'Blue-Beard' at Covent Garden
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A ten page history of the era during the nineteenth century when theater and spectacle merged, as epitomized by the use of horses in a production of 'Blue-Beard' at London's Covent Garden. The role of well-known actor and producer John Philip Kemble is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KBcovent.wps

'Hamlet' and 'Dr. Faustus'
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This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the ways in which Shakespeare and Marlowe comment on a moral theme in their plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVHamFau.rtf

'night Mother, Tragic but not Tragedy
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A 4 page essay that argues that Marsha Norman's play 'night, Mother fails to fit the definition of Greek tragedy. This examination of the play reveals that it is not Greek tragedy, merely tragic, because Jessie's final act accomplishes no purpose. It is merely her final abdication of personal responsibility. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khnornm.rtf

'Top Girls' By Caryl Churchill
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5 pages in length. Caryl Churchill's Top Girls set a precedent unlike any other feminist theatre production had heretofore accomplished; as such, this unparalleled approach created a combination of difficulties as well as unusual opportunities for the playwright while preparing the original production. With the critical acclaim inherent to this type of theatrical breakthrough, it is not surprising to find that Churchill's original production was paramount to the growing awareness of escalating gender issues in the early 1980s. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCTpGrl.rtf

“A queer reading of ‘Never the Sinner’”
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A paper which contrasts traditional and queer readings of literary texts, and looks at John Logan’s ‘Never the Sinner’ from the perspective of the latter, in terms of the way in which the characters are presented and Logan’s interpretation of their motivations.
Filename: JLqueerread.wps

“A Raisin in the Sun”
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A 5 page overview of this play first performed on Broadway in 1959. The author emphasizes the familial relationships which unfold in the play. The contention is presented that a black female serves as the primary head of the fictional family presented in the film just as black females often serve as the heads of real life families today and yesterday. The lesson that eventually emerges, however, is that the love and strength of the family’s matriarch can ultimately pay off in the maturation of other family members.
Filename: PPraisin.rtf

“A Raisin in the Sun” and “Fences"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes, comparing and contrasting, two plays: Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and August Wilson’s “Fences.” Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: RAraf.rtf