The aim of the present work is to study the crisis of a society in transition with particular references to Tennessee Williams and Anton Chekhov. This has a particular reference to Williams' A Street car Named Desire and Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. These plays have strong resemblances as both of them portray almost identical problems. As it is, transition is a state of tensions. A sense of insecurity, uncertainty and anxiety clouds the people's minds as people ...
The Tooth of Power: A Study of Sam Shepard’s Plays and American Popular Culture
Power is a dominant theme in human relationship and social interactions. This work is an attempt to study the theme of power-struggle in the selected plays of Sam Shepard. It also aims to discuss how Sam Shepard has used American popular culture in his plays to give the individual's quest for power a sense of multi-dimensionality. The motif of power and the game of power-struggle form the basic structure of his plays. This study focuses on how Sam Shepard ...
