Essays on Plays

Oedipus the King is a tragedie written by Sophocles where he narrates the life of a great king who went from royalty to exile. The play is in the form of a tragedy whereby all along, the protagonist, Oedipus, is subject to many significant events…

Othello and James Baldwin, though separated by several hundred years, share the feeling of being an outsider in their respective situations because of their race. Othello, a fictional character in Shakespeare’s play Othello, faced this as Moor in Venice who falls in love with a…

The playwright ‘Twelfth Night’ written by William Shakespeare and the film adaptation ‘She’s the man directed by Andy Fickman, both tackle the idea of love during the duration of the narrative. Shakespeare’s depiction of love is usually seen as an impressive representation of emotion, as…

Shakespeare is undoubtedly one of the greatest playwrights in history and one of the most commonly studied figures in schools’ English literature curriculums all around the world. Quotes such as “ To be or not to be” from Hamlet and “Some are born great, some…

In many, if not all, Shakespearean plays, there are a detailed series of events that lead up to the climax and denouement of the story being told. This series of events that are present are Archetypes which are defined and explained by Northrop Frye in…

Critics have interpreted that ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams and ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald present traditional gender roles through the characters of the texts and the way they behave towards each other. Both texts portray women as being oppressed, having…

Romeo is the epitome of a lustful, immature teenager that has never experienced real love to differentiate it from infatuation. The manner in which Romeo tosses girls away after he has met a more charming one, and the idea that a girl can be treated…

Throughout the Elizabethan Era, it was very common to have all white communities. Those of power were also usually white, and it was extremely frowned upon to have interracial relationships. (‘The Venetian Society in Othello by William Shakespeare’) Before the play begins, the audience are…

Blanche is a character that lives a life full of desire, depending on others, and denial. The only way Blanche can survive in this world is by living this way. Her sexual desire makes her feel wanted, desirable, and younger. Blanche needs a man she…

Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. The play is said to be written in 1605-1606. It is one of the most notable works of Shakespeare along with the sides of Hamlet, Othello, and Midsummer’s Night Dream. Macbeth is a play of Shakespeare with…