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Supporting Characters and Foils in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

serves to foil Nora in Acts I and II by tearing down Noras optimistic attitude with her own weighty pessimism. Mrs. Linde has not...

The Tempest Play by William Shakespeare and the Film Version by Julie Taymor

focused on Shakespeares perspectives on innocence and its consequences. As envisioned by Shakespeare according to his stage direc...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Role Played by the Supernatural and the Witches

that sounds like ritualistic chanting: FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND ...

Harmony in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...

Richard III by William Shakespeare and Morality Play Period Staging

between Richard and the audience so as to establish an immediate intimacy. He "remains in direct contact with the spectators thro...

William Wordsworth and Luigi Pirandello

director, "having created us alive, then no longer wished, or was he able, to put us materially into a work of art. And this, sir,...

Role of Religion in 2 Irish Plays

the Virgin Mary are frequently called upon in the characters speech to protect them and deliver their society from the hatred that...

Willie Talos in All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren

smooth and convincing as he states the following: "If they had politicians back in those days, they said, Gimme, just like all of ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Plays

and forces him to become more active and seek confirmation and possibility revenge (Bevington 3). This response is seen in Hamle...

Character Sketches Featured in William Wycherley's The Country Wife

tale that he is a eunuch, otherwise impotent. With the aid of his friend, Doctor Quack, he manages to land himself in the lap and ...

Tragic Hero Assessment of John Proctor as Portrayed in the 1996 Film Version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible

In five pages this character analysis of John Proctor and whether or not he was portrayed as a tragic hero in Arthur Miller's 1996...

Sovereignty Concepts in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

to be a continuation from Henry IV, and is reality based. In the play, King Henry wants to have the thrown of France and somehow i...

Romantic Love in the Plays of William Shakespeare

seemed to tap into the humans attraction to romantic love as an experience. There is little more powerful, and interestingly, Shak...

Frank Serpico and Willie Stark

in New York City after he testified before an investigatory commission on bribery and graft he had witnessed among officers for th...

3 Plays by William Shakespeare and the Conflict Between Parents and Children

In 5 pages this paper examines the Shakespearean plays The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear in a comparative analysis of h...

Clown's Role in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In nine pages this research paper discusses the clown's role in the works of William Shakespeare. Seven sources are cited in the ...

Creon and Oedipus in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

one to conclude that determinism plays a significantly essential role. Were Oedipus and Creons lives determined or were the...

The Shining Film and Perspective

place in the hotel. Before truly examining the narrative content in the film we look at the elements concerning the protagonist....

Motivation and Its Problems in Oleanna by David Mamet

In six pages this paper analyzes the characters of John and Carol featured in David Mamet's play in a consideration of their motiv...

Self Serving Fathers in the Plays of William Shakespeare

to ask whether Miranda is listening to him when it seems obvious that she is. This seems like a control mechanism rather than a ge...

Movie Versions and the Original Play Othello by William Shakespeare

In eight pages this paper discusses the theatrical portrayals of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago in comparison with the films by Well...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

Changes in King Oedipus

the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope. After learning that he was not their true son, Oedipus set out to find his real parents...

Communication in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Glass Menagerie, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?-I wish I knew...? (Cat...Roof, Act one 25). The theme of lack of communication lies at ...

Overview of Carrie by Stephen King

In three pages this paper examines Stephen King's horror novel with an analysis of how the supernatural is presented along with at...

Feminist Perspective of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire

her sister to save her marriage. Yet throughout the brutal violence and stereotypes, "Streetcar" is also a long story of s...

Comparative Analysis of Rulers in 4 Plays by William Shakespeare

trained to the arts of war and government, and not toward the finer sensibilities . Therefore, Theseus supports Egeus in forcing h...

Second Treatise on Government by John Locke

he means a state of equality, in which no one person possesses authority over another, and all people are free to live as they ple...

Aristotle's Definition of a 'Tragic Hero' and the Deviation of William Shakespeare in His Play Othello

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

M.L. King/Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...