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in bed" (III.ii.206-209), then following-up with the equally matter of fact declaration, "If, once a widow, ever I be wife!" (III....

subject which had been taboo in Shakespeares time - with Ophelia), betrayal (Queen Gertrudes incestuous marriage to her brother-in...

who stood in his path to the English throne, was so memorable that his work of fiction has become accepted as historical fact. Ho...

appears to be Lucentio, but should he be unable to produce his father (which would verify his lineage and financial status), then ...

especially apparent when critically examining Shakespeares historical play, Richard III and his final work, the dark comedy, The T...

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

for the rest of the world, There will never, never be another Laurence Olivier" (69). The article goes on to report that at the "s...

power was not necessarily through the might of his military, but from the popularity of a kings subjects. In Henry V, ther...

say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...

and become crazy from the heat, so to speak. While preparations are commencing for the upcoming wedding between Theseus, the Duke...

city, broadening his knowledge, which, in turn, improves his skill as a ruler. While there is a logical explanation for his knowle...

Cleopatra is a very sensual woman who is aware of her own passion. This, however, does not detract from her ability to rule...

with and through broad theological propositions that include the inherent conflict between medieval and Renaissance values (Sisson...

the mustard was naught: now Ill stand to it, the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and yet was not the knight forswor...

is referring to the banter that Beatrice and Benedick engage in every time they meet. This type of banter is prevalent throughout ...

and imprison-ment in the stocks. But there is something that excites in us a stronger feeling than all this-it is Violas confessio...

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

"What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see / She is your treasure, she must have a husband; / I must dance bare-foot on her we...

interacting systems, the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is, according to Freud, the original system of the personality up...

husbands duty to lead his wife toward proper behavior. Inherent in the relationship between God and humanity, which the marriage ...

all of his lessons come into play and culminate to create a powerful epiphany. We note some of this in the following excerpt: "Spi...

speech associates her with a shrine, a religious object, and then offers up his lips as pilgrims. Pilgrims often made journeys to ...

persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...

humble thanks: but that I will have a recheat winded in my forehead, or hang my bugle in an invisible baldrick, all women shall pa...

the water by someone. As such her death is not an obvious murder. But, do we consider it murder if she was so distraught by the cr...

In Sonnet 72, it becomes evident that the initial sexual flush is still very much in evidence, but the references to the distant h...

pining away because of his unrequited love for Olivia, who also has a potential suitor in Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Olivia wants no m...

indicates, Lady Macbeth provides the necessary motivation for the initial murder. She tells Macbeth that if she had sworn an oath ...

the witch may well have been incredibly deceptive and conniving in her involvement with the knight, and in this we can see the pre...

the person seeking power truly does see how things can be improved if people listen to them. For example, in the simple of situati...