I am a boy. I am twelve-year-old. My name is Deepak. Deepak means a lamp which gives us light in dark and it also shows the way at night. I am proud of my name. My grandmother gave me this name. I live in Delhi. It is a beautiful city. It is the capital of … Read more
Introduction The parable that opens the play sets the structure. The entire prologue is absolutely communist in its message. Any capitalist society would argue that land belongs to those who own it but Brecht stresses on the fact that it should go to those who can use it in a better way. It presents Brecht’s … Read more
Introduction Albert Camus was one of those who has seen as well as suffered the atrocities of World War II. His Idea of Absurdism is deeply influenced by the wars. However, he didn’t like himself to be called a philosopher of the absurd. For this reason, he showed very less interest in absurdism after composing his Myth of Sisyphus. … Read more
Introduction The Cocktail Party by TS Eliot is one of his most famous works. It is a morality play that deals with the failing marriage between Edward and Lavinia. The play according to Eliot is a comedy but has very less comic elements. Instead, it has profound aspects and themes which make it quite odd. … Read more
Introduction Antigone is a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, written in around 441BC. It is one of the ancient play that has a female protagonist. In an era of strict cultural rules that curtailed women liberation, Sophocles created a character like Antigone which is a breakthrough in that age. Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and … Read more
Introduction Oscar Wilde is one of the renowned Irish dramatists of Victorian Era, infamous for his notorious history. He led a miserable life due to personal problems, marital issues, imprisonment, harsh criticism, and trails because of homosexuality. This led to his early death. Wilde was also infamous for writing duplicate content. The Importance of Being Earnest is … Read more
The Younger Jealous Son Happy Loman, the younger son of Willy and Linda Loman, appears in the play as an unattractive and overweight young man, who is not loved and appreciated as much as his elder brother; therefore, becoming jealous of his elder brother. Unlike his name, Happy never feels happy and satisfied in his … Read more
Loving Wife Linda Loman, the wife of Willy Loman in the play, appears as a kind-hearted, loving and caring wife who believes in standing by her family through thick and thin. She loves her husband Willy more than her sons throughout the play. Like a kind and supportive wife, Linda never complains of her husband’s … Read more
Identity Loss Death of a Salesman describes a man, Biff Loman, who had lost his identity and he lacks the ability to accept change within himself and the society. His thinking and behaviour was the outcome of his father’s mental illness and instability. Biff was Willy’s oldest son and Willy was really crazy about him. … Read more
Introduction Although much of the dramatic work was composed during Shakespeare’s lifetime, the most typical of the plays appeared after his death. There were several great names, after Shakespeare, of English stage-Ben Jonson, Chapman Webster, Beaumont and Fletcher, Dekker, Middleton and many others. This gave to the English theatre, a glory of its own. Ben … Read more
