Characters in plays

“Death of a Salesman” is a tragic play written by Arthur Miller back in 1949. One of the main characters in the book is a man by the name of Willy Loman. The storyline follows him on the steady decline of his life and how it affects him and his family. This man strives to achieve the “American Dream” by trying to become a well-liked salesman, but ends up dying from the stress of focusing on one thing. There are certain things that can cause someone to act drastically. Popularity is very…

In this play Troy absolutely is a victim. He is a victim at his job as a garbage truck loader and a victim in being unfaithful to his wife. He is also a victim in his day to day life because of his race. For instance, he as an African American could not drive the trucks, but all the white people could at his job. He thought this unfair so he spoke up to try to make it fair. His relationship with his wife, Rose, is definitely affected due to him not being faithful to her. She gives Troy her all…

Although the stories of Macbeth and Willie seem strikingly different after having first read them, they do have a major theme that is important to both stories. The question of both the main characters’ sanity seems to come up in the two plays. Both Willie and Macbeth started out as seemingly sane people. As the time went on though, their passions and dreams became stronger and they appeared to have changed for the worst. Throughout the story, “Death of a Salesman” the reader is told about…

a career. And I will approach all the challenges of college as an actor does by being as dedicated to my studies as I am to my shows and displaying my passion for theatre and education. The dictionary defines “acting” as "the art of performing in plays and like productions while taking on the persona of another…

production to resume, Cranston devised a contest where the film's production assistants had to create a script and submit it to him. If Cranston liked the script, he would star in it and this is how Polanco' short film, Writer's Block was born. Cranston plays a troubled writer who is being haunted by his past and a blonde-haired woman in a black dress. The film starts with Cranston struggling to write a new scene for a piece he is creating. The longer he tries to ponder about the right words to…

walking in at the beginning of a scene or starting on stage and deciding to walk off or not. In The Little Sister Play, in an anorexic scene, the blocking was done in a very effective way by starting on stage in the bathroom, very casually and rushing off stage once the bell rang and it was time to go to class. This…

features in characters, such as being crucified, tempted, or having disciples • Christ figures do not have to exhibit every single Christ-like characteristic • It is important to look for a character’s age and if he or she exhibits…

Influential Women: Beatrice Stands Up To So Called Powerful Benedick In the comedy Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, women play a powerful role. Beatrice, a major character in the story, is a woman who is very strong, very loyal, and very passionate. Her feisty character and caring personality add to the plot, as she learns to love but also as she stands up for herself and others. In Act IV.i, Beatrice tells Benedick to kill Claudio because he has humiliated her cousin, Hero.…

players. No one in this town has a bad opinion of the recent history of our program here at this fine school. The fewer the amount of the kids that go out for football is honestly better. There is a lot more politics about the mind games the coaches play with each kid, which is a great way to get kids to not come out. The football coaches here at worland high school are of the utmost quality, and they should be praised for how well they do. When it comes to coaching…

Les Liaisons Dangereuses Scene Analysis I am playing La Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton. She is a very interesting women to get to dig into for this scene. The play is based in 1780s France, this scene takes place October 1st. Merteuil is a well respected women who when her husband dies was left with vast wealth that she is able to use to entertain herself, if you will. She was married for a rather short time, she says in one line that when she began…