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Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

also survived the wreck to conceal her true nature. Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become T...

again it was a matter of holding the government responsible for the continued injustice and oppression of not only women but ethni...

in terms of the authors or historians he used, they also generally utilized others. For example, "Holinsheds Chronicles of England...

do not assume that he would be a man who was easily swayed against this woman he loves. But, as the play progresses we see his wea...

For instance, Hotspur from Henry IV was actually old enough to be Prince Hals father, but Shakespeare pictured the two characters ...

Western literature, but of the world (Brustein 27). According to Bloom, Shakespeare valued personality above all other elements in...

opens minds, creating a more rounded person, knowing this process and appreciating whilst it is taking place also adds to the pro...

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

her own backbone and eventually would have left Torvald. Krogstad does not purposely cause the marital strife, some would argue, b...

the fact that he is likely the only man of her social standing in the entire realm. Instead she falls for one who is nothing more ...

death of Hamlets father. Hamlet then starts to speculate about how much his mother was involved in this plot. Because of this p...

lightness! serious vanity!/ Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!/ Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,/ sick health!/ Stil...

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

about 1594 onward it is believed that he played with a group of actors, however: "written records give little indication of the wa...

Moor, Othello, exists and is now in a position of power within the masters house. In this scene, prior to Roderigo and Iagos disru...

both politically as well as personally. For Brutus, virtue was a trait that could never be compromised for it was synonymous with...

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

/ 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...

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...

discussing Othello, Roderigo blatantly refers to Othello in derogatory terms by calling him "the thick lips" which directly single...

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

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...

An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of King John as presented in the play by William Shakespeare. Six sources a...

In five pages this paper discusses the Roman Empire's contributions that were considerable despite emperors' defective personaliti...

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...

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...