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sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

involve whether or not his new step father was responsible for killing his father, but doubts about how vengeance was best played ...

poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

to her and gain little quiet. Sonnet 130 This particular sonnet is actually something of a satirical sonnet addressing how many...

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

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

Angelo. However, in his efforts to restore law and order, Angelo resurrects an old law that punishes any man who lives with a wom...

one day become king of Scotland is music to the warriors ears. He is a respected figure in his homeland, but he (and his ever-per...

a marvelos contrast in dark and light, which is aptly used in a good deal of his plays. Both in Romeo and Juliet and in Othello, t...

as they seem. It is recommended that the student who is writing about this topic consider that Messina is also the center of law,...

acts cowardly. Much of this comes from predictions of three witches, and after the deaths begin, the witches make further predicti...

logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

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

/ Is an unlessond girl, unschoold, unpractisd; / Happy in this, she is not yet so old / But she may learn; happier than this, / Sh...

of the aristocrats. Although Cathy took to Heathcliff immediately, her brother Hindley was not nearly so receptive, and had taken...

add the final brushstrokes to Hamlets character (or lack thereof). It is shown that Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, is a man of deci...

forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...

in enforcement of these laws. The laws in question are those which relate to a man being punished to death if he should lay with a...

a wound. / But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Arise, fair sun, and kill...

and Titania, king and queen of the fairies, are introduced as well as members of an amateur acting troupe who are rehearsing the p...

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 ...

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

from disarray to order; and marks a victory of "Us over Them" (Levin 14). He further argues that 20th century critics have tended ...

tells Desdemonas father that he must act quickly else "youll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse" (I.1.112-113). As p...

This paper discusses that anti Semitism is not a good enough reason to justify the inexcusable behavior of Shylock in this analysi...

but in actuality, its how to preserve beauty, which is still another favorite of his. The Poet is actually saying that comparing h...