Essays 121 - 150
In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's use of the disguise motif and how deception and disguises manifest themselves in b...
In four pages this paper discusses Goneril's justification for the hardships she inflicted upon her father, sisters, and husband i...
In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...
In five pages the dramatic structures and themes are compared in this examination of a trio of William Shakespeare's plays. Two s...
In five pages these literary characters are contrasted and compared in terms of their deaths with the concept of kingship and what...
In five pages William Shakespeare's elderly protagonist is examined in a discussion of whether or not he can be blamed for the tra...
In five pages this paper discusses how two different art forms depict the same topic - old age....
In this paper consisting of seven pages Lear as the bearer of blame for his tragedies, his evolution in the twilight of his life. ...
In five pages the portrayal of moral issues in these three plays is analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
provide an excuse for allotting the largest share of his kingdom to Cordelia, his favorite. Lear states that the test is so that "...
quite obvious, if one probes them more deeply, these characters reveal striking similarities worthy of analysis. Charlie Marlow i...
In five pages this paper examines how the tragic hero's journey is thematically portrayed in these plays. Three sources are cited...
the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...
of Hamlets famous soliloquies, except for the ones which heightened dramatic impact, such as "To Be or Not to Be." He shrewdly ch...
in ego-stroking, and Lears youngest daughter, Cordelia, will have none of it. She tells her father quite simply, "I love your Maj...
In a paper consisting of five pages Olivier's TV interpretation of Shakespeare's play is compared and contrasted with the original...
In a paper consisting of 6 pages the themes of deception and disguise as they manifest themselves in Shakespeare's play are consid...
daughters. This structurally ironic situation creates the entire basis for the plot of King Lear, as it quickly becomes apparent...
In 7 pages this paper examines what the animal symbolism represents in a comparative analysis of these two literary works. There ...
In five pages there are four questions answered in an analysis of how metaphor and imagery are employed in these two literary work...
Cordelia do? Love, and be silent" (Shakespeare I i). She is completely dismissed by her father, yet she still succeeds in becoming...
do him wrong. She is all but banished and ends up marrying into wealth and power in another region of the continent. Still she sid...
In five pages the relationships between dramatic structures and themes as they exist within these three plays by William Shakespea...
In five pages this paper analyzes evil forces in this tragedy and how redemption is portrayed within the context of the Elizabetha...
maximum benefit, and his practical reaction is immediate action (Cahn 146). As Victor L. Cahn noted in his consideration of Edmun...
there, she might have added a dose of common sense to the proceedings, and pointed out to her husband that dividing the kingdom am...
"too short" (Shakespeare I i). She tells him "I am alone felicitate/ In your dear highness love" (Shakespeare I i). In this we see...
Angelo. However, in his efforts to restore law and order, Angelo resurrects an old law that punishes any man who lives with a wom...
when she comes across her father once more, when he is mad and lost and truly a tragic figure, she does the right thing and stands...
realistic representations of his daughters love for him. Eldest daughter Goneril begins this love fest, pledging, "Sir, I love y...