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symbols in Death of a Salesman to show meanings behind specific people, places, and objects. The symbols that are used are Alaska, University of Virginia sneakers, Dave Singleman, the flute, Bill Oliver’s Pen, seeds, and stockings. The theme of the play was the death of the American dream. Each of the symbols support the theme, because all of those have a cause of death, or crushed dreams. Ben (Willy’s brother) went to Alaska , and he became rich because he found gold. He also went to Africa…

The Crucible and 12 Angry Men are two plays that expressed the same theme of justice differently throughout each play. From their differing time periods and setting, both plays explore the justice system within society and the role people play within the system. Both 12 Angry Men and The Crucible have similarities, both plays have main characters that are attempting to right wrongs that they see being committed in their respected plays. Once the authors introduced the characters to us they then…

to readers’ of Shakespeare, as he only appears in the play three times. His actions do not have a hugely significant importance in Hamlet, but his role in the play is still pivotal. The character of Horatio is seen at the beginning and the end of the play, even after the deadly poisoning and sword fight, resulting in the deaths of everyone in the court. Horatio is also one of the only characters to remain sane for the entirety of the play. He is the only person to see heartening sides of…

a Salesman is a play, most characters are actors with a physical presence and capacity for human emotion rather than merely printed names. The theatrical realist movement inspired plays about middle-class characters and encouraged natural acting. Miller took this movement further; to maximize the chance of the audience identifying with his characters, he created characters that were almost anonymous in their genericity. The most prominent evidence of this is the fact that the play never mentions…

I really enjoyed Water By the Spoonful. It was easy to become lost in the show and I ended up becoming very attached to the characters. Although there were some scenes where you could tell the actors spoke a line ahead, overall they did a great job. The performance by the actress playing Haikumom/Odessa brought tears to my eyes. Additionally, the production did a really good job of working with the few set pieces they had. The use of lighting for the chats was cool and made it easy to follow…

inevitable. Once it is accepted, the access to success is granted. The acceptance of failure ignites motivation in the soul bringing about a stronger work ethic. Sports are games of failure. If I make an error playing second base, I tell myself, “next play” in order to move forward. This is a difficult lesson for most people to grasp. It is easier to drill this into a child's head than an adult's head, and athletics make this possible. Time management and responsibility are major components in…

The play Ubudoda uses frames of the Actor/character, audience and space to portray a flowing series of events. The use of all these frames in a production helps to create a play that allows people playing each individual frame to interpret it differently. Ubudoda is a majority Xhosa play that explores the notion of what it is to be a man. It explores this core theme through Luyanda. Luyanda is coming back to South Africa after many years of studying in the United Kingdom. His reason for…

audience --precisely the playwright’s intent. Alfred Jerry’s grotesque “Ubu Rex” may well as be the perfect play to describe our current political climate. After all, it does involve a vulgar, incompetent and impulsive individual who manages to bully his way into power, while being unacquainted with state matters or basic etiquettes. Under the Director’s Note, it is mentioned that: “this play was written by rebellious teens to make fun of a teacher. One of them rewrote and launched that script…

The play revolves around the use of a single set, the living room of the bachelor Bernard. In order to capture the hilariousness of the comedy, I plan on using a small stage, a single set play set in the living room. The use of multiple entrances into the living room and the rapidity to which the characters come and go generate the timing of the play. That is as much a character Bernard Roberts and the stewardess themselves. The action of this play will be structured around Bernard timetable of…

In the film, The Devil’s Playground, a group of Amish kids are experiencing what the world is like outside the culture of being Amish. These kids are undergoing all the different activities to do that regular “English” kids get to experience on a day to day basis. Each day, an Amish kid of age will go out into the real world and experience what other kids do. According to the Amish, this is called, “rumspringa.” When an Amish teen of 16, he or she will be able to go out into the real world to…