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thrown into chaos. The roles of Gertrude and Ophelia within the plays construct were painstakingly designed by the Bard to reflec...
(Shakespeare I i). In this we see a subtle indication that he has ended his anger and is now humble, doing what he must in followi...
and imprison-ment in the stocks. But there is something that excites in us a stronger feeling than all this-it is Violas confessio...
is referring to the banter that Beatrice and Benedick engage in every time they meet. This type of banter is prevalent throughout ...
the witch may well have been incredibly deceptive and conniving in her involvement with the knight, and in this we can see the pre...
humble thanks: but that I will have a recheat winded in my forehead, or hang my bugle in an invisible baldrick, all women shall pa...
In Sonnet 72, it becomes evident that the initial sexual flush is still very much in evidence, but the references to the distant h...
the water by someone. As such her death is not an obvious murder. But, do we consider it murder if she was so distraught by the cr...
city, broadening his knowledge, which, in turn, improves his skill as a ruler. While there is a logical explanation for his knowle...
all of his lessons come into play and culminate to create a powerful epiphany. We note some of this in the following excerpt: "Spi...
speech associates her with a shrine, a religious object, and then offers up his lips as pilgrims. Pilgrims often made journeys to ...
a wound. / But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill...
persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...
husbands duty to lead his wife toward proper behavior. Inherent in the relationship between God and humanity, which the marriage ...
power was not necessarily through the might of his military, but from the popularity of a kings subjects. In Henry V, ther...
say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...
Id is associated with the immediate gratification of the unconscious. In other words this level is the most primal and does not co...
also clear that Shakespeare is not writing the play from the perspective that it is about the problems of interracial marriage. I...
for the rest of the world, There will never, never be another Laurence Olivier" (69). The article goes on to report that at the "s...
true circumstances of her first husbands death, and the exact nature of her guilt. There does not appear to be much in the play th...
pining away because of his unrequited love for Olivia, who also has a potential suitor in Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Olivia wants no m...
indicates, Lady Macbeth provides the necessary motivation for the initial murder. She tells Macbeth that if she had sworn an oath ...
forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...
agrees that this scene is enlightening on Hamlets background and character. In fact, Bloom argues that loosing Yorick, who died in...
but she keeps her emotions in check so that she can carry off her masquerade as a man. When Rosalind confronts the Dukes accusat...
his foul and most unnatural murther" (I.v.29). Hamlet will need all of his inner resources to successfully meet this crisis, for ...
verbal appearance and actual reality that Othello addresses throughout the play, wavering back and forth as a means by which to es...
in bed" (III.ii.206-209), then following-up with the equally matter of fact declaration, "If, once a widow, ever I be wife!" (III....
subject which had been taboo in Shakespeares time - with Ophelia), betrayal (Queen Gertrudes incestuous marriage to her brother-in...
especially apparent when critically examining Shakespeares historical play, Richard III and his final work, the dark comedy, The T...