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Stephen Sondheim was born on 22 March 1930, the boy of a affluent New York frock maker. But, when his parents divorced, his female parent moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and immature Stephen found himself in the right topographic point at the right clip. A neighbor of his female parent ’ s, Oscar Hammerstein II,…

Saint Joan is considered to be one of George Bernard Shaw’s greatest plant. In the drama. Shaw avoids many jobs identified by critics as prevalent in some of his other authorship. Some have criticized Shaw. claiming that he tends to portray unrealistic archetypical characters. instead than all-around credible persons. His dramas have besides been described…

a) French film “La Femme Nikita” is a romantic action drama based on the convicted felon Nikita, who is than trained and given a new identity as a top secret assassin. b) Writer and director Luc Bessson of drama “La Femme Nikita” directors Ann Parillaud to showcase the process of Nikita’s (Anne Parillaud) hard transformation…

At a young age, Arthur Miller did not show any sign of a writing talent.  As a child, he was into sports.  He only discovered his calling after high school.  Despite this, he became one of America’s greatest playwrights.  He had changed the American literary landscape through his plays, such as Death of a Salesman…

The famous Irish playwright John Millington Synge wrote Riders to the Sea, which is regarded as one of his most notable works. This tragic play, performed in 1904 at the Irish National Society, focuses on the struggles of Irish people who confront the unforgiving sea and subsequently experience despair. The main characters include Maurya (the…

Streetcar Named Desire: My teacher assigned us scenarios to work on. I partnered with Faye, a woman from the local area who hadn’t ventured outside her borough, while I, on the other hand, was an adventurous woman who had explored various parts of the world. Initially, it seemed like a straightforward task, but then our…

            Arguably one of the most prominent writers in Egyptian history is Tawfiq Al Hakim. He is widely considered as an important pioneer in modern Arabic literature. Most of all, he is a prime innovator in Egyptian drama and theatre.             Born in Alexandria, Egypt most of Al-Hakim’s early life was molded by his father,…

The Cask of AmontilladoAnything not taken in moderation can be damaging. In one of Edgar Allen Poe’s best-known tales of horror, The Cask of Amontillado, he suggests that pride can be a very dangerous thing, when one is overwhelmed with it. Through the use of foreshadowing, irony, and symbolism, Poe presents a horrific drama of…

tMonica Schulz The Rivals 1775 Important events of this time… During this time, the American Revolution begins and the first battle started on April the 19th. This was the battle of Lexington and Concord a day after the famous ride of Paul Revere. The American government was beginning to form with George Washington being appointed…

In the 1924 essay “Four Elizabethan Dramatists,” Eliot calls for the study of Elizabethan drama to have a “revolutionary influence on the future of drama. “(2) Yet, in his later writings as a verse dramatist, Eliot always keeps an arm’s length between himself and the early modern dramatic poets, especially Shakespeare, whom he saw as…