Category: Drama

Waiting for Godot as an Absurdist Play The Theatre of the Absurd was a dramatic philosophic movement in France during the 1950s. This metaphysical theory was thought to be influenced by World War II considering that the Nazis were infiltrating France. With people feeling hopeless to the inhumane treatment of others it is hard to…

The Purpose of Human Life in Waiting for Godot With no apparent meaning, people attempt to impose meaning on it through patterned behaviour and fabricated purposes to distract from the fact that their situation is hopelessly unfathomable. Samuel Becketts 1950s play Waiting for Godot captures this feeling and view of the world, characterising it with…

Waiting For Godot and Absurdist Theatre Human life is ultimately purposeless, to cope with this confrontation, we employ an array of distractions, in futile attempts to dispute this harsh truth. The Theatre of the Absurd emerged after World War II and found artists struggling to find meaning amongst mans self-induced devastation (TED-Ed, 2018). Waiting For…

Theme of Existence in Waiting for Godot and The Goat Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and The Goat by Edward Albee are plays characterised by their genre-bending approach to storytelling. In the tradition of tragedy and comedy, both authors focalise on producing an emotional response in their audiences in a manner that recalls Barthes’…

Theme of Interdependency in Waiting for Godot In Samuel Becketts absurdist play, Waiting for Godot, written in 1949, through the individual characterisations and the portrayal of the relationship between Vladimir and Estragon, Beckett provides insight into the human condition through an emphasis on the interdependency present within relationships and its subsequent effects on individuals. During…

Modern Drama Essay Modern Dramas engage audiences by bringing the problems of life to the stage. The play Twelve Angry Men written by Reginald Rose, is a Modern Drama that covers real-life social issues, portraying themes of social class, race, justice, and innocence. The play is based on 12 jurors who are instructed to deliberate…

Drama Analysis Essay on ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’  American literature shows the relationship between traditional and modern values in Tennessee Williams’s psychological drama A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). After the brief introduction, the author focuses on two main characters Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski who symbolize significant historical pressure between the traditional values of the…

Why I Like Drama Essay  There are a lot of famous dramas in Japan, and many people enjoy watching them. When I was in elementary school, some dramas led to the sales of many celebrities. And also there were so many masterpieces that it was said to be the golden age of the drama. I…

Drama Analysis Essay Throughout the drama, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, author, Robert Emmet Sherwood presents the themes of death, doubt, and war and peace. Sherwood conveys these themes through the use of structure, character development, and language. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama contains the historical context of Abraham Lincolns life and reflects various experiences he faced…

Essay on Drama Raina Telgemeier Summary Raina Telgemeier wants to be a normal sixth grader, after one night after coming home from Girl Scouts. While she was running with her friends, she fell and injured her two front teeth. That same night Raina goes to the hospital with her mom and dad. The next morning…