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'All Things Bright and Beautiful' - What makes this play an interesting drama?  

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English Coursework- 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' What makes this play an interesting drama? All Things Bright and Beautiful is a comedy with serious implications. The meaning of this play is far too strong to be ever sunk in comedy. Waterhouse and Hall have captured the audiences' attention well with the witty comedic side to this play, but have also introduced a very serious element, that is the destruction of all things bright and beautiful. The plight of the Hesseltine family is a very real one, and 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' is the story of a family faced with the indignities of having to depend on petty bureaucracy for happiness and even the essentials of life. In the introduction to this play, Waterhouse and Hall declare: " It is not a farce about a bunch of 'layabouts' who miraculously acquire a church lectern." The writers emphasize here that there is a...

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