Drama Essay Examples Page 29

In ‘Romeo and Juliet’ the theme of love is the most contrasting and contradicting of all the issues raised. In the play, each character has a different perspective of love. Some characters feel that love is simply a contractual aspect of life, whereas others feel that it is a strong bond of emotion. From the…

In 1594, before he became one of the greatest writers in English history, William Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet with the intention of selling out the 3000 seater theatre, The Rose. A theatre like the Rose would work and perform with the knowledge that, for no apparent reason, they could be shut down…

Tybalt, a Capulet and Juliet’s cousin appears in only three scenes. Act 1 scene 1, Act 1 scene 5 and his third and final appearance Act 3 scene 1 which we see him in a typically aggressive mood. His name, Tybalt is the name of the cat in the traditional Reynard and Fox stories…hence Mercutio’s…

Taking into consideration the social and theatrical context of the play, what is interesting about Shakespeare’s presentation of the “Star – cross’d lovers” in Romeo and Juliet One of William Shakespeare’s most renowned plays is the tragedy, Romeo and Juliet. The plot revolves around the complexities of love, conflict and fate amongst a 16th century…

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the romantic tragedy by Shakespeare telling the story of two young lovers from feuding families who killed themselves rather than be parted. The scene opens with four servants all busily making preparations for the gathering. Romeo and Juliet’s first encounter is in a party at the house of Capulet. Romeo is…

At the beginning of the third section it begins by saying PF fell and lost consciousness. Not many people would survive a fall like that, which makes us think “Oh that’s strange he’s still alive.” It says, “and was as one already dead.” This is very unlikely because in any normal situation the rope would…

‘An Inspector Calls” was written in 1945, but was set in 1912, before any of the wars. The play involves the Birling family. A family of six (Mr Arthur Birling, Mrs Sybil Birling, Sheila Birling the daughter, Eric Birley the son, Gerald Croft, of Sheila, and Edna the maid.) The play begins with them all…

An Inspector Calls is written by John Priestly. The story takes place in 1912,in Brumley just before the First World War, industrial city in the north midlands. It was first preformed in 1945. In the play, there is a lot of dramatic irony. This is when the audience knows something that the characters do not….

Following the death of his wife from cancer, Douglas Dunn chronicled his resulting feelings and emotions in a series of poems entitled ‘Elegies’. Essentially this collection reflects on a period of introspection as Dunn comes to terms with her absence. Through the poet’s depth and range of emotion feelings of love and loss, ideas that…

Look closely at the opening of the play up to the inspector’s entrance. Analyse the dramatic devices Priestly employs to create atmosphere and set up his central theme. J.B Priestly employs many dramatic devices throughout the play to great effect. Some help add atmosphere whilst others set up his central theme. In turn this enhances the…