Natures of Drama

Throughout history numerous playwrights have brought about many contributions to the theatrical world. As I have discovered throughout my three semesters of Dramatic Literature, playwrights have different approaches to theatricality. Some of the plays we have read seem like gibberish when being read, but when acted out fly by the seat of their pants with comedy. Other plays were phenomenal to read, but hard to envision on stage. This is partly due to the different …

…both angry and afraid at the same time. He puts on the physicality of a proud, confident person. In reality, he is very unconfident, afraid and angry. This contradiction is present in his personality. Both Arthur Miller and Samuel Beckett offer different approaches to a successful use in theatrical language. I loved reading both these plays for different reasons. I believe Miller and Beckett accomplished the same level of success, but on very different terms