One-act plays

is through the use of an adage, proverb, or folk tale the meaning behind one is something we all can think of. Plays and other artworks are no different. When reading the literally artwork titled Macbeth by Shakespeare, it is filled with themes and concepts that can be translated to normal everyday life. One theme we can see throughout Macbeth is that Ambition can be the downfall to even the mightiest of people. In Act One, Scene Four; Macbeth is named Thane of Cawdor, meanwhile King Duncan announces

The play “Hamlet”, by William Shakespeare, is a tragic story that entangles madness, deception, and lies in order to have revenge present in “Hamlet.” Throughout the play Hamlet seeks out his revenge on his uncle affecting everyone around him, as well as others who seek out revenge. By doing so those around Hamlet become part of the web Hamlet has weaved just to carry his fathers demand. In the play various people seek out revenge but through the plans of revenge it inevitably brings tragedy and

In life, religion can play a huge role in peoples’ actions and decision making. This holds true not only in the real world but also the literary one as seen in the play Hamlet by Shakespeare. In the play, Hamlet exhibits characteristics of faith with mentions of heaven and hell as well as a god and a devil. However, there is no clear mention to narrow down his views to a single religion. These religious views do however play an important part in Hamlet’s decision making and the actions he carries

Macbeth and his wife's "fatal flaw". Additionally, it is arguably the major cause of nearly every negative occurrence within the play. Excess ambition can be considered the main theme of the play and overall, one that evolves over time. The first act of the play revolves around revealing Macbeth's prophecy and his potential method of achieving it. It is also the act in which Duncan bestows Macbeth as Thane of Cawdor and Prince of Cumberland. As the witches had just prophesized his becoming Thane

The word tragedy is defined as a play which deals with tragic events that ends in an unpredictable way. The ending is horrific because it displays the destruction of the protagonist, this leaves the audience with such a bad feeling. In the early 6th century, ancient Greek’s created the concept of theatre that still highly influences modern day one-act plays. Tragedy and other forms of plays are still very commonly used today and might not be of existence if it wasn’t for the ancient Greek’s. When

Jocko Willink, a popular author, once stated, “One of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening” (brainyquotes.com). This explains that if you are not able to control your emotions because of the situation you are in, you will never be able to be a leader because you won't be able to make clear decisions based on what's happening around you. Emotions can cause

Some famous plays, have been written in eras that human society was going through certain situations. One of each of these plays have had an impact in our society, because are plays that remind us what was happening during those years that the author wrote the play. The play " Fences" By the author August Wilson remind us the social political situations our African American community was going through when he wrote the play. The author Wilson uses some themes that reflect the life of an African American

Hamlet, a play written by the respected William Shakespeare covers a large array of themes with the theme of revenge being the most prevalent. The theme of Revenge stands out the most since various characters are motivated by it. Revenge of course is the act of inflicting harm upon someone because of a wrong doing they did to someone else. Revenge has the ability to give off a false beauty which causes characters such as Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes to be motivated by it, believing it will give

dramatic irony are portrayed throughout the play. The collage helped to showcase the major idea's and connections to the play with the use of the dramatic elements. Imagery is an important factor to understanding this play, it is used for language and description that appeals to the five senses. Nature is one of the key setting for this play, it symbolizes beauty and represents time and disorder. For the collage many pictures were used to symbolize these, one of the pictures included a beautiful woman

in Hamlet, but what is the dominant theme of Hamlet? Shakespeare always included death in his literature. “Death is a fearful thing.” Hamlet describes the idea of death. At the end of the play, the main characters were murdered in different ways. Revenge and forgiveness play a role in the idea of death in the play. The dominant theme is death incorporated with revenge. Hamlet’s has the idea of suicide. His famous speech, “To be or not to be” is symbolizing his thought on killing himself, in the cause