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Rewriting History with William Shakespeare's 'Richard the Third'

who stood in his path to the English throne, was so memorable that his work of fiction has become accepted as historical fact. Ho...

William Shakespeare's Histories and New Historicist Criticism

which make up the spectrum of everyday life of the period. Spiegel (1997), for instance, makes the point that one can see such tex...

Attachment Among Shakespeare's Female Characters

of the common viewpoints regarding interpersonal interactions inherent in Elizabethan literature. The relationship between Hermia...

Comparative Analysis of Ralph in Lord of the Flies by William Golding and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

his foul and most unnatural murther" (I.v.29). Hamlet will need all of his inner resources to successfully meet this crisis, for ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Plays

and forces him to become more active and seek confirmation and possibility revenge (Bevington 3). This response is seen in Hamle...

Harmony in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...

Comparative Analysis of Rulers in 4 Plays by William Shakespeare

trained to the arts of war and government, and not toward the finer sensibilities . Therefore, Theseus supports Egeus in forcing h...

Renaissance Play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

to be entertained as well. They began putting out what were known as mystery plays, passion plays, morality plays and miracle play...

Characters of Bolingbroke and Richard II Revealed in the Play by William Shakespeare

the treacherous feet" (III.2.14-16). Rather than action, Richard offers poetic interpretations of his situation. The tone and imag...

Gender, Women, and 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

the perspective of the other characters, they are acting as men, not women. This scenario is intriguing for its points out, within...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Role Played by the Supernatural and the Witches

that sounds like ritualistic chanting: FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND ...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and its Play Development

in one another that is very attractive. So Romeo makes his way to her window in the night and we have the infamous balcony scene w...

Later Plays of William Shakespeare and How the Bard's View of Romance Changed

especially in terms of the passions that exist between men and women. Fantasy Romance When Shakespeare uses his characters in "...

Aristotle's Definition of a 'Tragic Hero' and the Deviation of William Shakespeare in His Play Othello

not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...

Romantic Love in the Plays of William Shakespeare

seemed to tap into the humans attraction to romantic love as an experience. There is little more powerful, and interestingly, Shak...

Plays of William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper discusses Shakespeare's plays in an analysis of some characters, nature significance, and the 'play with...

Clown's Role in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In nine pages this research paper discusses the clown's role in the works of William Shakespeare. Seven sources are cited in the ...

Socially Relevant Plays of William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the social relevance of William Shakespeare's plays in a consideration of such issues as daily ...

Contemporary Women and Women in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses contemporary women in comparison to how women were presented in the plays of William Shakespea...

Sovereignty Concepts in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

to be a continuation from Henry IV, and is reality based. In the play, King Henry wants to have the thrown of France and somehow i...

Movie Versions and the Original Play Othello by William Shakespeare

In eight pages this paper discusses the theatrical portrayals of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago in comparison with the films by Well...

Self Serving Fathers in the Plays of William Shakespeare

to ask whether Miranda is listening to him when it seems obvious that she is. This seems like a control mechanism rather than a ge...

William Shakespeare Plays Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, and Journeys

In five pages the heroic journeys presented in each of these plays by William Shakespeare are analyzed in terms of their significa...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

Character of King John in the Play by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of King John as presented in the play by William Shakespeare. Six sources a...

3 Plays by William Shakespeare and the Conflict Between Parents and Children

In 5 pages this paper examines the Shakespearean plays The Tempest, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear in a comparative analysis of h...

Females in William Shakespeare Plays Queen Margaret and Lady Percy

In eleven pages Queen Margaret in William Shakespeare's Richard the Third and Lady Percy in Shakespeare's historical play Henry IV...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and Their Parallels

In 6 pages the parallels that exist in these works in terms of literary similarities of allegory, metaphor, simile, irony, personi...

Revisionist History, William Shakespeare and the Actual King Macbeth

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic liberties Shakespeare took in his portrayal of King Macbeth in this consideration o...

Nineteenth Century Romanticism and the Importance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

of both on the individual. Certainly, Hamlet offers insight to a man who is torn by a number of powerful emotions but who also thi...