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strong man to dominate his wife. There were few constraints placed upon male behavior whereas for women it was quite the opposite...
lost her mother at an early age, was brought up in a very sheltered environment, with her father Polonius - one of Claudius best f...
grows older, his hatred will also continue to grow until he hates all mankind, not just the Athenians. The fact that Timon seems...
(Foakes 23). Until this time, many directors seem to see the play as a literal fairy tale for children and staged it as such; Broo...
were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...
Shakespeares "Big Four" tragedies (King Lear and Othello are the others, since you ask) and they both involve the most horrific of...
one of his most vexing. This paper discusses him in detail. Discussion Iago is a fascinating study in evil; he sets out to destro...
House shocked audiences when it first appeared with its depiction of a woman who refused to live by societys "rules." This paper d...
and suggests that he does not deserve his place in English letters. He quotes a number of other critics to support his view. This ...
Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...
people who were refugees and/or who were seeking asylum to leave an environment of persecution. On the other hand, refugees are ma...
his darkest. It is concerned with power, ambition, and the exercise of pure evil. This paper examines the characters, setting, plo...
first case, the uniform will become old and tattered; if its the second meaning, then Shakespeare is commenting on the fact that a...
most famous lovers. The "merry war" referred to in the title is that which is waged by this pair; as Leonato says, "There is a kin...
from disarray to order; and marks a victory of "Us over Them" (Levin 14). He further argues that 20th century critics have tended ...
not he possesses the courage to commit murder. His fear and susceptibility to depression often paralyze his movements to a point ...
flies. Though that his joy be joy, / Yet throw such changes of vexation ont / As it may lose some color" (I.i.69-75). When Senato...
sensibilities: "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step / On which I must fall down, or else oerleap, / For in my way it lies. S...
a sort of revenge, is quite humorous as the two individuals are seemingly confused and wary. There is humor in the fact that Calib...
and now Prospero sees the opportunity to obtain justice. He charms Miranda into a deep sleep and summons the sprite Ariel, who is ...
be condemned if he were killed at prayer. This speaks not only to the strength of religious belief at the time, but to the depth o...
of Cassio. Cassio was given the position, by Othello, that Iago wanted and so Iago employs the usefulness of Cassio, pretending to...
surprising that there is evidence in a number of Shakespeares plays that a female characters who is "self-aware" and "skillful" is...
me in the day of success, and I have learned by the perfectest report they have more in them than mortal knowledge. When I burned ...
surely not do anything to hurry it along, stating, "If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me, Without my stir" (Shaks...
equal pound / Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken / In what part of your body pleaseth me" (I, iii, 148-150). Antonio agre...
Oberon and make him smile/ When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile,/ Neighing in likeness of a filly foal:/ And sometime lurk I in...
your tongue: look like the innocent flower,/ But be the serpent undert" (Shakespeare I v). This is a very powerful example of how ...
story of Agamemnon we are presented with a man who sacrifices his daughter, at the request or command, of the gods, in order that ...
say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...