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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and the Conflict Between Freedom and Order

In seven pages this paper discusses what needs to be considered when examining the conflict of freedom vs. order in this historica...

Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of the secondary character Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare....

Desdemona's Handkerchief in Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages this report discusses the significance of the handkerchief in this tragedy by William Shakespeare. Three sources ar...

Time, Place, and Action Unities and the Neoclassicism of Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this report considers how literary unities are to be represented in literary works with Sophocles following the ...

Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare and Mimetic Theory

and had children. The veterans of World War II settled down to were raise the children who were to become the veterans of Vietnam....

Interpretive Analysis of The Tempest by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper presents a description as well as an interpretive analysis of the final play by William Shakespeare in a ...

Sleep and Its Meaning in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

authors literary interpretation, Macbeth reflects a significance quite distinguishable in its ability to address human conflict wi...

William Shakespeare's Sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day?'

In one page this sonnet by William Shakespeare is analyzed in terms of its allusions and meaning. There is no bibliography includ...

Inexcusable Behavior of Shylock in Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

This paper discusses that anti Semitism is not a good enough reason to justify the inexcusable behavior of Shylock in this analysi...

Choice

of the consequences of ones choices" (What is Choice?). This is a very important aspect of choice for if someone chooses poorly, c...

The Masks Characters Wear in “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “Hamlet”

Wittenberg in order to attend his fathers funeral, and although he is melancholy, he is not yet acting openly against the king. In...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

17th Century English Literature and Time Significance

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of time in King Lear by William Shakespeare, the play Everyman, and The Canterbu...

Humanitism, Capitalism, and Adam Smith and Charles Dickens

In seven pages capitalism's development is examined in terms of humanitism's impact with discourses of Adam Smith, Charles Dickens...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Collector by John Fowles

In seven pages these two works are contrasted and compared with the focus being on Clegg's terror reign depicted by John Fowles an...

Uncertain Visions in Oedipus the King and Othello

In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...

Othello and Oedipus the King and the Determination of Appearances and Reality

logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...

Dramatic Tragedy and How It Has Evolved

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

Prince Hamlet of Denmark and King Oedipus of Thebes

In eight pages these tragic heroes created by William Shakespeare and Sophocles are contrasted and compared. Eight sources are ci...

Comparison Between Oedipus Rex, King Lear, and Prince Hamlet

In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...

Musical Shakespeare

or not music evokes images which have a significant impact upon mans conduct, in terms of virtue and morality. There is an old sa...

Tragic Protagonists Othello and Oedipus

those ruled by determinism. Having grasped the meaning behind Oedipus the King and Othello, it can easily be argued that Oedipus ...

Classic Literature's Portrayal of Male Characters

In five pages this paper evaluates the realistic depiction of male characters in literature past and present in a consideration of...

Comparison Between Antigone and Othello

In six pages this paper compares the protagonists featured in the Oedipus Trilogy of Sophocles and Othello by William Shakespeare ...

Language, Power and Creativity in “The Tempest”

the power he can invoke through its use: Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises, / Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight ...

Hamlet, Oedipus & Death of a Salesman

"Hamlet," the troubled Danish prince is morose and troubled because, just a short time after his fathers death, his mother remarri...

Othello’s Behavior in Act IV, Scene I

does, then asks Lodovico why he wants her to return; then he has a speech in which he addresses his lines first to Lodovico then t...

Maya Angelou: Her Life, Works and Mr. Shakespeare

and Bloom). He escaped but was arrested and tried, and sentenced to a year and a day (Dyson and Bloom). His attorney got him relea...

Greenblatt and Showalter on Writing

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 books on literature and writing. Stephen Greenblatt, in his text Self-Fashioning, Fro...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...