Essays on Plays

The classification of Pinter as a member of the group called the ‘angry young men’ has only a chronological validity. He emerged at about the same time as Osborne, Wesker, Kops, Alun Owen and John Arden, to mention only the best-known of mat group of…

Stanley Kowalski has a major role in the film adaptation “A Streetcar Named Desire” where audiences everywhere consider Stanley to be an egalitarian hero that possesses physical and mental strength. With these things in mind, it effectively shows his characterization throughout the whole story because…

The play As You like It written by William Shakespeare explores ideas of lust, love, and sexuality. It follows a multitude of characters; however one of the most significant is Rosalind, the daughter of an exiled Duke who escapes the city in order to avoid…

Throughout William Shakespeare’s career as a playwright, he was able to compile numerous plays that incorporated the use of exceptional language. His various plays included many forms of symbolism in order to produce deeper understandings to his audience. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses symbolism to explore…

Many stories, although their plots are different, can share a significant theme tying them together. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and in the drama Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, both authors use the theme of blindness. With their different plots, writing styles,…

Nothing takes the moniker of a timeless classic like Shakespeare’s writings. He is known for his plays of magnitude, passion and drama that still continue to thrill audiences all over the world. He explicitly explores man fantasies, flaws, vanities, passion, desires in the English language…

Both Chaucer in Troilus and Criseyde and William Langland in The Vision of Piers Plowman make frequent allusions to other texts in their works. Troilus and Criseyde uses mythological figures and tales to foreshadow events and highlight characters’ flaws in Chaucer’s own story, whilst Langland…

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls welcome to yet another instalment of the amazing project we have undertaken here called Shakespeare in the Classroom. My name is Nihal Bains and today we will delve into the dramatized tragedy that is, Othello, an unadulterated Shakespearian classic….

He intended to make interesting storyline using creative touch of human nature which stands most prevalent feature through his works. In this case, Hamlet’s dynamic characteristic of insanity not only develops the plot but also makes the story exciting. Here are three ways to examine…

Historical Background A Doll’s House was published in Norway in 1879. The play caused an immediate sensation and sparked debate and controversy. It was highly provoking: People tended to respond strongly to it whether in praise or censure. The play has less shock value today,…