“The Beggars Opera”
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A paper which looks at Gay’s Beggars Opera, in terms of its cultural and political satire and its relationship to the forms of traditional Italian opera, the way in which Gay uses highly accessible musical forms in order to emphasise his attack on cultural elitism in the operatic world, and his connection with the Scriblerians and their similar usage of satire in their art.
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“The Blacks: A Clown Show” by Jean Genet
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A 3 page paper which examines the significance and symbolism of the white masks in “The Blacks: A Clown Show” by Jean Genet. No additional sources cited.
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“The Butcher Boy” and “Zigger Zagger”
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A 5 page paper which compares the stories of “The Butcher Boy” by Patrick McCabe and “Zigger Zagger” by Peter Terson. The paper focuses on childhood, religion, and rebellion. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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“The Cabaret”: A Review of the Popular Movie and the Book and Previous Productions on Which it is Based
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A 9 page overview of the 1972 cinematic production. The author traces the history of the film back to a play and a movie entitled “I Am a Camera” which were based, in turn, on the book “Berlin Stories” (also referred to as “Goodbye to Berlin”) by Christopher Isherwood. Set in 1931 in pre-war Berlin, these productions detail the events and circumstances surrounding a popular Berlin nightclub as to how they relate to the turmoil raging under the surface in Germany as a whole. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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“The Crucible” and a Controlling Society
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A 4 page paper which examines the society in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” The society depicted is harsh and strict and thus experiences many problems. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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“The Crucible” and the McCarthy Trials
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A 6 page paper which discusses the similarities found in “The Crucible” and the McCarthy Trials. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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“The Crucible” and the Salem Witch Trials
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A 5 page paper which examines “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller and the Salem Witch Trials. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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“The Elephant Man”
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A five page paper which looks at Bernard Pomerance’s play The Elephant Man, and the ways in which the character of John Merrick interacts with society in order to demonstrate the discrepancy between external preconceptions and inner reality, and the contrast between his own physical deformities and the way in which Victorian society is itself distorted and corrupt. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“The Little Shop of Horrors”
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This 3 page paper is a descriptive, interpretative and evaluative critique of the play “The Little Shop of Horrors.” Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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“The Metamorphoses” on Broadway
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A 6 page review of the Broadway production “The Metamorphoses” written and directed by Mary Zimmerman. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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