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Analyzing Kenneth Branagh's Film Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

"Hamlet" examines numerous concerns that are central to the fundamental tribulations and despairs of being human. Hamlet questions...

'The Play's the Thing': Analyzing Six Passages from William Shakespeare's Plays

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act V, Scene ii), As You Like It (Act II, Scene vii), Richard III (Act I, Scene ii), The...

Analyzing William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

and imprison-ment in the stocks. But there is something that excites in us a stronger feeling than all this-it is Violas confessio...

Major Themes of William Shakespeare's Macbeth Analyzed

one day become king of Scotland is music to the warriors ears. He is a respected figure in his homeland, but he (and his ever-per...

Analyzing the Character of Rosalind in William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'

This 5 page paper emphasizes how Rosalind is a woman truly ahead of her time in Shakespeare's comic farce, stronger and more intel...

Character Analysis of Henry in William Shakespeare's King Henry IV Part 2

In five pages the way in which Prince Henry is depicted is evaluated with such issues as power transition and coming of age also d...

Symbolism of the Terms 'Denmark' and 'King' in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In seven pages the symbolism surrounding the use of the terms Denmark and King are examined within the context of Shakespeare's tr...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and Themes of Violence, Love, and Sex

In 5 pages this paper compares how these topics are thematically depicted in these plays. There are 4 sources cited in the biblio...

William Shakespeare's Failed Experiment, King John

In six pages this paper discusses the theatrical failure of this historical play by William Shakespeare. There are 3 sources list...

Critically Assessing Presentation of Christians and Jews in 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare

a time and oft / In the Rialto you have rated me / About my moneys and my usances; / Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, /...

Family Conflicts in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, Sophocles' Oedipus the King, and William Shakespeare's Othello

position in the court was not higher than it was. He is the source of all conflict in the story for he presents Othello with subtl...

William Shakespeare's King Henry V and Hamlet Directed by Sir Laurence Olivier

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...

William Shakespeare's King Henry VIII, The Two Noble Kinsmen and Doubling

The overall story of "The Two Noble Kinsmen" follows fairly well its primary source that is Chaucers "The Knights Tale" from his c...

Females in William Shakespeare Plays Queen Margaret and Lady Percy

In eleven pages Queen Margaret in William Shakespeare's Richard the Third and Lady Percy in Shakespeare's historical play Henry IV...

Justifying Authority

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...

M.L. King/Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...

When Work Disappears by William J. Wilson

In five pages this text by William J. Wilson is analyzed and critically reviewed. There are no other sources listed....

Delayed Reaction of Hamlet to Seek Vengeance for His Father's Slaying

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

Uncertain Visions in Oedipus the King and Othello

In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...

Character of King John in the Play by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of King John as presented in the play by William Shakespeare. Six sources a...

Thomas King's Truth and Bright Water

Thomas King's novel Truth and Bright Water and its thematic duality are discussed in five pages....

An Analysis of I Have a Dream

the "promissory note" that was made to each and every American when the Constitution was written (King, 1963). He and the group ha...

Tragic Heroes King Oedipus and King Lear

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

Einhard's The Two Lives of Charlemagne

In five pages tis paper discusses a day in Charlemagne's life from the point of view of one of the King's cautious friends....

'I Have a Dream' Speech by Martin Luther King Jr. from a Neo Aristotelian Perspective

dramatize a shameful condition"(Dream.html). King already has the support of African-Americans, therefore, in order for his speec...

Speech Analysis / King's 'I Have a Dream'

Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...

Shakespeare’s View of Father/Daughter Relationships

surprising that there is evidence in a number of Shakespeares plays that a female characters who is "self-aware" and "skillful" is...

Shakespeare as the Author of His Works

poems "by several well-known theatrical poets. One of these poems (untitled in the volume, but now known as "The Phoenix and the T...

Ferdinand and Regan/Goneril

never a bone int" (I.284). Again, the lamprey (a type of eel) and the reference to its bonelessness, is a reference to the penis. ...

Southern Literature and Themes of Communication Lacks and Self Absorption

and even tells her grandfather that "I never dreamed [your beard] was a birds nest" (Welty, 47). Stella-Rondo had accused Sister o...