Articles for tag: American Drama, Living Single, The Jacksons

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Willy Loman & Oedipus – Tragic Heroes?

Oedipus is perhaps one of the foundations of Greek tragedy writing, but he also comes with controversy. Despite the timing of its writing and the way in which it fits Greek tragedy, the question is still raised among literary circles as to whether he is a tragic hero. Willy Loman of “Death of a Salesman” ...

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John Osborne: The Angry Young Man of the English Theater

The press release for 26-year-old John Osborne’s first produced play, Look Back in Anger, which opened on the 11th anniversary of Victory-Europe Day (May 8, 1956), called the dramatist “an angry young man.” After the stunning success of the play, the term “Angry Young Man” became the abel for a generation of Englishmen born before ...

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Characters and Themes of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

When Arthur Miller was asked to respond to a statement made by a critic that his play Death of a Salesman was a “ticking time bomb under capitalism,” Miller responded by stating, “he hoped it was, or at least under the b.s. of capitalism, this pseudo life that thought to touch the clouds by standing ...

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Three Men Who Make Romantic Comedies Worth Watching

For many moviegoers, there are certain actors who tend to fit roles better than others. Not just any actor can play in a romantic comedy. A romantic comedy actor needs to have charm, looks, and appeal in order to engage the audience. There are a few Hollywood performers who seem to fit the role of ...

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The Brooklyn Dodgers History

The Brooklyn Dodgers are one of the most storied and fabled teams in all of baseball history. Most famous for their second baseman, Jackie Robinson, breaking the color barrier in not only baseball but all of professional sports, the Dodgers were one of the first teams to join the then-upstart National League. The Brooklyn Dodgers ...