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"Madame Butterfly" and "True West"
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A 5 page paper which examines the two productions "Madame Butterfly" and "True West" and illustrates how the two are very similar in terms of presenting dual nature as it relates to humans, no matter their culture. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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"Mankind" and "Everyman"
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This 3 page paper discusses two morality plays, "Mankind" and the classic "Everyman." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVManEvr.rtf

"Masks in Modern Drama" by Susan Harris Smith
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A 12 page paper which examines chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Susan Harris Smith's book "Masks in Modern Drama." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmasks.rtf

"Naturalism" in Two Strindberg Plays.
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(5 pp) In the he late 1880s Strindberg began to experiment with free verse and created the great dramas The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), and Creditors (1888). The Father vividly expresses Strindberg's view of the war between the sexes, in which he saw man as victimized by woman. Miss Julie is a psychological study of the seduction of an upper-class woman by an insensitive chauffeur. This discussion will look at the naturalism shown in both plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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"Naturalism" in Two Strindberg Plays.
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(5 pp) In the he late 1880s Strindberg began to experiment with free verse and created the great dramas The Father (1887), Miss Julie (1888), and Creditors (1888). The Father vividly expresses Strindberg's view of the war between the sexes, in which he saw man as victimized by woman. Miss Julie is a psychological study of the seduction of an upper-class woman by an insensitive chauffeur. This discussion will look at the naturalism shown in both plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BBstrnbR.doc

"Noises Off"
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A 3 page paper which discusses the play "Noises Off." The paper discusses relevant details of the script and the production, what the script and the production are seeking to achieve, and what elements of the script and the production are successful, or otherwise, in achieving the goal of this theatrical event. bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: RAnoisoff.wps

"Oedipus Tyrannus": Guilt and Innocence
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This 3 page paper discusses the issues of guilt and innocence with regard to the character of Oedipus in Sophocles' tragedy. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVOTGilt.rtf

"Splendor in the Grass"
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An 8 page paper which discusses the movie "Splendor in the Grass" and further illustrates the works of Elia Kazan, who directed the movie, and William Inge, who wrote the screenplay. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAsplendor.wps

"The Blood Knot": Identity
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A 22 page paper which discusses different aspects of identity as is found in Athol Fugard's play, "The Blood Knot." Homi K. Bhabha's theories, regarding colonial mimicry, are also discussed as they apply to Fugard's play. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
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"The Crucible" Asks Difficult Questions
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(5 pp) Is it some tragic theme, of humanity, that needs to keep repeating itself--married man has an affair with young girl, destruction follows? Or does literature just reflect the consistent foibles, or "the potholes" in the human road? Arthur Miller makes the bad guys the heroes in his 1953 play the Crucible. We will look at this reversal of morality in the characters of John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse in this discussion.
Filename: BBmilcrc.doc