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Papers On Theater
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Blanche DuBois: Insane?
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A 5 page paper which examines the character of Blanche
DuBois from Tennessee William's play "A Streetcar Named Desire." The paper discusses
whether or not she is insane. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAblnch2.rtf
Brecht and the Theatre of Cruelty
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A paper which investigates Arnaud's Theatre of Cruelty and in particular the way that Arnaud's theories can be applied to Brecht's Mother Courage and her Children. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLarnaud.rtf
Brecht's Epic Theatre and Postmodern Theatre
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A 7 page paper which examines the
differences between Brecht's Epic Theatre and Postmodern Theatre. Bibliography lists 10
sources.
Filename: RAbrecht.wps
Brecht/Epic Theatre & Mother Courage
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A 10 page research paper/essay that analyzes Bertolt Brecht's play "Mother Courage and Her Children." This play addresses the senselessness of war and human depravity that results from totalitarianism; however, Brecht does this by using his own unique perspective and sense of theatre, rather than following the Aristotelian paradigm for tragedy, which had traditionally ruled theatrical productions. Rather than following the traditional theatrical paradigm in regards to tragedy, which engages the audience on an emotional level, Brecht endeavored to keep his audience outside of the action as observers, but to cause them to think about what was happening, its ramifications and social significance, which Brecht referred to as "epic" theatre. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khbremc.rtf
Brian Friel’s “Translations” -- A Drama of Cultural Ambivalence
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This 12 page report discusses Irish playwright Brian Friel’s work
“Translations.” In it, he tells the story of the British to
dominate all of Irish culture and heritage by translating and
changing ancient Gaelic names of villages and towns into English.
Many drama critics, social commentators, and literary historians
have described it a “metaphor” or a parable of the struggles in
Northern Ireland regarding the British, cultural assimilation,
and the determination to maintain a separate and unique identity.
Friel demonstrates that the translation of language was no simple
exercise in words and the use of one language over another, it
was the beginning of an institutionalized encouragement of
cultural ambivalence that had become one of the means by which
the English were determined to eradicate uniquely Irish thinking.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWbfriel.wps
Bringing Murderers to Justice in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles”:
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Bringing Murderers to Justice in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Susan Glaspell’s “Trifles” A 3 page paper which examines specific sections of dialogue from each play and considers how these words bring sychological, moral, or philosophical complexity to the notion of bringing murderers to justice. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGhamtrif.rtf
Broadway Musicals: Just Entertainment?
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(6 pp) Is Musical Theater just entertainment? Not
always, South Pacific , Porgy and Bess , The
Wizard of Oz , and Hair all made political
statements as well. These historical plays are
discussed in light of entertainment and politics.
Filename: BBthrwardoc
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