Drama films

Arthur Miller provides audience with a different kind of experience in Death of a Salesman. He not only provides us with the insight into complex human conditions but also tells us about the false reality that most of the people perceive. Primarily this play does not seem any different from other plays as it involves the basic three act structure comprising of exposition, confrontation and climax. The unique thing about this play is the way Miller has used time and space. He made the characters…

Introduction Macbeth is considered to be Shakespeare’s one of the most outstanding tragedies. Scholars widely agree that Macbeth was written around the year 1606 and to support the idea ‘the strongest indication that Macbeth was composed in the summer of 1606 concerns its allusion to a ship named the “Tiger” which has sailed to the near east en route to Aleppo, an ancient trading city in Syria’(Feldman: 213). Shakespeare’s main source to write Macbeth was Chronicles of England, Scotland, and…

In the Athenian play, Medea, Euripides explores the role of the Chorus and how their ongoing interactions with Medea influence and enhance the audience’s understanding and perception of Medea and her choices. The homogenous Chorus was a widely used technique in Ancient Greek theatre to bridge the gap between the audience’s thoughts and the performers’ actions, and for Medea, Euripides uses the naïve Chorus to observe and comment on characters' behaviours and actions, guiding the thoughts of the…

In a View From the Bridge, Miller tries to create a modern age greek tragedy. A greek tragedy is defined as a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances which he cannot deal. Miller portrays this through the character of Eddie who is understandably the ‘man of importance’ at least within his household. The character of Eddie also ’falls to disaster’ at the end of…

order to the cosmos.” “Free Will is the freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention. It is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action.” “Oedipus the King” is the classical drama written by one of the most famous playwright Sophocles. It is a tragic play. The question which arises after reading the play is that was Oedipus a victim of fate or free will? There is a fundamental relation between fate…

Types of Dramas A comparative analysis between two types of Dramas, comedy and Tragedy Drama is set up differently depending on the producer and the intention of the drama. However, when one is dealing with the text, it is important to consider that there a big difference between dramatic text and poetry or narrative. Accordingly, this is because among other purposes, dramas are written to be played on stage. However, it is critical to acknowledge that there are different types of dramas.…

What is theatre? This question could have many answers and many definitions. When I looked at the meaning of the word” theatre” in the dictionary, I found this” theatre is a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc.” But is this the real meaning of theatre? When I was a child, I just know that theatre was place where I could see my heroes and where people dressed differently to tell stories. Now, I have another definition of theatre. In my opinion theatre is the place where…

conditions. On the contrary, drama is where there is a conflict between two or more individuals, which can be linked to being a dramatized reflection of society. This interpretation of the concept of drama reflecting on real life is encapsulated in Louis O.Coxe’s and Robert Chapman’s Billy Budd. Developed from Melville’s novel both composers dramatically reflect human experiences through exploring the social context of society and morals. Bill Budd demonstrates how drama and real life can be…

The Common Man’s Tragic Hero In Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” the author outlines his argument that the common man can have a prominent place in modern literary tragedies, just as those of noble birth did in the classic tragedies of the past. In Larry Watson’s Montana 1948, the main character, Wes, demonstrates Miller’s definition of a common tragic hero through his struggle to do the right thing after his brother murders a young Native American woman in the town where Wes is the…

Ironically, my attempt to separate myself from drama only became a drama. One incident around Christmas time became a huge fiasco that involved my family, social media and rude comments meant only to hurt. I think we all thought that being removed and in Chicago would remove the problem of these two bullies. Knowing…