“The Crucible‚” the title Arthur Miller’s gave his play. Nowhere in the whole play is the title even mentioned. This makes one curious to find out the reason why. Why would Arthur Miller name his play “The Crucible” and not mention it in his play? There could be many reasons why he chose this title. Webster’s dictionary defines crucible as a vessel of a very refractory material used for melting a substance that requires a high degree of heat. Crucible is also defined as a severe test. The last definition
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What is particularly fascinating about Shining City is that it has a ghost‚ but unfortunately that ghost only makes an appearance right at the end‚ and the ghost is not even there for revenge‚ which is slightly disappointing. It is clear from the first page of the play that it is pretty much all chaos. While the play has a story that drags on‚ it definitely does not follow the classical structure. It leaves the reader in a state trying to decipher everything they just read‚ and it has no “regular”
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Christina Rocco Psychological Warfare Modern American Drama Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story”‚ and Sam Shepard’s “Buried Child” both have examples of psychological warfare. Psychological warfare is described as using the powerful mind to influence others or yourself. In “The Zoo Story”‚ Jerry attempted to be successful in his life but does not succeed compared to Peter. This leads to an inner realization of society and its effects on the human psyche‚ as Jerry compares his position to that of being
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Oedipus the King Jocasta is Oedipus’s wife and mother‚ and Creon’s sister. In her first words‚ she attempts to make peace between Oedipus and Creon‚ pleading with Oedipus not to banish Creon. She is comforting to her husband and calmly tries to urge him to reject Tiresias’s terrifying prophecies as false. Jocasta solves the riddle of Oedipus’s identity before Oedipus does‚ and she expresses her love for her son and husband in her desire to protect him from this knowledge (Sophocles‚ 1999). Othello
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The mood and attitude of Samuel Beckett ’s 1957 play‚ Endgame‚ are reflective of the year of its conception. The history that reflects directly on the play itself is worth sole attention. In that year‚ the world was a mixed rush of Cold War fear‚ existential reason‚ and race to accomplishment (Garraty 307). Countries either held a highlighted concern with present wartime/possibility of war‚ or involvement with the then sprouting movement of Existentialism. The then "absurdist theater" reflected the
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“Life’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player‚ that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ signifying nothing.” – William Shakespeare The theatre has been a part of entertainment since ancient Greece‚ around 4th century BC or thereabouts. The theatre grew out of festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. Aeschylus created the first play in her honor. The first Greek plays were all tragedies but eventually comedy
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At Face value waiting for Godot could be called a simple play. It uses a basic setting consisting of a tree and a road; it is repetitive in its structure and character pairing. It is an uncomplicated play with no established plot‚ at face value Waiting for Godot could be described as a play about nothing. The substance of Waiting for Godot lies within the ideas and themes of the play‚ behind this front of simplicity and nothingness. It is a question which has never ceased to pervade mankind; the
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<I>Folly- Any foolish and useless but expensive undertaking</I><br><br>The play Talley’s Folly‚ in my opinion‚ is just that a folly. However the play would be better named "Wilson’s Folly" for the writer‚ Lanford Wilson. I had several objections to this play being considered a classic. It was composed of nothing but petty details in dialogue. It also had no plot or any creative twists to it that would make a reader want to continue to read the play‚ and consisted of two surpassingly ordinary and
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he Ghost Sonata does not take place in the real world; or at least not in a world most people would recognize as reality. Strindberg originally subtitled his play "Kama-Loka‚" the name of a mystical dream world through which some mortals have to wander before reaching the kingdom of death in the afterlife. Accordingly‚ the characters in The Ghost Sonata speak‚ move and act as if they are part of a dream—or a nightmare. One sees glimpses of the future‚ another embodies tragedies from the past. There
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Mutual Dependence In the play Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett‚ the main characters Estragon and Vladimir display a complicated relationship. Estragon and Vladimir accompany each other‚ share the same fate of waiting for Godot and are dependent on each other for survival. Yet‚ their relationship lacks the qualities of a true friendship in that they withdraw from deeper interactions with one another. Throughout the play‚ Vladimir and Estragon suggest whether they would be better off alone but
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