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In seven pages this tragedy by William Shakespeare is examined within the context of Lady Macbeth's first soliloquy and its signif...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

we see Roderigo and Iago discussing the fact that this Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters ...

history itself. "As with many of his plays, Shakespeare drew on classical sources for the plot of The Comedy of Errors. The bare b...

5 I have seen roses damasked, red and white, 6 But no such roses see I in her cheeks; 7 And in some perfumes...

and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...

his carefully crafted public persona. For an ambitious couple like Lord and Lady Macbeth, in a monarchy like Scotland, there was ...

now he is praying; And now Ill dot. And so he goes to heaven; And so am I revenged" (Hamlet III iii). He stops, however, and truly...

old black ram is tupping your white ewe"(Shakespeare, Act I, sc I, li 88-89). Brabantio is Desdemonas father and as such would hav...

the latest fashions, spending money on his friends, and also pursuing wars against Ireland and elsewhere that his realm cannot af...

will never get a husband if she behaves in such a way. This offers us a very powerful image of how the patriarchal system of Sh...

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

like a tragedy at this point, but we are provided with simple comedic elements throughout. For example, there is the character of ...

he would have no one to do this task for him. And, Iago could not have well done all the spying himself for that would have looked...

his prowess as a warrior that has drawn Desdemona to him. When his loss of battles to fight on the actual battlefield come to an e...

This denial of friendship prompts the poet to allude to the language of the Gospels and the denial of Peter towards Christ (Comm...

of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...

opined that, in this work, the tragic and the supernatural are synonymous: "The tragedy of Macbeth thus lies in the attempt of a m...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

thou hast a mind that suits With this thy fair and outward character. I prithee, and Ill pay thee bounteously, Conceal me what I a...

superstitious practices that were adhered to so rigidly, it should not be surprising that the citizens of the Renaissance also bel...

na?ve Desdemona, he marries her without hesitation or reservation because he believes he has finally found someone with whom he ca...

ways to evoke feeling and mood. This was an important aspect of the plays he wrote and the inclusion of music was standard for hi...

and deceitful individual (Anonymous Iago the Liar Othello.html). We have only to watch and see who he deceives and how. Intere...

seems so much more believable. Their initial dialogue of "If it be love, indeed, tell me how much." and, "Then must thou needs fin...

power, but also begins to lose his friends as well. "As his Roman allies, even the ever-faithful Enobarbus, abandon him, Antony fe...

jealousy. His inherent nature does not want him to believe such lies. We see this throughout the story as he is constantly confuse...

also aware that Desdemona is not one of his soldiers, obliged to obey orders; she is her own person and if she chooses not to love...

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

plays make it clear that Shakespeare is being funny. However, one of the many examples of Shakespeares masterful skills is demonst...