DRAMA

Beckett

“
Nothing is funnier than unhappiness
.”
(Nell in Endgame )
Discuss Waiting for Godot and Endgame   in the light of this quotation

Byrne
The Slab Boys Trilogy has been described as “ a study in aspiration and frustration
”.
Discuss Byrne’s dramatic treatment of “ aspiration and frustration” in The Slab Boys Trilogy

Chekhov

“Chekhov’s characters experience human passions—love, hate, rage, jealousy—only in a temporary or muted form.” Keeping this assertion in mind, discuss Chekhov’s

presentation of at least two characters in Uncle Vanya or in The Cherry Orchard.

Friel

“Friel’s characters inhabit the territory between hope and disappointment.” To what extent do you agree? In your answer you should refer to Translations and Dancing at

Lughnasa.

Lindsay

“Lindsay is at his most bitingly satirical when he focuses on the corruption of the Church.” How far do you agree?

Lochhead

Analyse and evaluate Lochhead’s use of stagecraft and other dramatic techniques in Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off and in Dracula.