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Tragic Themes in Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, Sophocles' Antigone and William Shakespeare's Macbeth

Shakespeares characters that the audience (or the reader) immediately understands will not have an easy time of it. The story of "...

Common Fishery Depletion

The consequences of overfishing are the focus of this paper consisting of eleven pages in an overview of the 'tragedy of the commo...

Comedy and Tragedy Distinctions in Measure for Measure and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

three months after the murder of her husband. In Measure for Measure, its protagonist is not a man of illustrious social status. ...

Hamlet by William Shakespare and Revenge as Tooo Much of 'a Good Thing'

In five pages the revenge theme in Shakespeare's tragedy is analyzed....

Theme of Deception in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet

also clear that Shakespeare is not writing the play from the perspective that it is about the problems of interracial marriage. I...

Revenge and Jealousy Featured in Othello by William Shakespeare

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Discussed

lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...

Shakespeare/Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

often shines too hot and the sun is also frequently dimmed through the effects of weather. In lines 7-8, he states his conclusion ...

The Uncommon Man's Tragedy and Aristotle

nations, and they did not attract the attention of the gods. In the past few centuries, on the other hand, we have ample examples...

Shakespeare's Use of Emotion in Othello and Macbeth

emotion, to act. But what is Iagos motivation? It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. At the same time, in reviewing...

Acting Concept and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

who informs him that he was murdered, that we note a change in Hamlet that begins to involve serious acting. In this simple exa...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth and the Stages of Decline

a man who is perhaps willing to sit back and let prophecy go its own course, without intervention from him. This is evidenced when...

Tragedy as Defined in Death Of A Salesman and Aristotle

play, I think, and maybe that is what does it. We are faced with the spectacle of all that love being lost on someone who can t r...

Accountability of Claudius in Causing Sorrow in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Masking Characters Intentions in Act III

from them - / As upon thee, Macbeth, their speeches shine -- / Why, by the verities on thee made good, / May they not be my oracle...

Ghost of Hamlet's Father and its Authenticity

to manifest in either life. They take issue with something that has gone on before their death, and in fact, the ghost in Hamlet, ...

Supernatural in Macbeth and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

theme that Shakespeare used appeared in many different forms. Perhaps the most distinguished of the supernatural forms is the gho...

Study Notes for Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper presents typical study questions based upon this Shakespearean tragedy. There are no other sources listed...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and Conflicts of Divine vs. Earthly Justice

In six pages the types of justice as defined in this Shakespearean tragedy are considered with the human 'earthly justice' compare...

Identity Search of the Protagonist in King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper examines how King Lear's identity search fuels the plot for this Shakespearean tragedy. There are no oth...

Psychological Impact of the Witches in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In eight pages this paper examines the witches from a psychological perspective in an analysis of their role in this Shakespearean...

Renaissance Tradition in Othello by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses how traditions of the Renaissance are represented in this Shakespearean tragedy. Four sources...

Symbolism Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages this research paper examines how symbolism is used in this Shakespearean tragedy. Two sources are cited in the bibl...

Metaphors of Darkness and Light in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses how the characters in this Shakespearean tragedy are better understood through the metaphors of...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Religion

Quinn, "There are two major problems which arise in considering the relationship of religion and Shakespeare. The first is the fa...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet Similarities and Differences

In five pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of these two Shakespearean tragedies in terms of their similarities and d...

Hamlet As Comedy

Ophelias death, he talks with the men who are digging her grave. The comic intent of the scene is evident from the onset by the ...

Light versus Dark, Appearances versus Reality, and Order versus Chaos in Othello by William Shakespeare

leave his new bride to wage war in Cyprus. The departure, though bittersweet, returns Othello to familiar territory that renews h...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Value of Irony

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the significance of dramatic irony in this Shakespearean tragedy in terms of character and plot dev...

Desdemona's Murder in Othello by William Shakespeare

really be proven wrong, and the only thing that Othello has to go on is really the word of his wife who he ultimately disbelieves....