Fences - Summary

Fences, by August B. Wilson, is about an African American man named Troy. Troy is a typical black man who believes that black people need to work hard in order to live comfortably. In the play, Troy has a wife and two kids. His son is very passionate about football but Troy thinks that that life will never come true because his baseball career wasn't successful. In the play, Troy cheats on his wife with another woman who ends up pregnant. This then leads to the separation from him and his wife. Everything all goes down hill from there. When his "lover" has the baby she ends up passing away and Troy is forced to ask her to raise his child. She does because she thinks that the child deserves a mother. In the end Troy dies and his son comes from the military to see him.

As You Like It - Assessment

As You Like It is a fantastic, comical play that will engage the reader into the lives of misfits and arrogant people. This play would get two thumbs up and is a read that many people can relate to even though it was written over a century ago. Overall it is a perfect ten out of ten and is very well recommended.

As You Like It - Summary

As You Like It by the infamous William Shakespeare, is a play that truly exhibits the Universal Human Experience. In the beginning of the play, Orlando is feeling mistreated, unwanted, and unloved. Because of this, he leaves to go live in the forest with Adam, his brothers faithful servant, but what turns out to be his best friend. In the next seen we learn of Rosalind and Celia. Both are cousins to each other who have a bond so strong that not even their own fathers can break it. When Rosalind's father was banned and sent to the forest, Celia's father took over and allowed Rosalind to stay there. But things turned bad and the new Duke kicked Rosalind out. Of course Celia went with her, but they took Touchstone with them simply because of the knowledge he had of the forest. For their own protection and so no one would recognize them, they dressed up as guys. Rosalind called herself Ganymede. As the play progresses Ganymede teaches Orlando how to love Rosalind correctly. And in the end they get married, as do all the other characters in the play, and the old Duke who was banished to the forest was allowed to become Duke again and live in the palace.

Othello - Assessment

Othello is a very famous play that revolves around a black military general and his revengeful "right hand man." Othello not only has a serious tone to it but can also be described as a disturbing play. Readers who enjoy tragedies and drama would greatly enjoy this play. The fact that it is full of things that aren't suppose to be (basically frowned upon, to put it nicely), is only but a bonus. Other than that Othello would not only pull the reader off their seat but also knock them down with such a great ending.

Othello - Summary

Othello, by the famous William Shakespeare, is a play that is focused on the universal human experience. Othello was a black man who was highly ranked in the military and respected by white people. Because of such high rankings, Othello was put in the position to promote one of his fellow military men to become a lieutenant. Iago, who was his right hand man, assumed that he would automatically get the promotion, but that wasn't the case. Othello gave the job to Cassio, infuriating Iago and causing him to seek revenge. So throughout the play, you see Iago secretly ruining Othello's life, while Othello believes that Iago is the only person he can trust. In the end, Othello ends up killing himself because he found out that he wrongfully murdered his wife. Iago's true colors are shown and he is taken to be tortured for the rest of his life.

The Crucible - Assessment

The Crucible is a compelling play that puts the reader in the lives of colonial people during the Salem Witch Trials. Just the pure tone and choice of words really set the mood of how real and horrible times were. The killings and hangings of all these innocent people really exhibit a time where everyone had to fear for their life, no one was exempt from death. This book is more then suspenseful and comes highly recommended.

The Crucible - Summary

The Crucible by Arthur Miller was a play written during the Salem Witch Trials. In the play, a married man names John Proctor and a young girl named Abigail williams engaged in adultery, a sin of passion. More so John then Abligail. When they finally get caught, Abigail loses her lover and immediately wants him back. This causes her to not only seek revenge on him but ultimately seek revenge on those who get in her way. Abigail starts calling witchery out on many innocent people. She is believed because she has a group of girls that follow her everywhere and play along with her lies. Abigail and her little pack continue to do this until the lives of many people are either taken or ruined, including John's. John, however, did not want his name to be dishonored, and with that, he chose death over allowing others to believe he once practiced witchery.