The Importance of Being Earnest English Summary
“The Importance of Being Earnest” By Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Key information: Full Title: The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. Genre:…
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The Caretaker English Summary
Key Facts: 1. Writer: Harold Pinter (1930-2008). 2. Original Title: The Caretaker. 3. Genre: Dark Comedy 4. Published date: 1960. 5. Number of acts: Thee.…
Waiting for Godot English Summary
Key Facts: 1. Writer: Samuel Beckett (1906-89). 2. Original Title: En attendant Godot. 3. Genre: Absurd Drama/ Tragicomedy. 4. Published date: 1952 in French in…
The Glass Menagerie Key Facts and Summary
By Tennessee Williams (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) Themes of the play Characters Tom Wingfield His features: Tom is an aspiring poet who…
Death of a Salesman Key facts and Summary
By American playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005) Key Information Characters Major characters Willy Loman He is a sixty plus travelling salesman. He is the tragic character…
Desire Under the Elms key facts and Summary
Written by Eugene O’Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953). He is famous for expressionism. Key information: Date premiered: November 11, 1924 Genre:…
Modern Drama Brief Suggestion NU Masters 2019-20
You Never Can Tell Brief Suggestion Q.1. What is the subject of the play You Never Can Tell? Ans. A dentist falls in love and…
Short note on the character of Cabot
Introduction “Desire Under the Elms” (1924) is a modern tragedy written by Eugene O’Neill (1888 – 1953). Cabot is the father of Simeon, Peter, and…
Elements of folk drama in Desire Under the Elms
Introduction “Desire Under the Elms” (1924) is a modern tragedy written by Eugene O’Neill (1888 – 1953). Folk refers to the carriers of culture, social…
The symbol of the glass menagerie
Introduction For being a memory play, symbolism works as a part and parcel of “The Glass Menagerie”. Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) uses a number of symbols…
