The Comedy of ErrorsThere are several themes that Shakespeare uses which are only loosely related to the actual comedy. The conflicts between bondage and liberty, law and sympathy, death and rebirth all form a very serious undertone within the play. There is also the serious effect of time. Shakespe...

Twelfth NightBen BonomaAs a comedy, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, is not only meant to entertain its audience but also bring attention to problems in society. One must let go of several realistic concepts before they can truly understand Shakespeare's intentions. The audience must suspend their log...

'Twelfth Night' is an elusive play. It is a combination of both comedy and melancholy but cannot be classed as just one or the other. There are parts such as the letter to Malvolio, which are amusing but then lead to the reader feeling pity for him when he is cruelly treated. Feste is an ...

What does Malvolio contribute to the play?'Twelfth Night' is often described as a good-humoured comedy, which features entertaining and humorous characters, like Malvolio. Throughout most of the play Malvolio is seen as a figure of laughter and his contribution to the play is to add extra comedy. ...

Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. Set in Messina, Italy, it depicts the life of a young couple about to be married in parallel with another couple more reluctant to marriage at first but who will finally succumb to cupid's arrows. This essay will lean on the Kenn...

There are likely as many similarities between these two plays as there are dramatic differences. And yet, both are extremely well- written, both allow the audience to peek into the living rooms and lives of interesting people, and both also put a microscope on socie...

Woyzeck, I thought all in all was quite a dry play, regarding its plot and movement. The only really interesting aspect was that of some of the actors, namely \"Captain\" played by William Heafer and Karl played by Sean Connealy. William did a wonderful job playing the part of Captain. From the fi...

"To what extent can 'Under Milk Wood' be considered a 'play for voices'?" Under Milk Wood When most people think of a play, they think of dressing up and going to the theatre; costumes; romance and comedy; ice cream at the interval and, of course, pantomimes. D...

In Shakespeare's comedy, Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Bianca are different in their own ways. Katherine is the protagonist of the play and the shrew referenced in the title. She is the daughter of Baptista and the older sister of Bianca. She has no suitors because of her plain appearance and s...

David Williamson, widely regarded as Australia\'s most successful playwright, has created a very controversial and very \"Australian\" glimpse of his country\'s society during the early 1970s. A key theme in the play is the myth of the typical Aussie mateship, where every \"good mate\" stands by and...

WILLY RUSSEL'S BLOOD BROTHERS I am writing this essay on how well Willy Russell explores the effect of the class system in Blood Brothers. The play is set in Liverpool in the 1980's and it is about a poor, single mother who has seven children and is heavily pregnant with what she thinks is one b...

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NEOCLASSICISM Millamant and Mirabell, as coquette and beu, engage in the witty sparring typical of the lover's in Comgreve's Restoration comedies. However, their discussion of marriage strikes an unsually serious note. What is their concept of marriage? How does this conception func...

I think the author was trying to write a drama with some comedy added into it. I think he was trying to say how love prevails over all evil. In the movie two people fall in love and are to be married. A bad character tries to prevent the wedding by setting the girl up. He makes it look like she i...

\"Anything Goes\" is a fun, colorful, and exciting play. Although I felt the beginning had a slow start, I thoroughly enjoyed the production. I felt it had a slow start because the discoveries of the characters did not happen until later in the play so it is not clear why the focus is shifting from ...

DAVIES A Pinter play frequently starts off with a good deal of humour but moves towards a sombre and disturbing conclusion. The character of Davies follows this pattern. Most of Act One is very funny indeed, entirely because of how Davies is presented; but the end of the play has a tragic dimension ...

Signor Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing Each character in Shakespeare's plays, whether he is a prominent figure or someone who is not even present, serves to add a significant meaning to the plot. All of the characters lend to the variety of emotions present, sparking anger, betrayal, hat...

The main character in this play is Shelby a woman who usually falls for the wrong type, romantically linked to Tyrel, a promiscuous man. Also supporting characters are Debra, friend to Shelby, married to Leonard, friend to Tyrel. The play was written in 1999 as a subsequent to the successful novel...

The play that I chose to critique for my out of class performance is \"On Golden Pond\" by Ernest Thompson. This particular version of the play was directed by Michael Oberfield. The Company that acted in this play was not specified, but the actors were mostly community veteran actors and acting stu...

Comradeship is a very important theme in Journey's End determining much of the atmosphere of the play and the interrelations between characters. Throughout the play Sherriff explores how differing backgrounds and roles within the army can affect the feeling of closeness and trust between the so...

The play that I chose to critique for my out of class performance is \"On Golden Pond\" by Ernest Thompson. This particular version of the play was directed by Michael Oberfield. The Company that acted in this play was not specified, but the actors were mostly community veteran actors and acting stu...

Shaw's comedy Pygmalion presents the unlikely journey of an impoverished flower girl into London's society of the early 20th century. Professor Higgins proposes a wager to his friend Colonel Pickering that he can take a common peddler and transform her into royalty. Eliza Doolit...

Scene Analysis-Cosi "Cosi" (written by Louis Nowra and directed by Mark Joffe) 'is a film composed of theatre, madness, fidelity, sanity and life'. This essay will analyse tension and movement in a particular scene in this film. The scene is set in Lucy's house and inclu...

JEAN-BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIÈRE1622--1673From The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces Vol. 2, 7th edition, ed. Maynard Mack, et. al. (New York: W.W. Norton, 1999) Son of a prosperous Paris merchant, Jean-Baptiste Moliere (originally named Poquelin) devoted his entire adult life to the creation of...

The world was devastated by four years of war in the fall of 1918. Suddenly, a puzzling and fatal plague added to the devastation. The Spanish flu struck people of all ages, and hastily proceeded toward death for its victims. The plague managed to bring home some of the horrors of the war with th...