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In the play “Everyman” the author gives a Christian moral message to readers with the use of metaphor and the transition of death and when someone dies nothing can be taken with us, therefore, we should live our lives as if today were the last, not taking into account what the Bible teaches,” there is…

The allegorical play Everyman is one of the most prominent morality plays in the medieval theatre canon. Believed to be published around 1495, the author (who is unknown) tells the story of a man’s journey where he realizes he is alone with only his choices in life to accompany him (Jacobus 240). Since the play…

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and…

“The sacraments of the Church are understood to be symbols and rituals which affirm and bring to being the Christological and ecclesial reality of man’s life” (Power 1977 6). The medieval play Everyman begins with God summoning Everyman to make a “pilgrimage” (68) in order to make a “sure reckoning” (70) and “count” (104) for…

The concept of death varies from one society to another in terms. Socio-cultural aspects play an important role in shaping the attitudes, perception, and treatment of death in a given community. The drama Everyman while instilling morals into society, delves into discussing the different viewpoints of death as a concept. Based on a religious background,…

The play that will be discussed in this critique will be The Caucasian Chalk Circle, written by Bertolt Brecht. I saw the play on September 29th at the Jose Quintero theatre and the production was directed by Justin Lucero. Before taking this theatre class I had never heard of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, so the…

Antigone by Sophocles and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen are both plays that illustrate the use of power in society. The motivations, and use of, this power are situational for the characters of each story and depend greatly on gender. The male roles of both Antigone and A Doll’s House exercise their dominance with…

Love and education are the two things that effect your life the most, and like in “Educating Rita” they can even complete alter the pathway of life. Rita started out as a hair dresser destined to do nothing but be your average house wife and raise children, of which she was not ready to have,…

The play “Trifles ” by Susan Glaspell is type of murder mystery that takes place in the early 1900’s. The play begins when the sheriff Mr. Peters and county attorney Mr. Henderson come to attempt to piece together what had happen on the day that Mr. Wright was murder. While investigating the seen of the…

Susan Glaspell’s Trifles explores the classical male stereotype of women by declaring that women frequently worry about matters of little, or no importance. This stereotype makes the assumption that only males are concerned with important issues, issues that females would never discuss or confront. The characters spend the entirety of the play searching for clues…