Line #8 CentralTheme/Theatre


1	Remember, a CentralTheme is not the same as AnAesop; a theme is a question, idea, topic or concept that the text explores, while an Aesop is a conclusion the author reaches about the theme or a lesson they wish to impart to the reader. As such, you should avoid phrasing your examples as conclusions.
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3	* ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'': How personal issues and hangups can cloud one's judgment.
4	* ''Theatre/SeventeenSeventySix'': The UsefulNotes/AmericanRevolution was started by flawed humans, not creatures of enlightened perfection, and it was not a ForegoneConclusion in the slightest.
5	* ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'': The American Dream and how it can be warped to suit an agenda.
6	* ''Theatre/{{Cabaret}}'': Hiding away from the world.
7	* ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'': Second chances, the value of community, and the importance of showing compassion toward people who've been marginalized and left behind by society.
8	* ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' (2013 musical): The transformative power of imagination. How cultivating one's creativity and sharing it with others is a path to true happiness, a path even the humblest soul can take.
9	* ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'': The fleeting nature of fame.
10	** Alternatively, the criminal as celebrity.
11	* ''Theatre/AChorusLine'': Musical theater, and what it means to pursue your passion.
12	* ''Theatre/TheCrucible'':
13	** Religion can destroy people. Religion can turn someone to the side of the Devil. But it can also find the true goodness of a person that has been hidden.
14	** Also, people are bound and driven to find a scapegoat to avoid facing their own problems.
15	* ''Theatre/DearEvanHansen'': Having personal problems is no excuse to treat your loved ones badly. You are always responsible for your actions.
16	* ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'': Is being ordinary a bad thing? Is success the only measure of a man?
17	* ''Music/{{Evita}}'': The one thing showbusiness and politics have in common: showmanship.
18	* ''Film/AFewGoodMen'': Avoiding responsibility.
19	* ''The Flies'': One's true freedom starts at the absolution of guilt.
20	* ''Film/GlenGarryGlenRoss'':
21	** Persuasion.
22	** No one stays on top forever.
23	** What it takes to make it in modern business, even if this means losing your soul in the process.
24	* ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'': Ambition, impulsiveness, and legacy measured against time.
25	* ''Theatre/{{Heathers}}'': High school, and on a larger scale the world, is a cruel place, but it can get better if people just stopped making fun of each other's insecurities.
26	* Creator/HenrikIbsen's plays:
27	** ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'': The inequalities and delusions between a man and a woman within marriage, and what effect these can have on the relationship between them.
28	** ''Theatre/{{Ghosts}}'': The ideals of the old will come to haunt to new. Also, the sins of the father haunt the sons.
29	** ''Theatre/HeddaGabler'': Freedom from societal and [[TheUnfettered moral]] constraints.
30	** ''Theatre/TheWildDuck'': Some people live a lie but sometimes the lie is all they have.
31	* ''Theatre/InheritTheWind'': The dangers of letting you religious beliefs cloud your judgement, and that you should open your mind to new ideas even if you don't agree with them.
32	* ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'': [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor "Wishes come true, not free."]]
33	* ''Theatre/TheLastFiveYears'': Dishonesty, personal flaws, and miscommunication can tear apart relationships if left unchecked, no matter how strong the relationship may seem
34	* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'': The consequences of giving in to temptation and letting others dominate you.
35	* ''The Man Who Had All The Luck'': Luck's guilt.
36	* ''Theatre/{{Medea}}'': A WomanScorned with nowhere to seek justice will turn to revenge.
37	* ''Theatre/MerrilyWeRollAlong'': Friendship and how relationships with others change depending on your life choices.
38	* ''Theatre/OedipusRex'': Should we pursue the truth even if it [[ScrewDestiny leads to our doom]]?
39	** ''Theatre/{{Antigone}}'': What is more important: your duty to the state, or familial bonds? And how far will people go for each?
40	* ''Theatre/TheOresteia'': The CycleOfRevenge, to what extent {{Revenge}} is justified and how does one break out of the cycle.
41	* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'': People cannot be controlled.
42	* ''Theatre/ARaisinInTheSun'': Is the American Dream worth chasing?
43	* ''Theatre/RideTheCyclone'': Life isn't a game to be won, but a ride with huge ups and downs, so enjoy it while it lasts.
44	* ''Film/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' - Is man just a victim of his fate?
45	* ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'': How stories interact with real life.
46	* ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'': Which problems you can run from and which ones you should face.
47	* ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'': Love, and the (sometimes horrible) lengths people will go to because of it.
48	** Madness, and how it can consume people.
49	* Creator/TennesseeWilliams' plays:
50	** ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'': What's left for a man [[BrokenPedestal with no one else to look up to]]?
51	** ''Theatre/TheGlassMenagerie'': Living in a fantasy world versus living in the real one.
52	** ''Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire'': Clinging on to traditions and delusions in the face of the corruption of modern life.
53	* ''Theatre/WestSideStory'': Hatred and prejudice will always lead to tragedy.
54	* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'': Good intentions can still have terrible ramifications, and true friendship can be found in the most unlikely of places.
55	* Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays:
56	** ''Theatre/AllsWellThatEndsWell'': The role women play in young mens' transition to adulthood.
57	** ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'': Every great man dies twice.
58	** ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'': "All the world's a stage, and we are merely players."
59	** ''Theatre/{{Coriolanus}}'':
60	*** Democracy can be corrupted by any asshole who chooses to do so.
61	*** When society moves on, it leaves behind some truly amazing people.
62	** ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'': The clash of thought and action. A complex mind finds simple actions such as {{Revenge}} hard to appreciate whereas more pragmatic simple people can live with themselves by easy justifications.
63	** ''Theatre/HenryIV'': The relationships between fathers and sons. The clash between frivolous youth and responsible adulthood.
64	** ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'': The conflict between personal honor and the greater good. Whether a honorable man can retain honor after committing betrayal and in the face of defeat.
65	** ''Theatre/KingLear'': How madness can corrupt and give wisdom.
66	** ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'': The cost of the pursuit of power.
67	** ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' - The price one must pay for one's deeds.
68	** ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'': Love can be difficult, but also magical and beautiful.
69	** ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'': Jealousy.
70	** ''Theatre/RichardII'' - Do the ends justify the means?
71	** ''Theatre/RichardIII'' - How villainy promises nothing but death and destruction.
72	** ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'': The price of young and reckless love.
73	** ''Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew'': What is the real role of women in marriage?
74	** ''Theatre/TimonOfAthens'': It is much better to be a misanthrope; you won't be hurt in the end.

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