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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...

"temperate" is not exactly a great complement. Therefore, Shakespeare adds to this in the next line stating that "rough" winds can...

accompanied by his son, Ferdinand, the heir to his throne; Antonio, the Duke of Milan; Sebastian, the brother of Alonzo; and Gonza...

are sending her and because she has led a sequestered life, Ophelia lacks sophistication when it comes to dealing with matters of ...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

his carefully crafted public persona. For an ambitious couple like Lord and Lady Macbeth, in a monarchy like Scotland, there was ...

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...

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

na?ve Desdemona, he marries her without hesitation or reservation because he believes he has finally found someone with whom he ca...

more red than her lips red; 3 If snow be white, why her breasts are dun; 4 If hairs be wires, black wires grow from her head....

ways to evoke feeling and mood. This was an important aspect of the plays he wrote and the inclusion of music was standard for hi...

seems so much more believable. Their initial dialogue of "If it be love, indeed, tell me how much." and, "Then must thou needs fin...

especially in terms of the passions that exist between men and women. Fantasy Romance When Shakespeare uses his characters in "...

plays make it clear that Shakespeare is being funny. However, one of the many examples of Shakespeares masterful skills is demonst...

also aware that Desdemona is not one of his soldiers, obliged to obey orders; she is her own person and if she chooses not to love...

something in Platos morality which does not really belong to Plato but is only to be met with in his philosophy, one might say in ...

plays we start with "Henry IV" part I. The first mention of "tavern" is in scene II where Falstaff is joking, presumably, with Hen...

power, but also begins to lose his friends as well. "As his Roman allies, even the ever-faithful Enobarbus, abandon him, Antony fe...

never formally addressing any attacks on his work, commenting on his popularity or penning any eulogy to any of the members of the...