Essays and Research Papers on Theater

Women, Patriarchy, and Feminine Suffering: A Gendered Analysis of Euripides’ “The Trojan Women”: A 6 page (5 pp. + 1 pg. Endnotes) paper which examines what appears to be women’s senseless suffering in times of war and peace and how this suffering is represented in Euripides’ tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A six page paper which considers how far it is accurate to say that these two works illustrate male domination and female passivity, with reference to the social and cultural themes which are also a vital element in the texts.

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the feminine gender issues revealed in the two plays “Trifles” and “Sure Thing.”

This 5 page paper argues that the political issue of gender role identification in Euripides' play, Alcestis, provides a basis for discussion within the current social meaning of politics, gender and society as it pertains to the ancient Greek social system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at Caryl Churchill's well-known play that contains themes of race, gender and class. The play is analyzed using Burke's pentid model. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper takes a look at the 1930s when the government funded theater. The reasons for the termination of the project are highlighted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page research paper that, first of all, gives a brief history of theater lighting and then discusses the function and kinds of lighting used in modern theaters. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page essay offers an overview of the National Black Theater (NBT), discussing its history, reputation and cultural contribution to American society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 9 page overview of the 1972 cinematic production. The author traces the history of the film back to a play and a movie entitled “I Am a Camera” which were based, in turn, on the book “Berlin Stories” (also referred to as “Goodbye to Berlin”) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 in ...

This 3 page research paper discusses the history of the Gayety Theater in Brooklyn, which operated from 1892-1932. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Ibsen And Strindberg: Modernism is loosely defined as literature that incorporates the industrial and, or technological changes and consequences to society. This 5 page paper explores the classification of modernism to the playwrights Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the way in which the UK theatre has been censored. From the fifteenth century through to 1968 plays needed to be licensed before being stages. The writer considers this time, the resistance to censorship and how this has impacted on the modern theatre in the UK, especially when compared ...

the replica built near the original site in London, one in San Diego, California and one in Japan. The Globe symbolizes for the people today what it meant to live in the world of Shakespeare. The very shape of the building, the circle, is symbolic of the purposes to which it has been set and ...

the replica built near the original site in London, one in San Diego, California and one in Japan. The Globe symbolizes for the people today what it meant to live in the world of Shakespeare. The very shape of the building, the circle, is symbolic of the purposes to which it has been set and ...

A 5 page paper which examines how Iago functions in the play, and how successful Shakespeare is in achieving his significance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the shared flaws of these plays’ protagonists – King Oedipus, Othello, Willy Loman, and Vivian Bearing – the warning signs of these flaws, and how they manifest themselves. No additional sources are used.

This 3 page paper discusses the play “The Lawyer of Springfield” and answers two questions that it raises about theater and humanity.

This 6 page paper compares Laura in The Glass Menagerie with Mabel in The Horse Dealer’s Daughter. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses two flawed leaders, Kreon and Agamemnon; and two women who fall in love with the wrong men, Dido and Phaedra. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the tragic flaw in the character of Oedipus as revealed in the play "Oedipus the King." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines why Nora and Antigone break free from the established laws of society. No additional sources are used.

This 5 page report discusses two plays, written centuries apart, that include the concept of madness in the family as one of the key factors of the story. “King Lear,” one of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedies, tells of man who despite his mantle of power and royalty is as deluded as any other human and as easily blinded by his own ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the film versions of Othello by Welles and Parker. Examples given. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which evaluates the male protagonists of Henry V and Captain Willmore by examining how the playwrights subject each to intense scrutiny throughout the course of the works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Bringing Murderers to Justice in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” A 3 page paper which examines specific sections of dialogue from each play and considers how these words bring sychological, moral, or philosophical complexity to the notion of bringing murderers to justice. No additional sources are used.