Essays 721 - 750
Ophelia in the process. The burden of these struggles is more than the emotionally fragile prince can bear, and when he utters th...
An analysis of the element of tragedy in Ephesus as presented in this classic work by William Shakespeare. The author of this pap...
This paper paraphrases Sonnet 15 by William Shakespeare in five pages in an analysis that includes argumentative quatrain point an...
In five pages this paper examines the emphasis upon 'ear' and 'hearing' in the play and how this impacts Hamlet's encounter with t...
In ten pages this paper discusses Ophelia's deteriorating mental condition as she slowly inches towards madness. There is the inc...
In four pages this essay analyzes the character of Queen Gertrude and argues that her state of denial is responsible for her actio...
In nine pages this Shakespeare comedy is analyzed in terms of its meaning, structure, theme, plot, and colloquial prose usage. Se...
becomes more and more obvious. Their words, which appear to be that demonstrating disdain, are words spouted by lovers who are con...
The powerful themes of temptation, guilt, heresy, and prophecy as they lend to the play's overall effectiveness are considered in ...
Isabella's soliloquy directed to Angelo is the focus of this 3 page paper to determine its thematic relevance. There are no addit...
In four pages this paper discusses Goneril's justification for the hardships she inflicted upon her father, sisters, and husband i...
In six pages the dual nature of King Lear is analyzed in a thematic comparison that features the conflict of appearances vs. reali...
In six pages this paper examines how the stage for violence is set through imagery in this tragic play by William Shakespeare in a...
In six pages this paper examines the thematic conflict of good versus evil as it manifests itself in this tragic play by William S...
In this paper consisting of five pages the star crossed lovers of Hermia and Lysander, Demetrius and Helena, and Hippolyta and The...
and Oberon are the sovereign spirits of the woods and in their own right are exotic royalty. Yet again, the issue of appearances ...
In three pages this paper analyzes the complexities of the Iago character in Othello by William Shakespeare. There is no bibliogr...
maximum benefit, and his practical reaction is immediate action (Cahn 146). As Victor L. Cahn noted in his consideration of Edmun...
In five pages this paper discusses how the concepts of law and justice are featured in the play's famous courtroom scene. There a...
with Macbeth as Malcolm states, "Come, go we to the king; our power is ready;/ Our lack is nothing but our leave; Macbeth/ Is ripe...
there, she might have added a dose of common sense to the proceedings, and pointed out to her husband that dividing the kingdom am...
reigns supreme, The Tempest is more contemplative and probes the more sinister side of humankind. The mood, setting, and themes a...
finally restored by God to his previous state of good fortune when he realizes that, as a human being, he is insignificant next to...
first case, the uniform will become old and tattered; if its the second meaning, then Shakespeare is commenting on the fact that a...
how his takeover of the island oppressed the liberties of the natives. Prosperos character (whose name is Italian for "to prosper...
and "too full of... kindness" (I.ii.77, I.v.18). Once Macbeth steps outside the bonds of the social order by killing Duncan, howev...
most famous lovers. The "merry war" referred to in the title is that which is waged by this pair; as Leonato says, "There is a kin...
in The Merchant of Venice proves to be quite willful, openly defiant of her Orthodox Jewish father Shylock in her elopement with t...
In five pages the social satire portrayal of these characters and how Shakespeare used them to poke fun at the elite's pretentions...
This paper examines the treatment of gender disruption in these plays by William Shakespeare in 8 pages. Nine sources are cited i...