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Protagonists Othello and Hamlet

In five pages this paper examines the similarities and differences that existed between two of William Shakespeare's most famous a...

Viktor Frankl's Theories and Meaning in Macbeth and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper examines how life's meaning and human suffering's relationship is represented by these William Shakespeare...

Symbolism in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the symbolism that is evident in the title and throughout William Shakespeare's pl...

William Shakespeare and the Authors Who Influenced Him

In four pages this paper discusses how the Bible and authors such as Seneca, Virgil, Chaucer, and Marlowe influenced William Shake...

Much Ado About Nothing: The 'Comedy' of Scapegoats

This paper examines how scapegoats propel the comedy of William Shakespeare's play in the characterizations of Don John, Claudio, ...

Twelfth Night and Themes of Romantic Love and Friendship

William Shakespeare's comedy is analyzed in terms of how the relationships of Olivia and Orsino, Cesario/Viola and Orsino, and Ces...

Jealousy, the 'Green-Eyed Monster' and William Shakespeare's Othello

The depiction of jealousy in William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is the focus of this thematic analysis consisting of 5 pages. ...

Shakespeare and Jonson and Elizabethan Clowns

This essay pertains to William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Ben Jonson's "Every Man in His Humor," and how each p...

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare and its Theme of 'Taming'

strong man to dominate his wife. There were few constraints placed upon male behavior whereas for women it was quite the opposite...

Cinematic Interpretations of Hamlet

decision for Olivier to choose to embark on this project. At the age of forty, Olivier thought he was too old to play the Danish p...

Act 3, Scene 4 of William Shakespeare's Othello

immediately to fetch the handkerchief. Emilia, Desdemonas maid and Iagos wife, comments: 4. "Is not this man jealous?" (III.4.99)....

Othello and Emilia's Statement 'Thou hast not half the power to do me harm/As I have to be hurt'

skitters to the old event with a new trigger. It does not matter that it is a new person, a new time, or a new love. The memory...

King Lear by William Shakespeare and Natural Law

In 5 pages this paper examines how the Elizabethans perceived natural law in a consideration of how it is represented in William S...

Historical English Plays and Marginalization

In five pages this paper considers marginalization as featured in English plays William Shakespeare's Othello and Aphra Behn's The...

The Element of Tragedy as Presented in Literature

in his society. Sometimes he is one who has been displaced from it, sometimes one who seeks to attain it for the first time, but ...

Oedipus and Hamlet

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares William Shakespeare's protagonist with the Oedipus myth as well as the interpreta...

Hamlet and the Film Adaptations by Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares these 1948 and 1996 film interpretations of William Shakespeare's tragedy with the ...

Women's Roles in 6 Great Works of Literature

In ten pages this paper examines how women's societal roles are represented in Plato's The Apology, Dante's 'The Inferno,' William...

Defining the Tragic Hero in William Shakespeare's Othello

man who seeks respectability in a white mans society. Despite his many military victories and his marriage to Senator Brabantios ...

Ian McKellan's Film 'Richard III' and Evil

In six pages this paper examines how evil is portrayed in this cinematic interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Richard III' wit...

King Lear and Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons

In five pages this paper examines the King's role in Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons and William Shakespeare's King Lear. The...

Identity and its Power in the Shakespeare Heroines Mariana and Ophelia

In six pages this comparative analysis of the heroines featured in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello compares ...

Disguise in Three Comedies by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines how disguise is used in a comparative analysis of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, M...

Queen Elizabeth and Richard the Third

"Come, Come, we know your meaning, brother Gloster; You envy my advancement, and my friends; God grant we never may have need of y...

Comedy, Appearances, and Reality in Othello by William Shakespeare

only as a representation of misconstrued appearance. As time progresses, Othello - quite arguably the only character with a stell...

Feminist View of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure

Clare within the historical context of the work of Mary Ward, who established her "own missionary order, the Institute of Mary, in...

Caliban's Treatment by Prospero in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

the most inept such plots in theater-but we can see it as his attempt to revenge himself upon the man who stole his island from hi...

Shakespeare and Vandross: Love

his lovers eyes he is saying, "When I look in your eyes/ There I see/ What all that a love should really be" (Vandross 24-26). He ...

Contemporary Perspectives on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper examines the contemporary perspectives represented in the 1996 cinematic interpretation of William Shakes...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and an Actor's Caliban Characterization

In five pages this paper discusses William Shakespeare's final play in an analysis of how Caliban might be depicted by an actor. ...