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In five pages this paper discusses conduct standards and sexual self discipline within the context of this play by William Shakesp...

In six pages this paper examines how the stage for violence is set through imagery in this tragic play by William Shakespeare in a...

In six pages this paper examines the thematic conflict of good versus evil as it manifests itself in this tragic play by William S...

In eight pages this paper discusses the problems of poor play construction and a muddled theme and concept as they pertain to Anto...

In three pages this paper contrasts the opposing views of Rome and Egypt and Octavius and Cleopatra within the context of this his...

In six pages this paper analyzes the importance of Claudius to this William Shakespeare tragedy and also considers how his charact...

In five pages this paper examines how William Shakespeare employed the hesitation motif in this tragic play in an analysis of how ...

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

her brothers wrongful imprisonment she requests an audience with Angelo. When she asks for her brothers release Angelo is so taken...

sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

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

factor into the equation, though it would seem that love was possible eventually. Given that Petruchio considers Katherine his p...

Angelo. However, in his efforts to restore law and order, Angelo resurrects an old law that punishes any man who lives with a wom...

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

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

with his retinue into the Forest of Arden. His daughter remains behind at Court because of her great affection for her cousin Celi...

this counsel. When Lady Macbeth hears of he prophecy, she immediately begins to plot and plan. This scene if chilling in its ima...

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...

of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...

the latest fashions, spending money on his friends, and also pursuing wars against Ireland and elsewhere that his realm cannot af...

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...

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

we see Roderigo and Iago discussing the fact that this Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters ...

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...

again it was a matter of holding the government responsible for the continued injustice and oppression of not only women but ethni...

in terms of the authors or historians he used, they also generally utilized others. For example, "Holinsheds Chronicles of England...

For instance, Hotspur from Henry IV was actually old enough to be Prince Hals father, but Shakespeare pictured the two characters ...