Playwright

Tom Hanks is Steven Spielberg’s great stoic hero. In Saving Private Ryan, he’s the schoolteacher soldier, trying to maintain a semblance of sense in the chaos of World War II; in Catch Me If You Can, he’s the befuddled Fed, blustering through every airy caper to drag the conman hero back down to earth. And in Bridge of Spies, Hanks plays James B. Donovan, a lawyer who defended the Soviet spy Rudolf Abel after his arrest in 1957, performing the vital duty of representing American fairness, and…

In the play A Streetcar Named Desire, the playwright utilizes irony and symbolism to create a deep, cruel, and tragic ending. During the ending scene, Stanley was winning the poker game he was playing with his friends, which is symbolic for how Stanley is now the master in his own house. The symbolism for his rule over the household is supported by the events earlier in the play when Stanley was losing the poker game at the same time Blanche was first present in their house; now that she is…

English Poet? You may have heard of Shakespeare if you ever studied the English language. Shakespeare is studied in many English Classes, and has created plays like “Romeo and Juliet”. William Shakespeare is considered one of the most greatest playwrights of all times. Shakespeare always had a unique style of writing, and language in his plays. His plays brought entertainment to the rich and the poor, people would gather around to watch his performances. Today’s, Shakespeare’s plays are still…

attained recognition was Langston Hughes. His fierce ethnic pride would influence numerous foreign black writers like Jacques Roumain, Nicolás Guillén, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Aimé Césaire. Hughes was an African American novelist, social activist, playwright, and poet. Joplin, Missouri was the birthplace of James Mercer Langston Hughes. Due to his parents being separated at a young age,…

his audience when it came to writing plays like Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is why many of his works are famous till this day. So what made Shakespeare's plays so popular? "What secret formula did the playwright William Shakespeare use in the recipe for the tragedy Hamlet? Why, this play has been the rage for 400 years!" (A.C. Bradley). Hamlet, written during 1599-1601, was quoted by Richard A. Lanham to be "one of the greatest tragedies that has…

Cursive writing has vanished throughout the past decade, as more and more people prefer printing or using word documents. This form of writing has been around for many years, however it seems as though it is becoming extinct in the modern era. Oftentimes, people do not realize the difference of cursive writing compared to regular printing. Adding on, the world is becoming more digital in the 21st century. Therefore, people use Microsoft Word and other programs to write their work. This form of…

Molière’s play Tartuffe was written in France during the 17th century. This time is well remembered as the time period in which the Catholic Church had a great deal of power over the censorship of the literature released by authors and playwrights. This was one of many factors that lead Molière to create the famous play Tartuffe. Throughout the play, there are various themes of religious hypocrisy and how religion can be used negatively. The first performance of the play was in 1664, and it…

“To be, or not to be” English poet and playwright William Shakespeare - one of the most mysterious and most brilliant figures in world literature and history. So far, there are persistent talk that Shakespeare was not the author of the unsurpassed tragedies, comedies and sonnets, which is read out people for the past five centuries. Until now, many of the facts of his biography are hidden behind a thick curtain of secrecy. Until now, fans of Shakespeare every year organize Shakespeare Reading,…

plays that intrigues any person. Many texts of Shakespeare 's are still considered to be one of the greatest plays of all time. The play that is referred to as the greatest play in history would be Hamlet. Hamlet has the same qualities of his other playwrights, but it does entitle a different kind of attitude. Unlike any other play that Shakespeare has composed, Hamlet possesses the ability to mess with the minds of the audience. Shakespeare is able to captivate his audience due to the decisions…

Fredrick August Kittle, was born on April 27, 1945, in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wilson, who dropped his father’s name and changed it to August Wilson in his twenties, was the son of Daisy Wilson, an African American cleaning women, and Frederick Kittle, a German immigrant (PBS). Wilson was raised by his mother with his siblings, and bounced from school to school before finally dropping out of high school in his early teens. August Wilson was a talented writer and when he…