------------------------------------------------- Analysis of Major Characters Grandma The ironic commentator of the play‚ Grandma stands in for the figure of the "absurdist" dramaturge‚ ultimately exiting the frame of the action to become its director. This surprising exit and her immediate crossing between the space of the action and the space of the theater is prefigured by her marginal position in the household‚ what Albee offers as an allegory for the "American Scene". In her many sardonic
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Structures of Feeling in Tennessee Williams ’s "The Night of the Iguana" and Edward Albee ’s "A Delicate Balance" Author(s): Norma Jenckes Reviewed work(s): Source: South Atlantic Review‚ Vol. 70‚ No. 4‚ Tennessee Williams in/and the Canons of American Drama (Fall‚ 2005)‚ pp. 4-22 Published by: South Atlantic Modern Language Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20064685 . Accessed: 10/02/2013 13:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use
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delivery man distributes parcels to their recipients‚ while the milkman in Grover’s Corners delivers his goods. A skirmish between George and Rebecca Gibbs corresponds to that of Shelby’s brothers‚ Jonathon and Tommy. This pair of presentational life dramas is alike in relation to love and marriage as well as daily life. Both stories‚ as a result of love‚ have wedding components. In both weddings‚ the grooms feel nervous about their futures. They are overcome by potential feelings of sorrow and abundant
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C. Wilson Com1102 Professor Green April 7‚ 2014 J.P. Shanley’s Doubt: A Comparison “In the pursuit of wrongdoing‚ one must step away from god.” (Shanley) These are the words that sum up the very being of our story. John Patrick Shanley wrote Doubt: A Parable (2004) and “Doubt” (2008)‚ though the tone is vastly different throughout the stories. Comparing the play and the movie will show how much can be added within the visual realm of the silver screen as opposed to the mental world of written word
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author does not go into detail about the length and time of the play. The play seems to take place over a long period‚ but in reality‚ only a short amount of time passes during the course of the story. “The brevity of the plots soon intensifies the drama of the events that unfold‚ while the kinds of details allow the audience an extraordinarily intimate glimpse of the family’s life. The brevity of the time frame is an implicit contrast to the length of the family’s history‚ since the family [is] illiterate
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The play Death of a Salesman is a modern tragedy by Arthur Miller. Written in 1949‚ the play is an authentic and realistic portrayal of family in the middle of the twentieth century‚ but it ’s also a symbolic and expressionistic drama. Miller has a reputation for dealing with moral issues in his plays; ‘All the plays that I was trying to write were plays that would grab an audience by the throat and not release them‚ rather than presenting an emotion which you could observe and walk away.’ Arthur
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In drama‚ struggles and tensions within the lives of characters and the situations they face are important for the building of the plot and maintaining the attention of the audience. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson‚ the main characters of the plays face struggles which move the plot along‚ while adding anticipation and excitement. Willy and Troy face struggles internally and externally with society. Willy struggles with failing business‚ while Troy struggles
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Granville-Barker stands next to Shaw in the renaissance of English drama in the beginning of 20th century. He is hailed as the father of British National Theater movement. He himself was a good actor of his times. He also sat in the chair as director and producer. He was often compared with Galsworthy and Shaw. He excelled Shaw in putting argument on stage. On the other hand‚ his plays are less well made in comparison to Galsworthy. Barker wrote a few poetic plays. He had arranged their performances
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Cited: Bogumil‚ Mary L. Understanding August Wilson. University of South Carolina Press‚ Colombia:1999. Elkins‚ Marilyn. August Wilson: A Casebook. Garland Publishing Inc.‚ New York: 2000. Nadel‚ Alan. May All Your Fences Have Gates: Essays on the Drama of August Wilson. University of Iowa Press‚ U.S.:1994. Pereira‚ Kim. August Wilson and the African American Odyssey. University Of Illinois Press‚ Chicago:1995. Wilson‚ August. Fences. Penguin Books U.S.A. Inc.‚ New York:1986. Wolfe‚ Peter. August
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“A Bond as Powerful as Certainty” A person’s doubts can cloud their judgment on certain tasks at hand. On the other hand‚ a person’s certainty can blind someone from the truth. The argument ofDoubt versus Certainty is relevant today in the sense that it is the main argument for and against religion. The theory of doubt can also be used in literary works for a number of reasons. In John Patrick Shanley’s movie/play Doubt‚ the theme of “certainty versus doubt” is shown throughout the story to signify
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