Essays and Research Papers on Theater

This 4 page paper discusses regional theater and in particular Goodspeed Opera, Long Wharf theatre and the Yale Repertory Theatre. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses several aspects of Moliere's classic comedy "Tartuffe," including the importance of the characters of Dorine and Elmire, the relationship between Cleante and Orgon, and three examples of Tartuffe's hypocrisy. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines King Oedipus’s search for truth. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the ways in which Shakespeare and Marlowe comment on a moral theme in their plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the use of hubris and sophrosyne in ancient Greek theatre. While these the term sophrosyne is not as well known as hubris, this concept, like hubris, played an integral role in Greek theatre. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page which examines irony in No Exit by Sartre. No additional sources cited.

Gwendolyn and Cecily : A 9 page paper which explains and examines the roles of Gwendolyn and Cecily in Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In seven pages this paper examines how Oedipus’s exercise of free will and not fate was responsible for the tragedy that befell himself and his family. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 9 page paper which examines the symbolic images in Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie.” Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the play The Have-Little by Migdalia Cruz and how she uses her work to initiate conversations about violence. The paper concentrates on the character of Michi Rodriguez and her reaction to the violence she sees. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the characters of Cory and Lyons in the play "Fences" and their similarities and differences to each other and to their father. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses two morality plays, "Mankind" and the classic "Everyman." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the significance and symbolism of the white masks in “The Blacks: A Clown Show” by Jean Genet. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses several of the factors involving Albee's play "The Sandbox," including the conflict faced by the main character; the way in which other characters heighten the conflict; the play's climax; and whether or not the ending is happy or unhappy. It also considers the setting, and why the main character is ...

This 4 page paper examines two scholarly papers on "Oedipus Rex," which have come to opposing views of the character. It argues in favor of Dodds's interpretation over Vellacott's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how each character represents a part of the human consciousness as it relates to the characters of Vladimir, Estragon, and Pozzo in Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot.” No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper discusses the concept of the “outsider” in the plays “Othello” (Shakespeare) and “The Rover” (Aphra Behn). Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page discussion and examination of the film Titanic and a discussion of its possibility as a play. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman" by Wole Soyinka. The play is set in Nigeria during WWII, but the playwright argues that it is not to be seen as a statement about colonialism. This paper discusses the story, and Soyinka's assertion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the relationship between man and nature as seen in the world of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper is a character analysis of Tom, one of the three main characters in Tennessee Williams' classic play "The Glass Menagerie." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page analysis of the themes in Athol Fugard’s play “No-Good Friday.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines various issues concerning scripts, imagery and thoughts concerning books and film. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses some of the psychological bases for the problems the characters face in O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night." Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which discusses, and then compares and contrasts, the element of fantasy in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Bibliography lists 5 sources.