Essays 1411 - 1440
is not overly sad that he is gone. Finding herself in yet another situation, she is making the best of it. She realizes that to be...
were clearly outlined as the primary focus in the introduction above. And, these are issues that are very big in Antony and Cleopa...
people who dabbled in witchcraft were conspiring with "the Devil" (Fripp 646). According to St. Paul, "And then shall that wicke...
This essay discusses Shakespeare's "Othello" and the role of gender, race and class. Five pages in length, four sources are cited....
This essay presents a discussion of Hamlet's character. The writer argues that Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet focuses on...
This essay pertains to Shakespeare's "Othello" and Rudyard Kipling's poem "If-," which lists various qualities that are required t...
This essay pertains to the anthropocentric worldview of King Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Machiavelli, drawing on his te...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the cost of power in Shakespeare's tragedies. Richard III, As You Like It, and the ...
This essay pertain to the theme of mercy and justice as exemplified in the trial scene of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." ...
the effect which guilt has on the human individual is seen in Shakespeares Macbeth. Macbeth and his wife showed all the symptoms o...
sexual liberties but always remains faithful to the spirit of the original play" (Balingit PG). The setting is quickly establishe...
that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was gouernor of Syria) And all went to bee taxed...
This essay pertains to Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's Inferno and the impact of exile on the protagonists. Four pages in leng...
This essay pertains to the thematic content of Shakespeare's play and provides insight into the relationships that Hamlet has with...
"teach" him "how to think and speak" (3.2.35) and "create" him new" (3.2.41), which is a reversal of the Elizabethan gender stereo...
theme of servitude and freedom" (Smith 1608). We learn that Ariel was once the servant of the witch Sycorax, who was banished from...
is young and ignorant and she lies to him about many things. But, he is happy in this, for truth is far more demanding and it is e...
is served by an earthy, half-demon by the name of Caliban and a sprite named Ariel. In the course of the play, we learn that Prosp...
in front of her. In these two lines she faces defeat as she envisions her power in the image of less than a simple milk maid, a se...
who are listening can better estimate if he is mad or not. Ophelia is essentially being used by the leaders for their own gain but...
preserve her image against the confusion of emotions and her denied lust for Benedick" (BookLore). Beatrice is essentially a res...
it was smiling in my face, Have pluckd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dashd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done...
by King Claudius reveal him to be conniving, shrewd and lustful. Unlike Hamlet, who is preoccupied with questions concerning ethic...
at war with the Turks, that not all of Othellos men are loyal to him, and that there remains a great deal of cultural suspicion ab...
decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the Puritan Revolution and its impact on literature. Shakespeare's Prospero and Milt...
his darkest. It is concerned with power, ambition, and the exercise of pure evil. This paper examines the characters, setting, plo...
heath. There is something essentially uncivilized about Macbeth, which may be why he is such an outstanding soldier. Macduff does...
Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...
in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out ...