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Comparative Analysis of Sophocles' Antigone and Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun

this retaliation against his brother whom Polyneices felt had stolen the throne from him. Both brothers are killed in battle, one ...

The Use of Irony in Fences by August Wilson

have been no time called too early" (Wilson 9). This statement indicates the major theme of the play, which is Troys rage at the i...

Character and Setting in Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

her shell, showing her intelligence and her need to be independent and the fact that her husband will not accept and appreciate wh...

About "Macbeth"

is "at once his greatest strength and his destructive weakness" (Bloom). Despite this, readers and playgoers dont respond with amb...

Hansberry/Setting in ”Raisin in the Sun”

of escaping poverty and racism (Fanuzzi). Their lives in improved in some ways from life in the South, but they found that if they...

Ismene as the Foil in Sophocles’ Tragedy Antigone

Antigone is a rebel who is willing to defy King Creon in order to accord her brother Polynices with the proper burial his twin Ete...

Comparing Film Versions of Twelfth Night

which is at the "heart of this piece, cannot stand such a strong dose of reality" (Brode 98). There is artificiality in abundanc...

Making a Movie Out of Henrik Ibsen's Play A Doll's House

should convey a sense of the strength that is reflected in Nora. The adornments and the furnishings are only accessories to the s...

Business World, Morality, and Gender in Sophocles' Antigone

In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...

Sophocles' Observation 'Truth is the Strongest Argument'

In five pages the truth of this statement is argued with supporting evidence from various philosophers. Four sources are cited in...

Othello Questions and Answers

In a paper consisting of twelve pages study questions pertaining to Shakespeare's tragedy are answered in break downs according to...

Oedipus's Athenian Traits

In five pages this paper examines how Oedipus exemplifies the Athenian male ideal. There are no other sources cited....

Sophocles' Antigone and the Character of Haemon

In five pages this paper presents a character analysis of Haemon as a reflection of wisdom and his wisdom while also serving at th...

Literary Analysis of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

In three pages this general literary analysis of the 1955 play consists of themes, characters, setting, point of view, conflict, t...

Preschoolers and the Promotion of Role Playing

In five pages this research paper discusses how to promote imaginary role playing activities within a preschool setting. Ten sour...

Sophocles' Antigone and August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone

This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...

Setting in 'Old Mortality' by Katherine Anne Porter

can be emphasized that it is the psychological landscape that matters, not the physical one in this use of setting. Porter begin...

August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

In ten pages this play by August Wilson analyzes meaning, setting, and characterizations. There are no other sources cited....

Lesson Plans For Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

more than 350 years ago still receives such attention. In other words . . . whats the big deal? Why is "Julius Caesar" relevant t...

Comparative Analysis of Titus Andronicus and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

works had been turned into movies. Of course, film makers take license to distort the plot, characterization and verbiage. Despite...

Ashes to Ashes Creative Playwrighting

Ashes to Ashes is an original play of sixteen pages that is set in the nineteenth century and an excellent sample for those studyi...

Summer Vacation Exercise in Creative Playwrighting

In six pages this original play that is based upon a genuine news story discusses a sexually compromising situation involving a ma...

How I'm Not Rappaport Defies Ageism

In five pages this paper explores how Herb Gardner's 1985 play defies ageism through its characterizations and themes. There is d...

Setting the Stage for Imagery and Violence in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines how the stage for violence is set through imagery in this tragic play by William Shakespeare in a...

Homer's Penelope and Sophocles' Antigone

In seven pages this paper compares the female protagonists featured in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Antigone by Sophocles in a cons...

His Downfall is Oedipus’s Own Fault

with Teiresias (Johnston). It seems odd to some, but the quarrel makes sense if we understand Oedipus as someone who sees things i...

Social Failure in Tennessee Williams’ “Glass Menagerie”

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

Character Comparison and Contrast of Laura in Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie and Sophocles' Antigone

number and must join the rat race. Individuality is not prized and someone who has opinions, especially if that person is a woman,...

Broadway Musical Chicago

displaying the familiar bent wrists, arched heads and thrusting pelvises that are characteristic of Fosses style (Kilpatrick, 2003...

Feminist Heroines Antigone in Sophocles' Play of the Same Name and Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

However, Antigone dared to do just that. Her brothers Polyneices and Eteocles fought on opposite sides and when both were killed ...