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Interpreting A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

In nine pages this research paper considers various interpretations of Shakespeare's comedy. Eleven sources are cited in the bibl...

Frontier Influence on Presidents George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln

cry may have gone out -the army is coming! And in 1794, Washington order 13000 men to march into the frontier to "deal" with The ...

Gertrude in Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Jocasta in Oedipus the King by Sophocles Compared

on a number of issues. Jocasta is presented in Oedipus the King as a middle-aged woman, a bit reserved, and uncomfortable in the ...

Banquet Scene in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In six pages this essay analyzes the infamous 'banquet scene' in Act III, Scene iv of Hamlet in terms of what it reveals about Mac...

Tragic Characters in Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Antigone by Sophocles Compared

In five pages the tragic characteristics these plays' feature in terms of such conflicts as male and female, good person or monarc...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Servants Malvolio and Maria

In five pages this paper discusses these servants within the context of Queen Elizabeth I's 'poor laws.' Three other sources are ...

A Review of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

an "open door" policy for revolutions. Now, it should be understood that Williams was not a communist, nor a revolutionary in the ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Its Athenian Woods

The presentation of the woods in the play and their meaning are considered in this paper that consists of five pages. There are n...

Past and Present Fairy Tales

human spiritual life and then comes back with a message." The usual heros adventure will start with someone "from whom something ...

Post World War II Issues in A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

In five pages this paper examines how postwar political and socioeconomic issues are represented in the characterizations of Stanl...

Caribbean Poetry and Humor

In six pages this paper analyzes some examples of irony and humor found in Caribbean poetry. Three sources are cited in the bibli...

Audiences' Changing Responses to King Lear by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the way in which each generation's audiences has responded to King Lear, relating it to their o...

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper discusses how Caesar's own ego and refusal to listen to cautionary voices that resulted in his murder. Th...

Analyzing Coriolanus in The Tragedy of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare

in, on the basis of her gender. Coriolanus was an extremely dutiful son, and his single-minded focus was in becoming the courageo...

'Desiree's Baby' Short Story Analysis

Realist writers "were more or less in open revolt against [society]," and naturalism combined the theories of Charles Darwin to co...

Classical Literature, Character Vision and Irony

In five pages this paper discusses irony and lack of vision in such works as The Canterbury Tales, The Decameron, Lysistrata, and ...

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Analyzed

assessments are largely accepted as valid (Smith Julius Caesar: An Abbreviated Textual History). Shakespeare, on the other hand, ...

Analyzing 'The Minister's Black Veil' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

and isolation intensifies, and suffers what Professor Rita K. Gollin refers to as "the penalties of isolation (Nathaniel Hawthorne...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Shock, Satire, and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...

How Women Are Treated in the Writings of Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares how the social irony of women's treatment shine through in 'A Modest Proposal' by J...

Cinematic Analysis of What Dreams May Come Come

In five pages this paper examines the innovative camera techniques featured in the Robin Williams' film What Dreams May Come. Fou...

3 Perspectives on London

In five pages this paper examines three viewpoints of London as revealed in such literary works as Howard's End by E.M. Forster, S...

Character Study of Hamlet

This essay presents a discussion of Hamlet's character. The writer argues that Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet focuses on...

Comments on Freedoms

This essay discusses several articles that deal with freedoms. Topics include: the responsibilities of parents, music censorship, ...

Social Interactions in Hamlet

This essay pertains to the thematic content of Shakespeare's play and provides insight into the relationships that Hamlet has with...

Pain of Exile: King Lear, Inferno

This essay pertains to Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's Inferno and the impact of exile on the protagonists. Four pages in leng...

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...

Pavane, Opus 50 by Gabriel Faure

a moderate tempo, the strings playing a staccato bass line, with a lilting melody above. The bass line suggests dancers, whose ste...

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet = Production Effectiveness

decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...