David Mamet/Oleanna
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A 5 page essay about David Mamet's evocative play, Oleanna, which can be read on several different levels. One of the principal ways in which it can be addressed is in the way that Mamet presents the world of higher education through the character of John, the egotistical college professor. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khmamet.wps

Deaf Theatre
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A 5 page paper which provides a general summary and informational outline on deaf theatre. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGdeafth.rtf

Death of a Salesman.
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(5 pp). Death of a Salesman gives different insights and different meanings to the American dream of success and shows what can happen when the dream is false, distorted or unfulfilled. The American dream was in serious trouble for Willy Loman and his family because of his fervent pursuit of success, wealth and status. He believed in the myth that success was based on popularity, personality and personal attractiveness. "Be liked and you will never want." (p.33) and "Riding on a smile and a shoeshine," and ". . . personality always wins the day." (p. 65) are examples of those deceptions. Bbliography lists 3 sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources. BBdthSal.doc
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Death of a Salesman.
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(5 pp) Death of a Salesman gives different insights and different meanings to the American dream of success and shows what can happen when the dream is false, distorted or unfulfilled. The American dream was in serious trouble for Willy Loman and his family because of his fervent pursuit of success, wealth and status. He believed the myth that success was based on popularity, personality and personal attractiveness. "Be liked and you will never want" (.33), and "Riding on a smile and a shoeshine," and ". . . personality always wins the day" ( 65) are examples of those deceptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBdthSR.doc

Death Of A Salesman: Conflict Between Father And Son
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A 5 page paper. Miller's play is a commentary on the American way of life and on the preoccupation with wealth and influence. The story revolves around the conflict between Willy Loman, an older traveling salesman, and his oldest son, Biff, who was a exceptional football player in high school. Many critics have said that Biff is both a reflection and an amplification of Willy. The paper discusses the conflict between them and analyzes the different causes of it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGdeath2.wps

Death of a Salesman: Meaning
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A 5 page paper which discusses the literal and symbolic meanings of the title "Death of a Salesman," the play by Arthur Miller. In the literal meaning we are truly presented with the death of one man, a salesman, Willy Loman. In the symbolic meaning we see the death of the salesman as representative of the death of the American dream, or the ridding of illusion as it applies to the American dream. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsalesmn.wps

Description of the Opera “La Traviata”
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This 5 page report discusses Giuseppe Verdi’s (1813-1901) “La Traviata,” created in 1853. In the nearly 150 years since that time, it has become one of the best-known and most frequently performed operas in the Western world. The story of the opera revolves around the courtesan Violetta Valery and the man she loves, Alfredo. Misunderstandings and confusions separate the two who are reunited by the end of the opera, only to face the death of Violetta. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: BWtravi.rtf

DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF O’NEILL’S A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
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This 4 page paper discusses the various ways that the play can be analyzed: feminist perspective, historical, and psychoanlytical. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBo'neil.rtf

Doctor Faustus and MacBeth
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A 10 page paper which examines how the character of Doctor Faustus is not a character we can sympathize with or even pity, unlike Macbeth whom we can pity and have sympathy for. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmacfst.rtf

Documentary Theater & Truth
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A 5 page research paper that examines documentary theatre and how it fits with Plato's definition of truth in storytelling. The writer addresses whether or not a documentary, of any stripe, as a "story," can present the truth in an unbiased, objective manner. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khdocthe.rtf

Dominance, passivity and gender roles in Wide Sargasso Sea and Medea
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A six page paper which considers how far it is accurate to say that these two works illustrate male domination and female passivity, with reference to the social and cultural themes which are also a vital element in the texts.
Filename: JLsargasso.rtf

Doubling of Parts in Shakespeare’s “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and “King Henry VIII”
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This is a 6 page paper describing the opportunities available for the doubling of parts in the William Shakespeare’s “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and “King Henry VIII”. The Shakespearean plays “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and “King Henry VIII” both provide ample opportunities for actors to assume multiple roles. In a relatively small and often touring company of a dozen or so players, the plays both call for up to thirty different parts. While men are mostly distinguished by their beards and women (portrayed by men) are distinguished by their slight builds, smooth faces and dresses, the plays both call for additional demands on dual roles. Luckily, in “The Two Noble Kinsmen” many of the characters introduced in the first scene are robed and veiled allowing for an easy transition back stage into other characters. In “King Henry VIII” many more male characters are needed in addition to the regular group of attendants and guards. Shakespeare provides the audience with detailed descriptions of the lords and dukes’ distinct cloaks or jackets which allow the actors to only place on one garment to assume a particular role. Skilful planning must take place and while many characters enter and exit, both plays only largely require a maximum of a dozen players on the stage at any one time. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJdoubl1.rtf