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Masks and weaknesses are two themes permeating Othello by William Shakespeare and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. This paper co...

love as the narrator addresses his (?) beloved and asks if he should compare her to a summers day but knows that he cannot because...

of drives," not all of which are conscious and some of which are not, strictly speaking, even rational (Zuckert 87). In "The Birth...

In five pages this paper discusses the rivals Henry 'Hotspur' Percy and Prince Henry 'Hal' of Wales and their relationship as feat...

The ways in which William Shakespeare depicted women in these tragic and comic plays are contrasted and compared in eight pages. ...

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

a rare and precious gem. Ferdinand does fall in love with Miranda, as was Prosperos plan all along, and is willing to stay with th...

and rainfall again. References to wetness and of being soaked with water seem to refer to the state of the men, that they are abou...

we see Roderigo and Iago discussing the fact that this Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters ...

wronged, as Philomela was . . . (IV. I. 52). The book is also mentioned in Act V, scene three, when Titus asks Saturninus" the...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

now he is praying; And now Ill dot. And so he goes to heaven; And so am I revenged" (Hamlet III iii). He stops, however, and truly...

history itself. "As with many of his plays, Shakespeare drew on classical sources for the plot of The Comedy of Errors. The bare b...

enter the hovel, stating that he will pray and then sleep. Lear then prays for all the people who do not have shelter on this nigh...

since he was seven. All he knows is "broils and battles," but he has traveled extensively in mysterious regions, met with "cannib...

will be. And, as a ruler he has obligations. Ophelia is likely not ignorant of such conditions considering she has grown up in a h...

the additional mouth to feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of...

this theme together" (Universe). In combination with this theme, the theme of foolishness, is the theme of disguise. In summari...

to be entertained as well. They began putting out what were known as mystery plays, passion plays, morality plays and miracle play...

it is this source on which he draws for determining right and wrong (Peters). According to Peters, Shakespeare defines the abilit...

case, claiming that she has done no wrong to her husband. But, it is to say that she is constantly doing as her husband orders, ev...

of the Noble Grecians and Romans, was Shakespeares source" (William Shakespeares Julius Caesar). Though a separate author notes th...

He plots to have the Bohemian king poisoned, but Polixenes manages to flee Sicilia unharmed and return to the safety of his homela...

particular woman but does not possess her. Another may clearly see that the woman he describes is his. Regardless, however, of whe...

in enforcement of these laws. The laws in question are those which relate to a man being punished to death if he should lay with a...

with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now K...

should take precedence over civic and social responsibilities (Goodlad). Most of the plays conflict and considerable violence is ...

is generally understood that when a child dies a strain sets in upon marriages, often leading to divorce. In essence, men and wome...

portrayal. Plautuss cast was in no danger of impeding upon each others characterization, inasmuch as they all embraced their own ...

of those in relation to us..." (The Religious Affiliation of Playwright Tennessee Williams). In looking at this particular...