Elisabeth Oppelt

Harvey, written by Mary Chase, is the story of Elwood P. Dowd and his friend Harvey. Harvey is a giant rabbit that only Elwood can see. Elwood’s sister and niece are embarrassed by him and attempt...

World War I or the First World War: The name “world war” came into use shortly before the First World War and likely came from the German word “Weltkrieg,” or world war. The Great War: World War I...

The phrase “the chicken has come home to roost” is an idiom or expression that means that bad things a person says or does will come back to hurt them. The idea of a bird returned to its nest at...

The advantage of Goodreads is that how you review is largely up to you. Goodreads will only delete a review in very specific circumstances. According to their review guidelines they will only...

In Act 1 Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream a group of tradesmen from Athens decide to put on a play for Duke Theseus to celebrate his wedding. The play they choose is Pyramus and Thisbe, a story...

In Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America Barbara Ehrenreich goes undercover to see how people living at minimum wage live. As she begins the project she sets three rules for herself....

There are two answers to this question. One has to do with how a play is written and the other with how a play is performed. Puck’s final speech is an epilogue. In classical theatre epilogues are...

In Act 2 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon and Titania get into an argument. Oberon is the king of the fairies and Titania is his queen. During this argument both accuse the...

In Act 1 Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream a group of tradesman from Athens are discussing putting on a play to perform in front of Duke Theseus of Athens. The players are Nick...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 1564. Traditionally his birth date is set at April 23, 1564. His parents were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden. William was the oldest...

Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created. Frankenstein is consumed with the idea of bringing the dead back to life. He is able...

The Equal Rights Amendment was born out of the women's suffrage movement and for many appeared to be the next logical step in women's rights.  The push for women’s rights, in particular the...

Exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action and dénouement are all terms used to describe plot structure. They outline the rise and fall of the action in a story....

Several Roman senators are plotting to kill Julius Caesar. They believe that he has too much power and is becoming dangerous. Brutus is asked to participate in the murder plot. He is torn between...

This quote by Algernon describes Cecily and Gwendolen's first meeting in The Importance of Being Earnest. In order to understand how this meeting comes about it is important to...

This question deals with the myth of the Judgement of Paris. Zeus, the king of the gods, had a banquet. But he neglected to invite Eris, the goddess of discord. In retaliation, Eris creates a...

In A Doll's House, Torvald is married to Nora. He has several nicknames for her, including lark or skylark and squirrel. Often they are accompanied by diminutives like sweet or little.  These...

A Midsummer Night's Dream has a large cast of characters. There are twenty-two characters with lines and the option to include many others in the play. There are seven characters that could be...