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relates to issues of magic and creation, and the identity of Prospero/Shakespeare. In examining this perspective the opinions and...

in seconds. He continues this catalog of things she is not by comparing the color of her lips to coral (coral is redder); compari...

run away, thus setting up the main action of the plot, because the man she loves, Lysander, agrees to run away with her. They end ...

Prince. Despite his antic disposition or pretending to be mad as another ploy to ensnare Claudius in his revenge trap, maybe Haml...

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 ...

creature in the vessel" (Shakespeare I ii). This indicates that he set the storm in motion and ensured no one was hurt in the proc...

impose magic and enchantment to seek his revenge. But, in the end he forgives those who put him on the island and he suffers a sea...

without being overly garish and they appear to be relatively true to the historical time period. These elements, which are related...

my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Cen...

for fear Creep into acorn-cups and hide them there" (Shakespeare II i). This is a very magical surreal image, but also a very fun ...

him, he will show "great mercy" (II.ii.50). Henry then turns the discussion around to the real point of the scene. He asks the me...

under his own roof. One of the oldest of all human social laws is that a person cannot harm his guest. Its never been written down...

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

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

(Foakes 23). Until this time, many directors seem to see the play as a literal fairy tale for children and staged it as such; Broo...

were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...

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

and suggests that he does not deserve his place in English letters. He quotes a number of other critics to support his view. This ...

Western society, which envisions women as nurturing mothers and helpmates. Rather than being solely concerned with the domestic sp...

in the Aristotelian sense of the word: it shows us a great man doomed by a tragic flaw, in this case ambition. This paper discusse...

he also gave them flaws so that they would be even more interesting. This paper considers three of his troubled women, Lady Macbet...

This essay discusses the similarities and differences that characterize Macbeth and Banquo in Act I. The writer argues that their ...

Hally can discuss his ideas on history, literature and the context of racial relations in 1950s South Africa, which is where and w...

the social acceptance that has been denied him because of his skin color. When Othello selects the relatively inexperienced Micha...

at the beginning of the play that bears his name, grows increasingly evil throughout the drama. This paper argues that his crime i...

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 ...

"teach" him "how to think and speak" (3.2.35) and "create" him new" (3.2.41), which is a reversal of the Elizabethan gender stereo...

a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by ththroat the circumcis?d do And smote him thus" (Act V. ii. 334 - 352)...

is young and ignorant and she lies to him about many things. But, he is happy in this, for truth is far more demanding and it is e...

theme of servitude and freedom" (Smith 1608). We learn that Ariel was once the servant of the witch Sycorax, who was banished from...