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'Sonnet 146' by William Shakespeare

A poetic analysis of 'Sonnet 146' by William Shakespeare focuses upon similes, metaphors, tone, and meaning in five pages. Five s...

Touchstone in As You Like It by William Shakespeare

in his role as fool. His function was to determine the genuineness of the other characters. By doing so, he unmasked their fooli...

Classic Western Literature and the Portrayal of Women

The portrayals of Cunegonde by Voltaire in Candide and Gertrude by William Shakespeare in Hamlet are contrastes and compared in fi...

Prejudice and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper analyze whether or not bigoted views by William Shakespeare are represented in The Merchant of Venice. Th...

Contemporary Relevance of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In 5 pages the contemporary relevance of this 16th century play is assessed in terms of the cloning debate and a similar theme fea...

William Blake’s The Garden of Love

his unique nature he was, during his lifetime, "generally dismissed as an eccentric during his lifetime" although "posterity redis...

Romeo and Juliet and Fate in Elizabethan England

In 6 pages Elizabethan concepts of fate are examined within the context of The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and ...

Sonnets 128 and 130 of William Shakespeare Compared

Imagery, content, and structure are the criteria used to contrast and compare these two sonnets by William Shakespeare in five pag...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and its Timelessness

In ten pages this paper examines the timelessness of this William Shakespeare tragedy as it is represented in Franco Zeffirelli an...

Lovers Messages in Sonnets

love as the narrator addresses his (?) beloved and asks if he should compare her to a summers day but knows that he cannot because...

Elizabethan Social Issues in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of ten pages and examines how the important Elizabethan social issues of Christianity versus superstition, cla...

Race Issues in Othello by William Shakespeare

of dark-skinned people was based on the stereotypes perpetuated by the fact that most people they encountered with dark sin, very ...

'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

Madame Butterfly and Othello, Themes Compared

Masks and weaknesses are two themes permeating Othello by William Shakespeare and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. This paper co...

4 Western Literary Works and Free Will

In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...

Interchangeable Life and Works of William Shakespeare

writer that the world has ever known. B) The ageless appeal of William Shakespeare can perhaps be...

Othello's Yin and Yang

interracial marriage in this work is one that highlights societal notions of race and marriage, accentuating norms and uncovering ...

Othello by William Shakespeare and Jealousy

of his own standing among his peers would have ignored or challenged Iago. But Othello fully agrees with Iagos voiced concern that...

Comparative Analysis of Works by George Whetstone and William Shakespeare

subject that has often been examined through many different texts. Also as noted, however, is the fact that Shakespeare seemed to ...

Contemporary Market Economy and the Role of Money

money and its inherent economic power has caused society to become unbalanced with regard to distribution, creating a sharp distin...

Bennett: "The Book of Virtues"

responsibility; friendship; work; courage; perseverance; honesty; loyalty; and faith" (Muehlenberg, 1999). Bennett uses a number o...

Dark Drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare

audience is presented with circumstances and relationships where there is never a truly positive outcome for any of those involved...

Reality v. Illusion and Appearances in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In eleven pages this paper discusses the conflict between reality and illusion and discrepancies pertaining to appearance that man...

Reality versus Illusion Theme in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses the conflict of reality versus illusion as it is thematically developed in Hamlet by William S...

Did Hamlet Commit Suicide or Was He Murdered in William Shakespeare's Tragedy?

In five pages this paper presents the argument that despite opposing evidence, Prince Hamlet in fact committed suicide in this tra...

Was King Lear Mad or Suffering from Senility?

In seven pages this paper evaluates whether or not this tragic protagonist created by William Shakespeare was senile, mad, or a bi...

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare and Sexuality

In six pages this research paper examines how in Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare features both implied and overt sexuality. Si...

Falstaff's Character

In four pages this paper discusses Henry V by William Shakespeare in a consideration of the Falstaff character. There is no bibli...

The 'Unreality' Theme of A Midsummer Night's Dream

In five pages unreality is the focus of this paper on the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. There is one s...

Lasting Epiphany of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

In four pages this paper examines A Midsummer Night's Dream as it represents one of the most enduring epiphanies of William Shakes...