Essays on Plays

Has the Maukingbird Theatre Company Had Success in Creating Innovative Gay-Themed Theatre? The production has been successful in creating innovation in gay themed theatre, evidenced in its award-winning projects. It has also had collaborations with other talented artists who perform and instruct the students on theatre production. The company also provides...

Throughout history, gender roles portrayed discrimination against women in a male-dominated society. The quest for gender equality saw the emergence of the feminists. Shakespeare in his plays such as Much Ado about Nothing and Hamlet focuses on the poignant ideas of gender roles in the society. The battles in the...

It is evident that virtually all men have the same character and equally created, the only difference they have is endowment by the creator with some inalienable rights such as liberty, and actions of pursuing someone’s happiness. In the declaration, women are not mentioned, and the United States had a...

The Devastating Effects of Revenge The results of embarking on a revenge mission are devastating. Often men are consumed by the mad desire for revenge to the extent that they fail to realize when to quit. Consequently, revenge reaps an individual of priceless things in life for instance love. The society...

I personally believe that it was not right for Nora to leave her husband and children. Nora should have behaved like a responsible mother and a wife. Children deserve parental care and this comes from both the mother and the father. As such, provided a woman has children, the first...

Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a play with a unified plot and has verbal flashbacks to the events that led to the murder of John Wright. The themes highlighted in the play are based on the context of the events, and they include isolation, gender, patriarchy and plight of women....

William Shakespeare's plays stand out centuries after their writing because of their ability to fit into various literary categories. On reading any of Shakespeare's plays, a reader is often tempted to place it in a certain genre. But, over time, this description is bound to change. A play may qualify...

In the society, there are commonly two types of individuals; those that have good characters and those that are evil with ill intentions. God people will always possess positive energy and want the good for others while the evil, because of their sociopathic nature, will always engage in ill doing...

In the Victorian era: questioning gender roles In the Victorian era, males were not only the society's protectors and providers, but also its rulers and decision-makers. Women, on the other hand, were homemakers, moms, and wives. It was common for males to own all the property, and wives to rely on...

Shakespeare and the Tragedy of Othello Shakespeare emphasized the drama of a hero and a strong lady in The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice. Due to their flaws and character characteristics, Othello and Desdemona experience tragedy. Othello is portrayed as a domestic tragedy with a number of universal elements,...

The Parallels Between Street Conflicts and the Vietnam War The 1999 book Gods Go Begging by Alfredo Vea demonstrates the parallels between current street conflicts and the Vietnam War. When two countries are at odds, the word "war" is typically used to describe brutal battles. Instead of describing street activities that...

Shakespeare's portrayal of gender inequality in A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare's drama A Midsummer Night's Dream is a text that illustrates inequality. The degree of control that males have over women is undeniable given how little attention they receive in a variety of social contexts. Even though such incidents might be...