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A.X. Bates

What Leads To Sexual Objectification and Exploitation

The role of sex and how it relates to one’s power in “The Homecoming” by Harold Pinter.

8 min readApr 26, 2022

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What Leads To Sexual Objectification and Exploitation

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A.X. Bates

Theatre Reads: An Archive of Plays

A growing list of all the plays that I’m reading and sharing my thoughts on in “theatre stuff.”

2 min readApr 20, 2022

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Theatre Reads: An Archive of Plays

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A.X. Bates

The Realities Behind False Confessions

People can be pressured by the police into falsely confessing to crimes, and “The Crucible” demonstrates how this happens.

10 min readApr 19, 2022

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The Realities Behind False Confessions

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A.X. Bates

War Benefits No One

The impact of war on people’s lives and the lengths to which people go to survive, as presented in ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ .

7 min readApr 12, 2022

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War Benefits No One

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A.X. Bates

What It Takes To Be Successful In Today’s Society

The stories of different women in Caryl Churchill’s “Top Girls” shows the sacrifices that are made for voices to be heard.

7 min readApr 4, 2022

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What It Takes To Be Successful In Today’s Society

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A.X. Bates

Does One’s Intentions Matter When Determining The Morality Of An Action?

T. S. Eliot portrays different perspectives on the events of Thomas Becket’s assassination in “Murder in the Cathedral.”

5 min readMar 29, 2022

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Does One’s Intentions Matter When Determining The Morality Of An Action?

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A.X. Bates

Sometimes, It’s Easier To Continue Suffering Than To Make A Change

“Waiting For Godot” reveals a lot about human psychology and the tendency to get stuck in an endless cycle.

7 min readMar 21, 2022

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Sometimes, It’s Easier To Continue Suffering Than To Make A Change

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A.X. Bates

The Question Of Who Has Control Over Life Is Quite Complicated

August Strindberg gives us a look into naturalism and its case against free will, through his play ‘Miss Julie’.

7 min readMar 12, 2022

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The Question Of Who Has Control Over Life Is Quite Complicated

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A.X. Bates

There’s No Way To Really Know Who We Can Trust

Because nothing is what it seems, at least that’s how it is in ‘The Mousetrap’ by Agatha Christie.

5 min readMar 5, 2022

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There’s No Way To Really Know Who We Can Trust

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A.X. Bates

You Know How This Performance Is Going To End, Right?

‘Our Town’ was the reminder I needed to start appreciating my ordinary life.

4 min readFeb 27, 2022

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You Know How This Performance Is Going To End, Right?

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