Essays 361 - 390
This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...
In six pages this essay analyzes the infamous 'banquet scene' in Act III, Scene iv of Hamlet in terms of what it reveals about Mac...
In seven pages this paper analyzes casting within the context of the plays A Doll's House, Antigone, The Cherry Orchard, Three Tal...
In five pages this paper considers the tragedy of Hamlet not representing the two dimensions of Medieval heroes who act out of bli...
This paper contrasts and compares the female characters in The Birds by Aristophanes, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Buried Ch...
sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...
Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...
as it seems. Is Hamlets revenge motivated by a desire to avenge his fathers murder or is it sparked by the betrayal he feels over...
out of joint. O cursed spite / That ever I was born to set it right!" (I.v.206-207) The pivotal moment in terms of Hamlets sanity...
1949. The first soliloquy provides ample opportunity to witness the impact this has upon Hamlet, inasmuch as he simply cannot com...
to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...
hopes he may have of retaining and gaining the throne, Hamlet with obsessive focus, directs his attention to the matter at hand: c...
Ophelias death, he talks with the men who are digging her grave. The comic intent of the scene is evident from the onset by the ...
the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...
own terms, as an interpretation for a modern mass audience of a compelling story that gives shape to some of the deepest-rooted hu...
involve whether or not his new step father was responsible for killing his father, but doubts about how vengeance was best played ...
poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...
remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...
Taking the skull, for example: it is obvious that the term skull refers to a particular object, or a group of objects, which have ...
him become worried at this change of character and personality. Everyone offers their opinion, but the Queen decides that she will...
as simplistic because it stars an action hero (Mad Max becomes Mad Hamlet) and cuts several scenes and all long speeches. Of cours...
identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...
all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...
readily recognized as nothing more than lies. In the story Measure for Measure, Shakespeare employs the use of spying/eav...
relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...
famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...
A.E. Housman. They are both young men who die before they age, before they have perhaps achieved a powerful greatness it would see...
often "little more than a litany of abuse echoing and amplifying the indictments men level against her" (Corum 183). She is accus...
to send him to hell. He wants to kill him as he sins so that his soul may be as damnd and black/ As hell, where it goes" (III.3.94...
possibility that Desdemona is cheating on him, and in domino fashion this suspicion turns to jealousy, hurt, anger, rage, and even...