Essay On The Play

The Second Shepherds’ Play is renowned medieval mystery play, which is contained in the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle. The plays within the manuscript coarsely follow the chronology of the Bible, and so were thought to be a cycle. This play gained its name, because it instantly shadows another nativity play involving shepherds. Some would even say that the second play is a modification of the first. However, in both plays it becomes vibrant that Christ is coming to Earth to convert the world from its sins. Even though the Second Shepherds’ Play has a more somber tone, many tricks that occur are tremendously absurd in nature.

Waverly plays many games throughout this story. She is very smart, easily deceiving many of her opponents. Some of her games can be played on a tangible game board. Others cannot be seen, but played through subtle suggestion.

The play “Andre’s Mother” written by Terrence McNally takes place with four people after a funeral. The people were Cal Andre’s lover, Penny Cal’s sister, Author Cal’s father, Andre’s Mother, and all four of them are holding balloons. Cal and his family talked how Andre was such an amazing person and how he changed their lives, but Andre’s Mother remained silent and emotionless. After Penny and Author got to say what they wanted and let go of their balloons they left Cal with Andre’s Mother. Cal then told Andre’s Mother how Andre lived and died, but got angry when she wouldn’t respond. Cal finally left when he let go of his balloon. This left Andre’s Mother the only one in the scene, and without saying a word she kissed her balloon and released

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet loved each other, but they knew that it wouldn't be possible to have a relationship because of their feuding families. Their deaths were tragic, as it was mainly the people around them that made them so unhappy. They were so in love with each other that they took risks to be together, which lead to their unfortunate deaths. Romeo is a Montague. He falls in love with Juliet the moment he sees her at a Capulet ball.

Love is anonymous. It is superior to everything that matters. Love is a test, that sometimes can be failed, or sometimes can be worth those one- hundred points. Love is messy, and unorganized, it spills over the edges of everyones life. When love is controlled, it is complicated to figure out how to deal with it. It can have a good or bad ending. Confusion can occur when the love is tampered with. It can be saved with re-uniting of the love, and then living a happy ending. Many love connections are effected somehow either that person doing it to themselves, or someone else who mixes the love relationships up . Confusion within the love can cause misconception and turn into a disaster amongst each other. In Midsummer Nights Dream by

A Midsummer Night’s Dream could have easily been a light-hearted, whimsical comedy. Complete with a magic forest and a kingdom of fairies, it is an iconic setting for amorous escapades and scenes of lovers. But Shakespeare’s writing is never so shallow; through this romantic comedy, Shakespeare postulates an extremely cynical view of love. A Midsummer Night’s Dream becomes a commentary on the mystery of love, and lovers in general emerge shamed. Especially in the episodes among the four young Athenians, the lover is painted as a fickle creature, always changing his or her mind, and love as a passing phenomenon. Love is not an unfathomable, kind emotion, but it is ironically cruel,

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There are so many references to "the eyes" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that one would expect there to be a solid and consistent reason for their appearance. However, this does not seem to be the case. Indeed, the images associated with the eyes are so varied, and shift so frequently, that it is practically impossible to define what it is they represent. This difficulty reflects the problem of distinguishing between what is real and what is illusion -- a central theme of the play.

The first difference I noticed after watching two scenes was the involvement of audience. “Broadway Play” is a recorded film of a live play in which audiences and actors both exist—actors must not only speak their lines to portray and reveal their emotions, but must also speak their lines in a way the audience can understand it. “Baz Luhrman,” on the other hand, is a film with a purpose to emphasize the theme of Romeo and Juliet with its viewers. There are no restrictions in which actors speak their lines, as long as the main message can be understood by the viewers.

William Shakespeare was a very talented man known for his various works of literature. His works include poems, plays, and sonnets. His works are then broken down into tragedies, comedies, and histories. Shakespeare left this world centuries ago, but his writings continue to live throughout the world today. He has greatly impacted the world of literature and his existence will forever be remembered.

Copyrighted in 1973, Equus by Peter Shaffer, authenticity is a main topic throughout the play and production in all setting, character and between dialogues. In existentialism; for one to live in an authentic life, the individual has to choose the distinction between the right and the wrong and must not make excuses in the outcome of their actions. Not only this, but in relation to John Fowles’s interview, an existential hero is considered one of “the Few” who are described to be “the good, the intelligent, the independent”, unlike “the Many” who are considered to be “the ignorant, stupid, and the easily molded”. In Equus, it is described to be a memory play held in the mind of Martin Dysart, after the incident with a boy named Alan Strang.

Thursday, November, 12, I was blessed with the opportunity to see the play Sylvia, written by A.R. Gurney, and directed by James Eikrem. Sylvia takes place in New York City in the 1990’s. The performance was an absolute treat from beginning to end, it made the audience laugh, cry, and even angry at points. The play was performed in a traditional manner, with the use of elaborate items and backgrounds that took you back to 1990’s New York City. The standout performers, and also main characters of the play were, without a doubt Sylvia, played by Molly Bowman, and Greg, played by Sam Levi. Greg and Sylvia meet one day in the park while Greg is skipping work. The two instantly hit it off and become best friends. Throughout the play the audience experiences the trials of Greg and Sylvia as they attempt to coexist with Kate. This is hard, because Kate is extremely jealous of the close bond that Greg and

The story takes place in Illyria, a real place warped into fiction. Main character Viola is a young aristocrat, and the protagonist of the play. Viola’s realistic, and ingenious and realizes the danger of being a woman alone in a strange land, impersonates a man, renaming herself Cesario, and goes to work for Duke Orsino, after she finds herself alone after a shipwreck. Her personalities all around charming, and obtains Orsino’s trust within three days through her wit, charm, loyalty, knowledge in music, and conversational skills. She’s also loyal, following Orsino’s orders to win over Lady Olivia for him as Viola is in love with Orsino. Next, Olivia: a prosperous, alluring, and virtuous Illyrian woman. She refuses to return affection towards neither Orsino nor Sir Andrew, insisting it’s due to her brother’s death and the mourning she feels.

In the play Death and the Maiden, written by Ariel Dorfman, Paulina goes through a deterioration of character. She steadily becomes more and more unstable, and her actions become alarmingly irrational. The events that took place in her captivation are gradually revealed as the play progresses, yet much is left unsaid, leaving it up to the reader's interpretation. There is no specific context to time and place as no historical events are introduced, however, it is revealed that the country is moving from a harrowing dictatorship to a democracy. The traumatic events Paulina experienced can be perceived differently by each reader through her reliance on a safe haven, the structure and techniques used in the play and the universal setting and time permitting alternate nations with varying social norms to differ the reader’s perception of Paulina. Dorfman’s undefined setting grants the play Death and the Maiden to be universal, thereby altering how each reader perceives Paulina’s trauma.

From the beginning of the play we are told of how and why Prospero is