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impose magic and enchantment to seek his revenge. But, in the end he forgives those who put him on the island and he suffers a sea...

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 ...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at the Puritan Revolution and its impact on literature. Shakespeare's Prospero and Milt...

by King Claudius reveal him to be conniving, shrewd and lustful. Unlike Hamlet, who is preoccupied with questions concerning ethic...

decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...

well as a "Barbary horse" (I.i.111). As this indicates, the two men are particularly repulsed at the thought of Othello and Desd...

at war with the Turks, that not all of Othellos men are loyal to him, and that there remains a great deal of cultural suspicion ab...

This essay discusses the similarities and differences that characterize Macbeth and Banquo in Act I. The writer argues that their ...

Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...

Western society, which envisions women as nurturing mothers and helpmates. Rather than being solely concerned with the domestic sp...

in the Aristotelian sense of the word: it shows us a great man doomed by a tragic flaw, in this case ambition. This paper discusse...

and suggests that he does not deserve his place in English letters. He quotes a number of other critics to support his view. This ...

he also gave them flaws so that they would be even more interesting. This paper considers three of his troubled women, Lady Macbet...

one of his most vexing. This paper discusses him in detail. Discussion Iago is a fascinating study in evil; he sets out to destro...

in order to obtain the loan. At this point in the nineteenth century, married women were not allowed to own property or carry out ...

at the beginning of the play that bears his name, grows increasingly evil throughout the drama. This paper argues that his crime i...

"teach" him "how to think and speak" (3.2.35) and "create" him new" (3.2.41), which is a reversal of the Elizabethan gender stereo...

volatile for no apparent reason. The conflict, in other words, has no real foundation but it is tradition. The lovers marr...

inexperienced actors in the lead roles (Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey). The play opens with the servants, Samson and Gregory,...

theme of servitude and freedom" (Smith 1608). We learn that Ariel was once the servant of the witch Sycorax, who was banished from...

in front of her. In these two lines she faces defeat as she envisions her power in the image of less than a simple milk maid, a se...

who are listening can better estimate if he is mad or not. Ophelia is essentially being used by the leaders for their own gain but...

is young and ignorant and she lies to him about many things. But, he is happy in this, for truth is far more demanding and it is e...

as falsely inferred, would have good reason in the end to become distrustful of all thinking" (Nietzsche 821). Those who wished a...

bodies in its past, the King confidently reassured his ailing people, "My search has found one way to treat our disease - and I ha...

This essay discusses Shakespeare's "Othello" and the role of gender, race and class. Five pages in length, four sources are cited....

This essay presents a discussion of Hamlet's character. The writer argues that Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet focuses on...

This 3 page paper gives an explanation of literary devices and conflicts within the plays Macbeth and Mistaken Identity. This pape...

This essay pertains to Shakespeare's "Othello" and Rudyard Kipling's poem "If-," which lists various qualities that are required t...

This essay pertains to the anthropocentric worldview of King Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Machiavelli, drawing on his te...