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Relevance of Macbeth in Modern Society

truly untested man. He has recently been incredibly successful in a battle and is, to some degree, full of himself. We can envisio...

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare and Inconsistencies

banished to the forests outside of Mantua. In the meantime, Julia decides she cannot be apart from Proteus and disguises herself a...

Critiques of "Richard III"

and is killed. Henry then becomes King Henry VII. Richard is "not a good man who, when tempted falls, and who, when fallen, hopes...

Hamlet & Oedipus

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

Romeo and Juliet

it prest With more of thine: this love that thou hast shown Doth add more grief to too much of mine own. Love is a smoke raised wi...

Romeo and Juliet

that fate is not different for either of them. While they may arrive at this fate they are not different for they are both followi...

Love is Hate: Much Ado About Nothing

whole man governed with one: so that if he have wit enough to keep himself warm, let him bear it for a difference between himself ...

Hamlet Film Adaptation by Franco Zeffirelli

In six pages this film version of Shakespeare's play is explored in an essay that analyzes the meaning and content of an important...

Individualism and Magic in The Tempest And Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

This five page paper considers the elemtn of magic in Shakespeare's clasic play and in the highly popular contemporary book by J. ...

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Richard the Third and the King's Treatment of Women

In seven pages this paper considers Queen Elizabeth, Queen Margaret, and Lady Anne in terms of how they are treated by Richard III...

Identity Search of Denmark's Prince Hamlet

fact that this protagonist seems to have an identity through his blood. He seeks revenge, but he also seeks to find out who he is ...

'Untrue' Polonius in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper assesses Polonius's advice to his son Laertes 'This above all: to thine own self be true' with in the con...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and Themes of Good and Evil

In eight pages this paper examines how evil is presented as ugly while good is depicted as beautiful throughout the course of Shak...

William Shakespeare's Part I, Henry IV, Fathers and Sons

In five pages father and sons are examined in terms of emotions, expectations, and relationship between them within the context of...

August Wilson's Race Reversal of Romeo and Juliet

work seems to mirror much of his own life struggles, as well as his journey to accepting himself and, perhaps, his father who aban...

Issue Appeasement in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, and Romeo and Juliet

In ten pages this paper discusses Shakespeare's efforts at religious, political, and social appeasement in this trio of plays. El...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Kingship

price because, as author Isaac Asimov observed in his consideration of Shakespeares works, "To kill a king... was to commit the hi...

Film and TV Adaptations of King Lear, Hamlet, and Othello

of Hamlets famous soliloquies, except for the ones which heightened dramatic impact, such as "To Be or Not to Be." He shrewdly ch...

William Shakespeare's Henry IV Part I

will (Shakespeare PG). It has been said that Hal is felt to be Shakespeares version of the ultimate Machiavel, based on Machiavel...

Attachment Among Shakespeare's Female Characters

of the common viewpoints regarding interpersonal interactions inherent in Elizabethan literature. The relationship between Hermia...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Character Emilia

or weak, good or evil, redeemed or condemned, honorable or chicken-hearted? The climate of the human condition is what spurs on m...

Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare and the Concepts of Politics, Honor, and Chivalry

to a degree, is honorable and chivalrous in his understanding of the couples love. All the while that the two are falling in lov...

A Comparison of The Film and Stage Versions of Macbeth

This paper compares and contrasts Shakespeare's original play with Roman Polanski's 1971 film version of Macbeth. This seven page...

Act I Soliloquy of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper considers the ghost of Hamlet's father and his soliloquy in Act I of Shakespeare's play in terms of its p...

Madness as a Common Literary Theme

This paper examines Shakespeare's play, King Lear, as well as Ibsen's work, Ghosts to discuss madness and delusion as common theme...

Macbeth and Macduff

heath. There is something essentially uncivilized about Macbeth, which may be why he is such an outstanding soldier. Macduff does...

Antony and Cleopatra

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...

Playing in Hamlet: Ophelia

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...

Pygmalion-Romance or Not?

is served by an earthy, half-demon by the name of Caliban and a sprite named Ariel. In the course of the play, we learn that Prosp...