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William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' and Homosexuality

In ten pages this ppaer examines the homosexual thematic overtones that are evident both in Shakespeare's play as well as Franco Z...

Epic Hero Transformation in Greek Literature

In six pages this paper examines the transformation of the epic hero in ancient Greek literary works such as Euripides' Medea, Sop...

Mythology of Greece and the Roles of Antigone and Medea

This paper consists of five pages with the focus of discussion being Greek mythology particularly as it pertains to the role of wo...

Interpretation of a Passage in William Shakespeare's Othello

clear enough to demonstrate the fact that Iago no more wanted to amend his wrongdoing than he did avoid even further -- and inevit...

William Shakespeare's Use of Fools in Comedies A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night

In five pages the characters featured in these plays are contrasted and compared. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Classical Literature and the Hero

In ten pages this paper contrasts and compares the hero's role in Sophocles' Antigone, Thucydides' The History of the Peloponnesia...

Informed Decision Making and William Shakespeare's Othello

his daughter and wanted what was best for her, as would any father. Roderigo wanted to marry Desdemona, but Brabantio refused thi...

Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, William Shakespeare's Othello and Social Issues

In 5 pages the ways in which these literary works consider past and present social issues are discussed....

Feminism in Shakespeare and Aristophanes

This paper examines various forms of feminism seen in two works by Shakespeare's, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Aristophanes', Lys...

Husbands and Wives in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines the roles spousal relationships play in this classic poem and Elizabethan tragedy. There are no...

Plot Analysis, Main Characters, and Staging Ideas for William Shakespeare's Play, Romeo and Juliet

In five pages this paper analyzes Shakespeare's play and also discusses some effective production ideas. Two sources are cited in...

Annotated Bibliography for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

not have done so. Richards finds that this goes along with the tale of the "Odyssey" because Hermes had a difficult voyage to the...

William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and Macbeth and Their Bizarre Banquet Scenes

In ten pages these pivotal banquet sequences as they appear in these two plays by William Shakespeare are examined. Eleven source...

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare's Act IV 'Pound of Flesh' Trial

In five pages this paper discusses the fourth act of this play in which Shylock sues for a pound of flesh by Antonio in terms of h...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Friar Lawrence's Morality

In 5 pages this paper questions the moral courage of the priest featured in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. There are 4 ...

William Shakespeare's Othello and the Character Iago

II, scene 1, lines 83-181, Shakespeare pictures an interlude in which Desdemona "beguile(s)" the time before Othellos arrival at C...

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and Women's Social Status

In eleven pages this paper discusses these plays by William Shakespeare in terms of the social status of women as depicted by the ...

Analysis of Iago's Character as Presented in William Shakespeare's Othello

This paper consists of five pages and provides an analysis of the manipulative Iago's character and examination of his behavior an...

William Shakespeare's Second Tetralogy, Imagery and Language Patterns

In eight pages this report examines Shakespeare's figurative language and imagery patterns featured in his second tetralogy that i...

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Political Rhetoric

needs to set the stage for Caesars nephew Octavius, who (if everything goes well) will be coming into power; and in order to bring...

Fathers in William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream

love and regards them as intrusions between his will and his daughters future. He says that Lysander has Turnd her obedience, whic...

Racism in William Shakespeare's Othello

that is perverted by the subterfuge and overt evil of Iago. Examining the character of Iago is enlightening to anyone who has ever...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and the Character of Shylock

anti-semitism. Religious: The Christian church of the period inherited all the accumulated "demonization", which had occurred ar...

Relationships in Richard II and Richard III by William Shakespeare

he appears sincere and supportive, such as when Richard asks what one has said of him, and Buckingham replies "Nothing that I resp...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and its Theatrical Staging

play opens, the streets of Verona flash with swords and malice as the ancient vendetta between the wealthy houses of Capulet and M...

William Shakespeare's Othello and Iago's Destructive Motivations

a squadron in the field" (I.i.9-22). According to Iago, Othello has passed him over for the position of lieutenant (or second in ...

Emilia and Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages these two wives victimized by their spouses are examined in a similarities and differences comparison and contrast. ...

Patriarchy and William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines how the social patriarchy victimizes Othello and his bride Desdemona in an analysis of Othello b...

Learning Lessons in Billy Budd and Antigone

left to be consumed by animals. Creon takes this action because he feels it is imperative to the safety of the state that the peop...

William Shakespeare's Richard the Third and the Use of Pronouns

regarded as the "polite" or "formal" form of the second person (Garvey 12). The familiar use of "thou" is best illustrated throu...