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King Lear, Disguise and Deception

In a paper consisting of 6 pages the themes of deception and disguise as they manifest themselves in Shakespeare's play are consid...

A Hamlet Soliloquy Analysis

This paper consists of five pages and considers how the five soliloquies contained in Shakespeare's tragedy reveal the Prince's se...

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and Elizabethan Usury

In five pages this paper examines the customs of moneylending that existed during Elizabethan times in this consideration of a let...

Lingering Power of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

dysfunction goes far beyond the limits of the household, hinting at a world that is itself out of sync and in a state of disarray....

Fate in Romeo and Juliet

progress, the use of word-play reiterates what is fated, and even though we might wish to change the outcome of fate, we begin to ...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet in Film

stunning performance as Ophelia and at the time she was not as well known as she is today. However, when Charlton Heston appears o...

Character Development In Macbeth

This paper examines various aspects of the character Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. The author discusses lust for power, loss, ga...

Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire and Dual Conflicts

In seven pages along with an outline of one page this paper presents an analysis of the dual conflicts that appear throughout this...

Shakespeare's Villains, Iago vs. Shylock

Othello's Iago and The Merchant of Venice's Shylock are villains who drive much of the action in the plays. This paper examines Sh...

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet and Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing

sexual liberties but always remains faithful to the spirit of the original play" (Balingit PG). The setting is quickly establishe...

Comic or Tragic The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

me to run from this Jew my master. The fiend is at mine elbow and tempts me saying to me Gobbo, Launcelot Gobbo, good Launcelot, o...

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and Symbolism

of Blue Mountains finest male suitors. She makes frequent mention of Blue Mountain and Blue Roses, and one can assume this symbol...

Shakespeare's Othello and Racism within Renaiisance England

of perspective came about. Though various ploys were attempted to regain old sorts of power, in the end, there was a rise in the m...

Past and Present Racism and William Shakespeare's Othello

to share Iagos disgust and refers to Desdemonas acceptance of Othello as her "gross revolt" (I.i.134) and Roderigo shows his dista...

Families in the Works of William Shakespeare and Happiness

of shallowness in schemings clothing, while rejecting the honest and heartfelt response of Cordelia, the only daughter who truly d...

William Shakespeare's Histories and New Historicist Criticism

which make up the spectrum of everyday life of the period. Spiegel (1997), for instance, makes the point that one can see such tex...

Bard's Personality as Reflected in His Plays

were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...

Evil Theme in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

thoughts terrify him. The fact that Macbeth is thought of as a loyal and noble person at the beginning of the play is made eviden...

Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare and Inconsistencies

banished to the forests outside of Mantua. In the meantime, Julia decides she cannot be apart from Proteus and disguises herself a...

Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Discussed

lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...

Relevance of Macbeth in Modern Society

truly untested man. He has recently been incredibly successful in a battle and is, to some degree, full of himself. We can envisio...

Miller, Williams, Fantasy and Wishful Thinking

This essay pertains to Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" and how each play hand...

Comedy and Tragedy of William Shakespeare

her husband in their youthful days. She loves Polixenes as a brother because he is the best and oldest friend of her husband. In t...

3 Cinematic Interpretations of William Shakespeare's Richard III

most notably, but not really missed, were Queen Margaret, and Edward IV. Some of the lengthy dialogue was taken out without detrac...

Crime Fiction and William Shakespeare's Hamlet

or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...

In Defense of Brutus

Cassius proposed that they assassinate Antony also, Brutus opposed it. He argued that the assassination of another man would make ...

Conflict in Hamlet

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 ...

Thematic Elements of Tragedy in Shakespeare's Macbeth

will be the real winner in the scheme. Macbeth talks to himself about his desire to murder. He is tortured by it, thinks...

Analyzing Hamlet's Act II, Scene ii

his fathers murder was Claudius elaborate conspiracy to become King, but he lacked sufficient proof to support his theory. When t...