... Streetcar Named Desire- and Ibsen's "A Doll's House-: Dramatic Conflict in the Male/Female Relationship In any narrative, the development of the plot and the creation of compelling characters depends on a single literary element: the presence of conflict. While colorful prose and realistic dialogue may give a play or novel some artistic merit, it is the conflict that gives the fiction its dramatic ... energy; it is the conflict that draws the audience in, holds their interest, and brings them to care about the characters and the ultimate resolution of the ... the simplest depictions ha...

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The human experience encompasses a plethora of emotions and qualities that affect us on a daily basis. Throughout history, literary have served to portray the human experience and the play Hamlet addresses the universal concerns that still resonate in a modern context. Hamlet discusses the various issues of mortality, in particular, ... fundamental questions of life and Shakespeare has been able to explore this through Hamlet, creating a moral guide that is still relevant to a contemporary audience. Hamlet is not only a staple in literary studies, but also forces intellectuals to discuss var...

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... monarchy that Claudius has caused. Consequently, tension is further created as Hamlet's corruption is identified as he contemplates whether or not to avenge. The male characters, conveyed as sexually experienced, abuse and mistreat the female characters. In Hamlet, Ophelia and Gertrude are mistreated and accused of relying on their sexual appetite for self-fulfillment. Ophelia is being used as bait by Polonius ... age incapable of possessing love, resulting her to only remarries for the joy of sex as was expected in early modern England. Shakespeare uses sexual imagery to signify Hamlet...

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... without thinking of the consequences to follow. Hamlet's quest for revenge begins as a noble cause, but the change in his approach of decision-making leads to the death of countless characters. After hearing the Ghost's claims about how Claudius murdered his father, Hamlet decides to step back and gather some more information before taking action. He says, "Be thou a spirit ... or blasts from hell, be thy intents wicked or charitable, thou comest in questionable shape" (I, iv). He believes that the Ghost may be trying to fool him, which some literary critics agree with. "He does not acc...

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... style of theatre was Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead. Set in roughly the same time period as Hamlet but written in 1967, Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead took two characters deemed too unimportant to feature in Shakespeare's Hamlet and centralizes them using an Absurdist mould. Stoppard's Audience, mostly elitist intellectuals, was thrust upon them absurdist theatre. They saw: "The post ... meaning. In response, Stoppard was able to open his audience's eyes, as "The element of "pure", abstract theatre in the theatre of the absurd is an aspect of its anti-literary a...

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