SEARCH RESULTS

YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :An Article on the Influences of Shakespeare Summarized

Essays 751 - 780

The Element of Tragedy as Presented in Literature

in his society. Sometimes he is one who has been displaced from it, sometimes one who seeks to attain it for the first time, but ...

Hamlet and the Film Adaptations by Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these 1948 and 1996 film interpretations of William Shakespeare's tragedy with the ...

Lesson Plans For Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

more than 350 years ago still receives such attention. In other words . . . whats the big deal? Why is "Julius Caesar" relevant t...

Leontes in A Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

In five pages Sicilia's King Leontes is analyzed in terms of his character's functions in Shakespeare's tragedy. Five sources are...

Macbeth's Dagger Soliloquy

This paper examines Macbeth's soliloquy in Act II, Scene I of Shakespeare's play. This five page paper has no additional sources ...

King Lear by William Shakespeare and Natural Law

In 5 pages this paper examines how the Elizabethans perceived natural law in a consideration of how it is represented in William S...

Comparing Laurence Olivier's and William Shakespeare's Interpretations of King Lear

In a paper consisting of five pages Olivier's TV interpretation of Shakespeare's play is compared and contrasted with the original...

Henry the Fourth Part One by William Shakespeare and the Characters of King Henry and Hotspur

In 5 pages these warrior characters are contrasted and compared within the context of Shakespeare's play in terms of their speeche...

Othello by William Shakespeare and Characterization

well lead him into trouble. He is not a particularly observant man, nor an introspective one. He can be very imaginative and highl...

Personal and Political Themes in Henry V by William Shakespeare

he is being facetious, not serious. In fact, the manner in which he plans to "thank him" is by taking France from its king....

Analyzing Twelfth Night's Act V

The multiple plot resolutions featured in the final act of Shakespeare's play are the focus of this five page paper and includes t...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Personality Theory of Sigmund Freud

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's tragedy within the context of the personality theory of Sigmund Freud. Four sourc...

Othello by William Shakespeare, Direct Prose, and Dramatic Poetry

In a paper consisting of 7 pages Shakespeare's uses of iambic pentameter in his 'good' characters and spoken prose by the 'evil' c...

Shakespeare's Hamlet and Iago As Icons of Madness

that evil, corruption, guilt, lust, and avarice can all cloud the mind of a good man. Consider another of Shakespeares characters...

Imagery in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

meant that the two had a kindred relationship. Hamlet responded under his breath that the relationship was "A little more than ki...

Henry the Fourth, Part I by William Shakespeare and Prince Hal

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of Prince Hal as featured in William Shakespeare's historical play within th...

Orlando Character in As You Like It by William Shakespeare

is off to university, but Oliver has deprived Orlando of schooling and keeps him living and working on the family, actually Oliver...

Thematic Comparison of Othello and Hamlet

In a paper consisting of 5 pages the theme of betrayal as it is depicted in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet is discussed....

A Hamlet Soliloquy Analysis

This paper consists of five pages and considers how the five soliloquies contained in Shakespeare's tragedy reveal the Prince's se...

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and Elizabethan Usury

In five pages this paper examines the customs of moneylending that existed during Elizabethan times in this consideration of a let...

Character Analysis of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The character of Mercutio and his significance to Shakespeare's tragedy is analyzed in this paper consisting of eight pages. Six ...

Plot Analysis, Main Characters, and Staging Ideas for William Shakespeare's Play, Romeo and Juliet

In five pages this paper analyzes Shakespeare's play and also discusses some effective production ideas. Two sources are cited in...

Othello and Emilia's Statement 'Thou hast not half the power to do me harm/As I have to be hurt'

skitters to the old event with a new trigger. It does not matter that it is a new person, a new time, or a new love. The memory...

Virginia Woolf’s Descriptions of Literary ‘Beacons’ Antigone and Desdemona Applied to Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

Queen Gertrude in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

wicked wit, and gifts that have the power, So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust, The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen" (A...

Comparative Analysis of Characters Mark Antony and Caius Cassius in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

meant he was not "someone to take seriously" as a threat to his power (Derrick 14; McMurtry 41). Others seriously underestimate A...

Derrida, Literature and “Midsummer Night’s Dream”

tend to overlook all the rest" (Chandler, 2000). If we didnt sort things out in this way, we would be overwhelmed with stimuli (Ch...

A Midsummer’s Night Dream

sign of love for the two, likely having been together for a long time, demonstrate that love is by no means unchanging and without...

In Defense of Brutus

Cassius proposed that they assassinate Antony also, Brutus opposed it. He argued that the assassination of another man would make ...

Cultural Conflict in The Merchant of Venice

but at a very high cost. He requires a pound of flesh for debts not paid and this is literally what it sounds like, for a pound of...