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Romeo's Fatal Flaw in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes Romeo Montague's fatal personality flaw as depicted in the tragic play Romeo and Juliet by Willi...

Imagery in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

believing in ghosts was akin to presuming that Satan had taken on the appearance of the dead so as to overtly jeopardize the decea...

Comparative Analysis of Othello Play and Film

In five pages William Shakespeare's original play is contrasted and compared with Oliver Parker's 1995 cinematic interpretation. ...

Laertes and Hamlet

In two pages the relationship between Laertes and Hamlet is considered in a discussion of their similiarities and differences as r...

William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Political Rhetoric

needs to set the stage for Caesars nephew Octavius, who (if everything goes well) will be coming into power; and in order to bring...

Depiction of Women in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses women, their roles and functions in this tragic play by William Shakespeare. Three sources are...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the Concepts of Barbarism and Civilization

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how civilization and primitivism are presented in this final play by William Shak...

Henry the Fourth, Part One and Henry the Fifth by William Shakespeare and Historical Accuracy

In 6 pages ths historical accuracy of these plays by William Shakespeare is assessed. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliograp...

Literature and Human Relationships

sense one gets at the end of the work, that under the humorous aspects, there is something very sad occurring. It does appear that...

The First Part of Henry the Fourth by William Shakespeare and the Relationship Between Henry Percy and Prince Hal

In five pages this paper discusses the rivals Henry 'Hotspur' Percy and Prince Henry 'Hal' of Wales and their relationship as feat...

Henry the Fourth, Part I by William Shakespeare and Prince Hal

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of Prince Hal as featured in William Shakespeare's historical play within th...

Shakespearean Women in Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing

The ways in which William Shakespeare depicted women in these tragic and comic plays are contrasted and compared in eight pages. ...

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...

Tragic Love in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet

about Rosaline. Romeo falls in love at first sight with Juliet. The two are very young. Some would suggest that this type of lo...

Leadership in Henry the Eighth by William Shakespeare

during his reign. For a number of years, King Henry VIII relied on Cardinal Wolsey, his principal minister, for guidance in his l...

King Lear's Transformation

In 5 pages this paper examines the transformation King Lear undergoes from arrogance to wisdom in the play by William Shakespeare....

Twelfth Night vs. The Tempest

Twelfth Night and The Tempest by William Shakespeare share a number of comedic scenes and an undercurrent of comedy as well. This ...

William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and Macbeth and Their Bizarre Banquet Scenes

In ten pages these pivotal banquet sequences as they appear in these two plays by William Shakespeare are examined. Eleven source...

Abigail Williams' Trial in Arthur Miller's The Crucible

In five pages this paper discusses the witch trial of Abigail Williams as depicted by Arthur Miller in his play The Crucible. The...

Shakespeare as the Author of His Works

poems "by several well-known theatrical poets. One of these poems (untitled in the volume, but now known as "The Phoenix and the T...

Villains in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Richard III

sensibilities: "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step / On which I must fall down, or else oerleap, / For in my way it lies. S...

Comparative Analysis of Characters Mark Antony and Caius Cassius in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar

meant he was not "someone to take seriously" as a threat to his power (Derrick 14; McMurtry 41). Others seriously underestimate A...

Virginia Woolf’s Descriptions of Literary ‘Beacons’ Antigone and Desdemona Applied to Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

The Problem of Free Will and How It is Treated in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

Othello and Gender Roles

fact that her opposition to her father by eloping with the much-older Othello reveals her internal strength, which is comparable t...

Downfall of William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Macbeth

with a trio of witch siblings (described in the text as the weird sisters), who issue this prediction to the Thane: THIRD WITCH. A...

Effects of Hubris on Tragic Shakespearean Heroes Brutus, Hamlet, and Othello

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...

Witches and Their Function in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines the plot function served by the witches in this analysis of William Shakespeare's dark play. Thr...

Hamlet's 'Masks'

could say that the gaiety of the new court masks the secrets of the old one. Claudius as a supportive brother to the old king has...

Tragic Characters in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

In five pages Octavius Caesar, Enobarbus, Cleopatra, and Antony are analyzed in order to determine which emerges as the most tragi...