15855. "PETER GRIMES" BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN (REVIEW OF OPERA). This paper analyzes Act III, Scene 2 of the opera, in which the character Peter Grimes experiences his final breakdown. Discusses how the music in the scene reflects the themes and motifs used earlier in the opera, and how Britten used musical devices for dramatic effect and to express Grimes' psychological state of mind. 10 pages; 13 footnotes; 7 bibliographic sources. 2,640 words.