Essays 361 - 390
In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the resentment he felt towards his father and how t...
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...
in the famous "closet scene," in which he accuses his mother of being a sexual predator, declaring, "In the rank sweat of an ensea...
In five pages this paper discusses the treachery of Shakespeare's protagonist in an analysis of his characterization, images, abdi...
This paper examines Shakespeare's play, King Lear, as well as Ibsen's work, Ghosts to discuss madness and delusion as common theme...
In five pages this paper considers the ghost of Hamlet's father and his soliloquy in Act I of Shakespeare's play in terms of its p...
In six pages this paper examines these character genres and how they occasionally have coincided or overlapped throughout literary...
intensity of a hurricane, which dramatically sets the plays tone. Shakespeare recognized the importance of the ghost, which essen...
In five pages this paper contrast hero weaknesses with the villains in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Othello, Richard II, and...
her. She vows, "The devil a Puritan that he is, or anything constantly but a / time-pleaser; an affectiond ass that cons state wi...
This paper discusses John Edgar Wideman's, Philadelphia Fire, and Shakespeare's, The Tempest as they relate to the common literary...
the still city, which is bathed in ethereal morning light, the city is shrouded in fog. This is also symbolic, in that its white s...
exists between Antony and Cleopatra and through his overblown language show the audience that the romance between Antony and Cleop...
of the common viewpoints regarding interpersonal interactions inherent in Elizabethan literature. The relationship between Hermia...
beautiful and good-tempered woman and Baptista is aware that will have no difficulty in finding her a husband; however, Katherine ...
The steward is immediately threatened by anyone who is perceived as funnier or more intelligent than he. Olivia is the only perso...
the borders on the grotesque, emphasizing the ugliness of oppression and graphically depicts the "natural" struggle between predat...
historical piece in that regard, as are all other Shakespearean plays it would seem. In providing us with this particular time per...
of Hamlets famous soliloquies, except for the ones which heightened dramatic impact, such as "To Be or Not to Be." He shrewdly ch...
will (Shakespeare PG). It has been said that Hal is felt to be Shakespeares version of the ultimate Machiavel, based on Machiavel...
one author, his "role in this Illyrian comedy is significant because Illyria is a country permeated with the spirit of the Feast o...
almost always determined to meddle in the business of the divine or the immortal. As a result, there is never a truly positive out...
price because, as author Isaac Asimov observed in his consideration of Shakespeares works, "To kill a king... was to commit the hi...
his mother Queen Gertrude announces she eloped with Claudius, her brother-in-law who will now succeed Hamlet Sr. as King. The Pri...
Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...
banished to the forests outside of Mantua. In the meantime, Julia decides she cannot be apart from Proteus and disguises herself a...
The depiction of jealousy in William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is the focus of this thematic analysis consisting of 5 pages. ...
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 ...
Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act V, Scene ii), As You Like It (Act II, Scene vii), Richard III (Act I, Scene ii), The...
decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...