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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...
the not-too-distant past; the guards on the battlements talk about how the previous King Hamlet "smote the sledded [Polacks] on th...
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...
This will sorrow Hamlet greatly and make him feel guilty, perhaps the only time he feels guilty, in his actions towards her....
his foul and most unnatural murther" (I.v.29). Hamlet will need all of his inner resources to successfully meet this crisis, for ...
essence, this is seen as "feminine and shrewd" (Rusche). From this description we can begin to understand that Gertrude may wel...
In five pages this paper analyzes the character of Ophelia and the role she plays in this tragedy in terms of how other characters...
This paper contrasts and compares these female characters and their life experiences described by William Kennedy in Ironweed in t...
In 6 pages the parallels that exist in these works in terms of literary similarities of allegory, metaphor, simile, irony, personi...
defines her character. She is, in essence, a human mirror, used to reflect the desires of others (Dane gdane.html). Her inabilit...
In five pages five scenes from the play are presented in an argument that Claudius is in fact a sympathetic character in William S...
This 5 page essay examines the character Nancy in the book by William Faulkner. 2 sources....
In six pages this paper examines the plot function served by the witches in this analysis of William Shakespeare's dark play. Thr...
she wants to be as close to the seat of power as possible and will do anything to keep her power as queen" and this sets him on a ...
fact that this protagonist seems to have an identity through his blood. He seeks revenge, but he also seeks to find out who he is ...
brother Laertes. She is deeply in love with Hamlet, and when he treats her with disdain, she becomes confused and depressed. Ham...
In five pages this paper assesses Polonius's advice to his son Laertes 'This above all: to thine own self be true' with in the con...
In five pages this paper considers the ghost of Hamlet's father and his soliloquy in Act I of Shakespeare's play in terms of its p...
In five pages this paper discusses Prince Hamlet's identity search within the course of Shakespeare's play. There are no other so...
the past and what the traditions were at the time, which is not part of this paper because the only source being used is Shakespea...
or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...
The steward is immediately threatened by anyone who is perceived as funnier or more intelligent than he. Olivia is the only perso...
or weak, good or evil, redeemed or condemned, honorable or chicken-hearted? The climate of the human condition is what spurs on m...
This research paper examines the character and dramatic function of "Tom" in Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menageri...
heart. His insecurities are compounded by the dark color of his skin, which makes him a social outsider. Therefore, when he meet...
guilty. What he does not know is how involved his mother, Gertrude, is in the plotting of the old Kings death. Her over hasty marr...
spring of renewal, for the person that has died. This fact is emphasized in the final metaphor, which is addressed in the next fou...
meant he was not "someone to take seriously" as a threat to his power (Derrick 14; McMurtry 41). Others seriously underestimate A...
the social acceptance that has been denied him because of his skin color. When Othello selects the relatively inexperienced Micha...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the character of Prospero featured in William Shakespeare's final play and how this protagonist...