Essay structure for a question about Antigone is included.
What effect does the clash between Antigone and Creon have on the wider community? What does this tell us about the importance of theatre at the time? I have defined "wider community" as the communtiy that watched the play. Help is given to create an essay.
How does feminist theatre differ from conventional drama?
In what ways does feminist theatre differ from the norm, or specifically from conventional or patriarchal theatre, and why has it opted for these variations? 1) What usually characterises conventional theatre forms? 2) What characterises feminist theatre? 3) What is the motivation behind these characteristics? 4) What exam ...continues
What are the best methods to memorize a script?
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This four-page glossary of dramatic terms is useful both for the novice student of literature or drama. Below are sample entries from the glossary: Antagonist A character or force against which another character struggles. Creon is Antigone's antagonist in Sophocles' play Antigone; Teiresias is the antagonist of Oedipus in ...continues
Broadway musicals and their social impact are examined.
Names of Broadway musicals and their social impact are provided.
Death of a Salesman is examined in terms of its tragic elements.
This posting answers, "Do you find Death of a Salesman to be as tragic as Oedipus or Medea or Phaedra? Why? What do you think makes something tragic?"
Melodramas are examined in terms of popular culture.
This posting compares the Octaroon and The Indian Princess to today's Hollywood movies.
Sex/Gender Theory is applied in terms of today's media.
Passages below are described in terms of how another play, film, or television show illustrates or explores the theory below: 1. The notion of "obligatory heterosexuality" 2. Marriage as a means of cementing relationships between men 3. Child rearing as gender training 4. Idea that women turn to women because they hate men ...continues
This posting examines the characteristics of the Queer Theory genre in drama.
If M. Butterfly, Cloud Nine, and Angels in America are all examples of Queer Theatre, what can you identify as some of the defining characteristics of the genre? In other words, what do they have in common?
Commonalities between M. Butterfly and Angels in America are revealed.
M. Butterfly and Angels in America are compared. Examples from the text support the position.
