English dramatists and playwrights

Restoration and the 18th century began in 1660 and lasted until 1798. Though this period is short compared to most eras, it has had a huge impact on present day America. However, before the Restoration Period the theatres were closed in 1642. Playwrights such as John Gay began executing the use of satire as well as actor David Garrick changing the way actors performed. Restoration was a giant leap in the right direction for drama; it challenged the traditional views and poured the foundation for 21st century theater. John Gay was perhaps one of the most popular ballad opera writers of his time. He believed in “recycling” songs; he reworked already written plays and gave them a satirical edge. His most known work, The Beggars Wife, was…

John Patrick Shanley wrote a play called Doubt. The setting is held in during a turbulent time in 1964, in Bronx, New York. Most of the events happened in the Catholic Church and school. The events begin to surface when young sister James started teaching at the school. Sister James was worried about a relationship that begin between Father Flynn and a student named Donald. She thinks Father Flynn and Donald may have become too close and informs Sister Aloysius about her observation. After she…

The Principles of Cyrano de Bergerac In Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, the titular protagonist leads a life guided by certain principles, setting him apart from the typical person and making him the epitome of a Romantic hero. Even in instances where violating these principles would prove to be more wise, or when they conflict with his feelings and desires, Cyrano nobly stays in line with them. From the very beginning of the play, Cyrano is depicted as an honorable and confident…

One of the reasons “Doubt” by John Patrick Shanly was a very entertaining play was because of its text elements. The play was about a morally wrong issue at a New York religious school that took place in the 1960’s. It sets this up by portraying the possibility that one of the priests named Father Flynn had an inappropriate relationship with a black child. This idea is conjured up by two of the school’s nuns discussing the idea. One nun, Sister Aloysisus is convinced while the other, Sister…

Gia Gauthier Core English Mr.Binder In the book Cyrano de Bergerac written by Edmond Rostand is a book about a realistic fiction play. This play takes place in France, around the 1600’s. There are many mixed emotions within this play, like sadness, happiness, comedy, and anger. The characters who take part in this book is Cyrano, Roxane, De Guiche, Christian, and the Cadets. Cyrano loves Roxane and slowly throughout this book she finds out more and more about how deep his love is for her. In…

Freudian(Psychoanalytical) Literary Analysis of Doubt Doubt by John Patrick Shanley is about a nun who is entirely convinced that a priest had done something inappropriate with one of the students and taken advantage of the fact that the student (Donald Muller) is an African-American. Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the nun, concluded that Father Flynn, the priest, had been forcing Donald Muller to drink wine and molesting him. With the help of a naïve nun named Sister James, Sister Aloysius attempted…

People have two ways to deal with an insecurity: they can bask in it or suffer behind it. Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand, takes place in 17th century France. The play exhibits a man named Cyrano who is well-known for his prominent nose. A love triangle comes between Cyrano and Christian, a soldier, as they use each other’s strengths to woo their love, Roxane. Cyrano portrays himself as a strong and courageous man and creates a strong outer shell for himself in order to withstand…

French poet and dramatist, Edmond Rostand, in his romantic drama, Cyrano de Bergerac, depicts the major differences between courage and cowardice through contrasts in his characters. His purpose is to give the reader different impressions for each character. Rostand establishes a dramatic and challenging tone in order to effectively convey to his readers of early 17th-century France that there is a distinct difference how courage and cowardice can define the characters, as well as the major…

Altruism and Egotism in Love: Comparing Doubt and Angels in America The plays Doubt by J. P. Shanley and Angels in America by Tony Kushner challenge interpretations surrounding the politics of love. Both plays tangle matters of the heart and mind, which figuratively interplay in character relationships to relay precepts of love. In spite of this similarity, the plays differ in how love is essentially attitudinally defined and perceived. Doubt depicts love as a static entity that is grounded in…

Doubt In John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt, the protagonist, Father Flynn, is a priest in St. Nicholas church school and he is accused for have an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller, a kid from the school. The conflict ends with Father Flynn having to leave the church. I argue that Father Flynn is a good example of an Archetypal tragic hero because he shows the traits of having a noble stature, having a tragic flaw, and the punishment exceeds the crime. Father Flynn is a priest in…