Honors history essay

Honors History Essay

If you happen to be a fan of plays or even just know about plays then you know that not all of them are musicals. Music however does play a big part in theater quite often whether it is a major part of the play or simply just a background sound to set a specific tone. However I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.

Plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and much Ado About Nothing are some of the most famous plays ever and did not have music written into their scripts. There are some famous musicals out there but the number of non-musical plays outnumbers the amount of musicals. Also what makes a great non-musical play is not the background music; it’s the acting and/or the plot of the play. Even in some musicals the plot and acting makes the play great not just the music. If you do prefer music in your plays you could even imagine the music that goes behind a scene yourself.

Another reason music isn’t necessary to a play is because you could easily imagine what music would go into a play yourself. Imagine watching a play and the acting and scenery are magnificent the only flaw is that you don’t like the music that the director has chosen for a particular scene and now you feel as the though he doesn’t know what he’s is doing and it ruins the whole play for you. Now image the same play only there is no music in the background and you can happily image that your favorite song is going along with the actors. A bad soundtrack could ruin your whole theater experience when a soundtrack could be totally avoided in the first place. This shows music is unnecessary and can even make people not want to see a play.

Also music is unnecessary in theater because it can cause people to not want to see the play. What’s your favorite non-musical play? Oh Really? I had no idea. Now imagine you see a poster for the play coming into town but the poster says it has been readapted into a musical. Now you probably liked the original play because of the acting or the storyline, but now it’s a musical and you have no interest in seeing it. Or you do have an interest in seeing it because you are an adventurous person and the play is now ruined for you because every time you see that play the hideous music of the musical version that you saw plays in your head every time you think about it.

Music can sometimes be a great part of theater but I believe it is not necessary because it takes away the audiences ability to imagine music to the play, many plays have been successful without it, and it can sometimes turn people off the play. I’m not saying that all plays with music in them are terrible they’re not I’ve enjoyed some plays with music myself, but when I see a play it’s not for the music it is because I’ve heard the acting was great, or the storyline is mind blowing. I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.