Essays on Literature

“Doubt, A Parable” by Patrick Shanley revolves around the aspects of the society where people make a lot of uncertain decisions, hoping that the outcomes will be on their favor. Shanley wrote the play as a dedication to Catholic nuns who have devoted their lives to serve other people in...

In the world of performance art, it is not easy to establish any meaningful relationships between different artistic forms of presentation. This implies that even though there might be significant similarities and differences between one artistic form and another, establishing any meaningful relationships is not an easy task. This holds...

The play, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens is an exciting piece of art about Scrooge, an old selfish and lonely man who holds Christmas festivities in low regard. Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s former business associate, has been dead for seven years. The two pals had established themselves as loan sharks...

August Wilson s Fences is among the most outstanding and compelling literary works of all time regarding its style, character, plot, and rhythm organization. This essay analyzes Wilson Fences based on the following elements. First, plot. The storyline of...

The Plot The plot is the first element of drama, and it represents the events of the drama. The plot reveals the journey, quest and the desires of the characters and keeps the audience engaged in the entire play. The plot helps to build the relationships and develop trust with the...

Some of the key elements of a dramatic structure include the following; Plot- It outlines the basic storyline of the play thereby showing what happens in a play. Themes- It help in developing the main ideas in a play thereby allowing the audience to draw some lessons from whole story. Characters- In drama,...

Othello by Shakespeare is written at a time when the society was very patriarchal. Men view women as objects and not subjects in the relationship. The female gender is bound to be loyal and praise with submission men with their womanhood. Contrary to this cultural practice, Shakespeare presents strong women...

While globalization and changes in social standpoints While globalization and changes in social standpoints have greatly influence theatre, it is agreed that the two aspects are linked to diversity and multiculturalism. Performance of theatre is a universal cultural phenomenon experienced in every society around the world. The fact that human beings...

by Federico García Lorca is one of the most fast-paced, thrilling and fascinating play. It is actually his most popular play. Motivated by a real story of a deadly dispute between two families in Almeria province, in countryside of Spain, Blood wedding is an inspiring play.  It is about pleasure...

Normally, performance is thought of as a form of entertainment and art. However, in reality, people have been performing throughout in our social world.  For instance, in the professional situations, individuals have been playing roles and presenting carefully prepared images to other people. They have mastered the art of presenting...

This is a Greek tragic play that explains the moral and ethical dilemmas. The play unearths the ethical dilemma existing between the proponents of the human law and the strict adherents of the law of gods. Since the two laws are different, one had to choose only one law to...

Sketch Comedy and Improv Sketch comedy and improv are works of art which are often theatre-based. They, however, have a few differences, the first one being that sketch comedy revolves around a script, whereas improv is unplanned. While characters in sketch comedy know what follows during the event of the production,...