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of the aristocrats. Although Cathy took to Heathcliff immediately, her brother Hindley was not nearly so receptive, and had taken...

This denial of friendship prompts the poet to allude to the language of the Gospels and the denial of Peter towards Christ (Comm...

old black ram is tupping your white ewe"(Shakespeare, Act I, sc I, li 88-89). Brabantio is Desdemonas father and as such would hav...

discussing Othello, Roderigo blatantly refers to Othello in derogatory terms by calling him "the thick lips" which directly single...

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

is symbolic of life. Man hopefully lives a long, full life full of many experiences that culminate to form the "autumn" of the in...

will never get a husband if she behaves in such a way. This offers us a very powerful image of how the patriarchal system of Sh...

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

he would have no one to do this task for him. And, Iago could not have well done all the spying himself for that would have looked...

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...

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

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

a rare and precious gem. Ferdinand does fall in love with Miranda, as was Prosperos plan all along, and is willing to stay with th...

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

his prowess as a warrior that has drawn Desdemona to him. When his loss of battles to fight on the actual battlefield come to an e...

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...

it is this source on which he draws for determining right and wrong (Peters). According to Peters, Shakespeare defines the abilit...

and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...

5 I have seen roses damasked, red and white, 6 But no such roses see I in her cheeks; 7 And in some perfumes...

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

wronged, as Philomela was . . . (IV. I. 52). The book is also mentioned in Act V, scene three, when Titus asks Saturninus" the...

composing sonnets was considered a necessary endeavor when courting someone (Goldenberg). For example, a man of any position would...

Iago as evil, but what is Iagos true motivation? It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. Yet, he seems to be somewhat p...

all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand For many poets the overall purpose of the poem has...

And dig deep trenches in thy beautys field, Thy youths proud livery so gazed on now, Will be a totterd...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

deal of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around ...