Drama Essay Examples Page 36

‘An Inspector Calls’ written by J.B Priestley in 1945, was set in the Edwardian era in the year 1912. The author chose to set it in this time because it illustrated clearly a way of life in which he despised especially the huge differences between the lower and upper classes. The rich Edwardians were full…

Explore the Dramatic Techniques Used by J.B. Priestly in Act 3 of “An Inspector Calls” to Convey his Concerns and Ideas to the Audience, as well as Interest and Involve Them in his Play. What Does This Reveal About the Birling Family and Their Society? J.B. Priestly has many concerns, but his main concerns whilst writing…

An Inspector Calls is writing by J. B. Priestly and was published in 1946. The play is set in 1912 and is about how the upper classed people treated the lower/working class people. Priestly has written more than 20 plays and is said to be a theatrical entrepreneur. His full name is John Boynton Priestly and…

One spring evening in 1912 Inspector Goole arrived at the Birlings’ home. He tells them that a young woman has died having swallowed a strong disinfectant. Whilst he questions each at the Birlings’ house we then find out their involvements with Eva Smith. The inspector first turns his attention to Mr. Birling, showing him a photograph…

William Shakespeare has written many plays, ranging from tragedies to comedies. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an example of a comedy. A comedy is a play that has a humorous storyline. When a play builds up to its climax, it ends in a happy note. ‘Climax’ comes from the Greek word ‘Ladder’. At the beginning…

Examine the end of act one in ‘The Crucible. ‘ Consider its importance of this scene to the rest of the play and analyse how Miller makes it dramatic. ‘The Crucible’ was written in 1952 by the twentieth century American playwright Arthur Miller (1915-. ) Miller was born in New York and educated at the…

Explain how dramatic tension is built up in this act, paying particular attention to the main characters, historical context and Miller’s stage directions. The action of the play is based on an historical event (and those events can be related to what goes on in the world today), the Salem witchcraft trials and hunts which…

Examine the effects of the Sicilian Code of Honour which dominates the philosophy of the Italian-American community in the play ‘A View from the Bridge’ is a play set within the New York in the Red Hook area just after the years of the Great Depression in 1941. America was desperately in need of laborers…

1. To give sophisticated interpretations supported by concise textual analysis. 2. To show originality of analysis when evaluating the dramatic effects of character and action. 3. To show originality of analysis when evaluating dramatic devices and structures. 4. To show originality of analysis when evaluating the significance of the social, historical and cultural setting of…

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of Shakespeare’s many masterpieces. All of Shakespeare’s plays have similar themes such as love, discord and harmony, age and youth, mythology, magic and the natural world. An introduction to the major themes of the play can be recognised in the opening scene and it is these themes that make…