Drama

Dramatist means ” a person who writes plays”. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, the son of a maker of gloves, he was educated at the grammar school, and in 1582 married Anne Hathaway. They had a daughter, Susanna in 1583, and in 1585 twins, Hamnet (who died in 1596) and Judith. By 1592 Shakespeare was established in…

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. ” This familiar exert from Shakespeare’s AsYou Like It, captures the essence of dramaturgy, a model of society which depicts social…

A Doll House is a play by Norwegian poet Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen devoted his entire life to the theater. Ibsen is said to have changed the history of the stage. Henrik Ibsen was born March 20, 1828, in Skien. Around 1851 Ibsen accepted the position of theater poet at the National Theater. He was there…

The Jacobean Era refers to the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James VI (1567–1625) of Scotland, who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan Era and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts and…

The name commedia dell’arte is hard to interpret. Exactly it approximates ‘humor of the artists’, involving performances by experts as notable from the courteous amateurs. This form has been given other names which are more revealing of its nature and characteristics. These comprise of commedia dell’arte all’improvviso, commedia improvviso (improvised comedy) and commedia alla maschera…

Love as a cause of violence shows it self in may stories and themes. In the story of Romeo and Juliet, this happens in quite a few occasions. The several occasions include when Romeo and Juliet both threaten to kill them selves if the friar doesn’t do something about the Paris and Juliet marriage. There…

Trace the development of dramatic tension in this scene from the apparently innocuous conversation around the meal table to the closing tableau of the chair lifting episode which concludes the act This scene is the last in act one and is an important scene for building up drama and tension between the characters. Even the…

Abstract This paper is written on the pentad diagram by Kenneth Burkes’ theory. Within Burkes’ theory he gives 5 different steps to follow such as, the “act” which is states the person who committed the act, what is going on. The “scene” in what is going on and the situation at hand. The “agent” which…

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Exposition: The scene is set in Messina, Italy. In this state there is a wealthy landowner who is also the Governor named Leonato. He is a good natured man that has one child, a daughter named Hero. He also has a niece named Beatrice who is quick witted…

The two plays I will be focusing on are The Playboy of the Western World by JM Synge and Juno and the Paycock by Sean O’Casey I will discuss gender roles and class deeply and conjure up exactly what they are like in each play. Beginning with The Playboy of the Western World the dating…