Essays 511 - 540
Othello's Iago and The Merchant of Venice's Shylock are villains who drive much of the action in the plays. This paper examines Sh...
In five pages this paper discusses the significance of the moon symbolism in this analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsu...
In six pages this paper examines how atmosphere, symbolism, incident, character, and theme are influenced by alienation and loneli...
book itself is symbolic, it has to be thought, of Prosperos secret desire to remove himself from reality and the world all togethe...
supposedly goes insane and they think that he has no power, no part in all else that takes place within the kingdom. Hamlet has pu...
a women faced with the types of situations that they face in his plays. Twelfth Night examples this most concisely. The plot of T...
the only thing they share: "Othello reveals a more detailed acknowledgment of Desdemonas sexual appeal. As he discusses her death ...
confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and ...
have been a devil, cleverly taking the shape of his father in order to lure him into committing a sinful act. Basically, Hamlet ...
with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...
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...
people who dabbled in witchcraft were conspiring with "the Devil" (Fripp 646). According to St. Paul, "And then shall that wicke...
can further see feminist perspectives. Lorie Jerrell Leiningers essay, The Miranda Trap: Racism and Sexism in Shakespeares Tempes...
seek vengeance for the father. Hamlet goes through many different changes because of the realities he has been told, and becaus...
see that vengeance is in order. That is another classic theme in humanity. If someone were to have killed one of our parents we wo...
that he has mercy as well as wisdom. None of this his father sees. King Henry IV tells his son in scene ii, Act III, that familia...
of as gold, silver and slate. Gold is the level where there is a situation for a man where the girl loves him wholeheartedly. He...
were clearly outlined as the primary focus in the introduction above. And, these are issues that are very big in Antony and Cleopa...
at Shakespeare in a vacuum. That is, Kastan looks at Shakespeare in its own right but negates the political and social influences ...
him completely off-guard, Othello is completely unprepared for the "depth and intensity" (Vanita 341) of his love. Just as his pu...
we see the same, though we know differently. Lady Macbeth, Lennox, Ross, the ladies and lords, and the attendants are not really i...
to a degree, is honorable and chivalrous in his understanding of the couples love. All the while that the two are falling in lov...
Through his insightful approach, Shakespeare attempts to push forward the strength and spirituality of women. Indeed, he recogniz...
remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...
him become worried at this change of character and personality. Everyone offers their opinion, but the Queen decides that she will...
be able to control the otherwise innocent Macbeths actions, or if he is entirely responsible for his own demise" (Riedel Witches.h...
or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...
was an able soldier and loyal supporter of his King. In recognition of his faithful service to the Crown, King Duncan bestowed up...
In this way the sinfulness is likened to the darkness, since evil and dark tend to go hand in hand. And the fact that one is a mi...
most notably, but not really missed, were Queen Margaret, and Edward IV. Some of the lengthy dialogue was taken out without detrac...