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Ophelia and Antigone

brother in terms of advice and guidelines for her life which is seen in one scene where her brother tells her to watch out and she...

Cultural and Performance Studies and Communication

There are some things in this life that just are, that result from the intersection of natural law, cultural context, interpersona...

Twelfth Night and the Element of Disguise

ties this theme together" (Universe). In combination with this theme, the theme of foolishness, is the theme of disguise. In su...

Defining Aspects in Literature

This paper examines the essential elements that make up a literary work and define the writer. The author discusses Shakespeare, ...

King Lear and Twelfth Night--A Comparison of the Two Plays

go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to mar...

Intertextual Relationship Between Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight and Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho

In eleven pages the ways in which Welles' interpretation of a quintet of Shakespeare plays was incorporated into Gus Van Sant's co...

Oedipus the King, Othello, Reality and Appearances

In a paper consisting of three pages the protagonist's distinguishing between appearances and reality is assessed in these works b...

Love as a Theme In Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night

This paper examines the various ways in which Shakespeare utilizes love as a theme in his plays. The author discusses Midsummer N...

Threat of Chastity in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Measure for Measure

In twelve pages a discussion of whether or not Shakespeare represented chastity as threatening in these works concludes the chasti...

Samuel Crowl's Shakespeare Observed

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare in terms of performance as considered in Samuel Crowl's text. There are no other so...

Effects of Disharmony and Harmony in 'Romeo and Juliet'

In 6 pages this essay compares and contrasts Act II:1 with Act V:3 as a way of evaluating how Shakespeare attempts to establish ha...

Oedipus Rex and Othello Compared “Oedipus Rex”

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

Chicago's Theater World

A report of six pages considers the actor training offered by Chicago's theater district and includes a discussion of the Shakespe...

Poetry Presentations

In five pages this paper informs as to how to have fun with poetic presentations of Andrew Marvell's 'To His Coy Mistress,' John D...

Elizabethan Theatrical Drama Represented by the Film Shakespeare in Love

significant influence on the literature being written. Words, turns of phrases, double-meanings were all of the utmost importance ...

The Rude Mechanicals and Their Significance in A Midsummer Night's Dream

In five pages this research paper concentrates on how Shakespeare uses the rude mechanicals and the true purpose they serve in thi...

'Hearing,' Hamlet and His Father's Ghost

In nine pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare emphasized 'hearing' throughout the course of this tragedy and how it affects t...

Hamlet's Comedy Provides Relief

remark that Laertes and Ophelia had been discussing Hamlet, Polonius starts into a long dissertation on Ophelias lack of experienc...

3 Versions of the 'Willow Scene' in the Fourth Act, Third Scene of Othello

This paper compares the 'willow scene' interpretations of Shakespeare, Verdi, and Rossini in five pages. There are no other sourc...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...

Classic Literature's Portrayal of Male Characters

In five pages this paper evaluates the realistic depiction of male characters in literature past and present in a consideration of...

True Love and Phenomenal Women

the stereotypical feminine behavior of Woolfs era. In order to be a journalist, Woolf explains how she had to kill "the Angel" and...

2 Questions on Great Literature and Its Practical Applications

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

Common Themes in the Works of Welles and Shakespeare

is portrayed in the original Shakespeare. The exception is that Shakespeare spent more time and attention to historical details, w...

Revenge as a Theme in Literature

thou noble youth, / The serpent that did sting thy fathers life / Now wears his crown." Ham. "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?" (I, ...

'Hamlet' and 'Dr. Faustus'

tells him that he was murdered, and that it is his (Hamlets) task to avenge his death: "If thou didst ever thy dear father love .....

Dress as a Representation of Human Sexuality and Gender

by appearing well-dressed; he is also using clothing as a means to get her to surrender to him. The girl, who has fallen into the...

Langston Hughes/Critical Response to 2 Poems

opening, Hughes moves on to create a "crescendo of horror," which entails moving through a series of neutral questions. The questi...

The Power of Language in "The Tempest" and "The Birthday Party"

does the chicken cross the road?") that they might as well be physically beating him. Instead, they have the power in the play bec...

The Concept of the “Outsider” in “Othello” and “The Rover”

is in seeing pompous buffoons made fools of, and lovers brought together. However, Aphra Behns play, though a comedy, also deals...