Plays

"We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us. And these appearances are usually misleading."-Robert Greene. In the tragedy Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, Macbeth and Lady Macb…

Have you ever met a famous, well-known person that grows into an insane murderer? Well in the book, Macbeth by Shakespeare, a couple of people transform into just this. This book begins with a well-kn…

The play "Hedda Gabler" by Henrik Ibsen dives into a cynical Hedda Gabler who fights societal gender expectations in order to gain a secure life; additionally, instead of adapting to the new lifestyle…

Reverend Samuel Parris sacrificial and heroic, or is he selfish and villainous? There could be possible controversy over this subject. Some may see him as a relatively selfish person who only cares ab…

Ambition is something that drives people to accomplish their goals. It is a great emotion, except when there is too much of it. When people become overly ambitious it can lead them to self destruction…

In Oedipus rex, Sophiclies shows how Oedipus's hubris brings him down. Oedipus is told by Appollo, that he, himself is the one who killed his father Laius as well as marring his own mother. Oedipus di…

Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play about unbridled ambition. The term "ambition" refers to the concept of having or displaying a strong desire to succeed. It could be motivated by necessity, greed, or va…

In the play "Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, humanism expresses the complex relationship of finding a personal sense of identity and living beyond societal standards regardless of gender; connecting to…

Storytelling is a universal language, personal yet so relatable, it allows human's to be granted a greater connection through the act. The texts 'Photograph 51' and 'The Penelopiad' both display the i…

In Shakespeare's "The Tempest" the native American character Caliban Is depicted as a monster who lives outside of society. He is also described as a born devil belonging to a "vile race". At the time…