the Oedipus character in the Sophocles play "Oedipus the King".

A review of Scene V of the Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie".

A comparison between the 1962 original product of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" and the 1980 revival.

Compares Susan Glaspell's play "Trifles" to Stephen Crane's "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky."

This paper analyzes plays by two English satirists: William Congreve's only play "The Way of the World" (1700) and Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of being Ernest" (1895).

A discussion on Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

Examines whether the protagonist from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" should be considered a tragic hero.

A discussion on the role of the audience in entertainment.

Examines the theme of Helena's desire in William Shakespeare's, "All's Well That Ends Well."

This paper discusses and analyzes the main character in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

A comparison of two of Shakespeare's plays, "Measure for Measure" and "Henry IV Part I".

Examines the moral philosophies of the major characters in Alan Moore and David Gobbons' classic comic masterpiece "Watchmen."

A review of the play "Antigone", written by Sophocles in 442 BCE.

Explores the racist motivations behind Iago's actions in "Othello" by William Shakespeare.

An examination of Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible".

Examines the human trait of relinquishing control in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

This paper discusses the life and work of director Alan Schneider, American genius of the stage.

This paper examines the cultural context of Lorraine Hansberry's play "Raisin in the Sun".

Examines the connection between love and death in "Othello" and "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.

This paper discusses the use of symbols relating to the protagonist Mrs. Wright in Susan Glaspell's one-act play "Trifles".

An overview of this play by Tennessee Williams.

A look at the theme of fantasy in Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie".

A comparative analysis of religious drama in Ancient Greece and Medieval England.

A look at the correlation between the life experiences and literature of Arthur Miller.

Examines the characters of Desdemona and Emilia in "Othello" by William Shakespeare and argues how the violence imposed upon them by their husbands is a social statement of the women's restrained state in society.

An examination of sound and audibility in the theaters of Ancient Greece.

This paper compares the three suitors in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and explores how Shakespeare influences the audience's attitudes towards the three men.