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
Introduction A Doll’s House is a 3-act problem play written when a revolution was going on in Europe. The play is a landmark in the development of a new genre-realism, which depicts life appropriately, thus going against, idealism and utopian thoughts of the preceding ages. The play deals with the fate of a married woman, who lacked … Read more
The play The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde ridicules Victorian customs and traditions, marriage and particularly the pursuit of love. In Victorian times earnestness was considered as of the topmost ideals for reforming the lower classes. Later on, it spread to the upper class as well. The very subtitle of the play ‘A Trivial Comedy For Serious People’ shows the theme. Within … Read more
Introduction This play was written and produced in 1895. It is a comedy of identity and self-invention. It is a satire on the hollowness of Victorian society and has the themes of homosexual relationships. It was thought to be Wilde’s most original work, however, it has been borrowed from most of the other plays. Act 1 … Read more
Introduction Criticism flourished in England during the restoration of Stuarts. An Essay of Dramatic Poesy deals with the views of major critics and the tastes of men and women of the time of Dryden. The work is in the form of semi-drama thus making abstract theories interesting. In the late 17th century, Shakespeare was severely criticised … Read more
Read this article to know about King Lear Short Summary by Shakespeare. King Lear Short Summary King Lear of Britain, being aged, comes to a decision to retire from the kingship and as a consequence divides his realm amongst his three daughters, and publicises he goes to offer the largest percentage to the most effective … Read more
Introduction The play is a serious comedy. It is a domestic play having common aspects of day-to-day life. It doesn’t possess any hero-heroine story or an adventure or magic story etc. The play has been divided into three Acts. It starts in the morning & ends on the night of the same day. Act 1 (in … Read more
Preparation for Wedding Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is preparing for the wedding with Hippolyta, whom he has won in a battle. Egeus enters along with his daughter Hermia, Lysander (whom she loves) and Demetrius (whom Egeus wants to marry his daughter). Egeus asks Theseus to make his daughter agree to marry Demetrius and if … Read more
A Political Play This play concentrates mainly on political aspects of society. Every nation has a certain type of government which it deserves. The type of government doesn’t change the death or murder of the ruler. In the play, Julius Caesar, we see that the subjects treat the ruler as God & have no issues. … Read more
Victory of Julius Caesar The play opens with a crowd that has gathered to celebrate the victory of Julius Caesar over the sons of Pompey. But Flavius & Marullus being jealous of Julius Caesar oppose this celebration & show pity for Pompey. They force the crowd to go back to their respective works. Thus the … Read more
