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(like Mel Gibson in the 1991 film) has no interest in playing him as an apologetic mope" (Ebert). In the written play there is a...

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...

the witch may well have been incredibly deceptive and conniving in her involvement with the knight, and in this we can see the pre...

where hours were spent singing songs and learning nursery rhymes. When Gertrude inquires as to how she is doing, Ophelia sings, "...

that Hamlet must seek vengeance for the crime. This begins the powerful intrigue in the play that is filled with conflict. In t...

Jocastas acceptance of her role and of the death of her son is fundamental to the actions of the play. When Oedipus kills Laius a...

When Hamlet returns home, he is greeted with what he is convinced is his fathers ghost. After identifying himself, the ghost prom...

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...

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's tragedy within the context of the personality theory of Sigmund Freud. Four sourc...

and turned" (Every Man - III, 2, pp. 48) and Hamlets "imagination" as he dwells on the experience of seeing his fathers ghost: "Th...

This paper consists of five pages and analyzes usage of the term dead and the concept of death within the context of Shakespeare's...

This paper consists of five pages in which Russ McDonald's 'presentational theater' theory is used to analyze illustrations from S...

In three pages the emotional conflicts that are based in anger are examined in terms of the protagonists behavior' and the importa...

In twelve pages this paper examines how sexuality is thematically portrayed in these plays in terms of obsession, interracial love...

In five pages this paper examines the power of identity in the similarities and differences that exist among characters Mariana in...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these works by Shakespeare and Sophocles in terms of tragic themes and iro...

In each, their gestures of submission paradoxically enable the expression of desire. This shows female characters that inhabit th...

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...

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...

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

meant that the two had a kindred relationship. Hamlet responded under his breath that the relationship was "A little more than ki...

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares how women's roles are depicted in these two classic works of literature. Five so...

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares Laurence Olivier's 1948 Hamlet adaptation with Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 interpret...

In four pages this review includes discussion of character and plot development, staging, and considers how they support the actio...

five-act pattern. The setup creates the plays "world", introduces us to the characters, and lays the groundwork for some of the c...

Ophelia in the process. The burden of these struggles is more than the emotionally fragile prince can bear, and when he utters th...

and the tales of this one mans adventure. The man is Odysseus and his adventures are legendary. He is not a man searching for the ...

In five pages the dramatic structures and themes are compared in this examination of a trio of William Shakespeare's plays. Two s...