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King Claudius and Machiavelli

This essay pertains to the anthropocentric worldview of King Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Machiavelli, drawing on his te...

Characterization of Claudius in Hamlet

by King Claudius reveal him to be conniving, shrewd and lustful. Unlike Hamlet, who is preoccupied with questions concerning ethic...

Was Hamlet Sympathetic or Unsympathetic?

lost her mother at an early age, was brought up in a very sheltered environment, with her father Polonius - one of Claudius best f...

Do Not Speak the Speech, I Pray You

who are unfamiliar with it; then if the instructor has any sense he or she will run the Kenneth Branagh uncut version the followin...

Denmark and Scotland, a Comparison of Hamlet and Macbeth

Shakespeares "Big Four" tragedies (King Lear and Othello are the others, since you ask) and they both involve the most horrific of...

Bard's Personality as Reflected in His Plays

were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...

Description and Imagery in Hamlet

in the play. This is clear when Claudius refers to Hamlet as son and Hamlet, aside, notes, "A little more than kin, and less than ...

Playing in Hamlet: Ophelia

who are listening can better estimate if he is mad or not. Ophelia is essentially being used by the leaders for their own gain but...

Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

This will sorrow Hamlet greatly and make him feel guilty, perhaps the only time he feels guilty, in his actions towards her....

Gertrude and Ophelia

father in the dust" (Shakespeare I i). She also tells him that he should not make his mother worry so. In short, her role is to be...

Hamlet and Ofelia and the Threats They Face

the not-too-distant past; the guards on the battlements talk about how the previous King Hamlet "smote the sledded [Polacks] on th...

Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare and the Relationship Between Prince Hal and King Henry

with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now K...

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and the Characters Lorenzo and Jessica

rescue her from her loneliness. With Jessica the first hint of desire or romance comes when she asks Launcelot to give Lorenzo a n...

How Hamlet's Father Affects the Prince of Denmark's Life

no less) a mere three months later. Hamlet has been shattered by his loss and his mothers betrayal, and plunges into a period of ...

Students and Teachers in The Tempest and Frankenstein

This paper consists of three pages and considers student and teacher relationships and the role conformity plays in an analysis of...

Relationships in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

This paper examines how relationships are represented by William Shakespeare in his play The Comedy of Errors in seven pages. The...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Stage Setting

In five pages this paper considers the comedic relationship elements that set the humorous stage in the first act, first scene of ...

Themes and Dramatic Structures in Othello, Hamlet, and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages the relationships between dramatic structures and themes as they exist within these three plays by William Shakespea...

As You Like It by William Shakespeare and the Theme of Loyalty

In 5 pages this paper examines the thematic emphasis upon loyalty in this popular William Shakespeare comedy in an examination of ...

The First Part of Henry the Fourth by William Shakespeare and the Relationship Between Henry Percy and Prince Hal

In five pages this paper discusses the rivals Henry 'Hotspur' Percy and Prince Henry 'Hal' of Wales and their relationship as feat...

Literature, Film, Identity, and Travel

conversation" (Clifford, 1997, p. 37). Similarly, the identity of the Moe family remained Hawaiian, despite the fact that they t...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet and the Themes of Love and Madness

Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...

Cleopatra and Antony's Love Affair

seems so much more believable. Their initial dialogue of "If it be love, indeed, tell me how much." and, "Then must thou needs fin...

Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors and the Element of Tragedy

An analysis of the element of tragedy in Ephesus as presented in this classic work by William Shakespeare. The author of this pap...

Literature and Human Relationships

sense one gets at the end of the work, that under the humorous aspects, there is something very sad occurring. It does appear that...

Sonnet 87 and Othello by William Shakespeare

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares relationship emotions as featured in 'Farewell, thou art too dear' sonnet and in Othe...

The Element of Tragedy in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Character of Ophelia

defines her character. She is, in essence, a human mirror, used to reflect the desires of others (Dane gdane.html). Her inabilit...

Supernatural in Macbeth and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

This paper consists on five pages and analyzes how within these tragedies the Bard relies heavily upon the supernatural for struct...

Proto Feminism in Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper contrasts Ophelia and Cleopatra in order to determine whether or not they reflect the proto feminist views...