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Greek Tragedies and the Role of Sacrifice

In nine pages this paper examines how sacrifice is used in the Greek tragic works Agamemnon, Medea, Antigone, and 'The Odyssey' an...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Deadly Character Flaws

feels that he is protecting Ophelia by feigning insanity, or by being insane, he finds that he has merely turned her away. His you...

William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Minor Characters

publish every wrongdoer to the full extent of the law, justice is not being served. Here, however, we know a secret about Angelo ...

Macbeth's Character Traits

battle, but this passive character allows others to control his fate. One cannot deny that Macbeth expresses a unique fascinatio...

Authority and Its Historical Challenges

This five pages this paper examines how authority was challenged by Socrates, Antigone, and Jesus Christ and how each suffered tra...

Greek Tragedies and 4 Views of Women

wife of Agamemnon who has been off fighting the Trojan War for ten years. The goddess Artemis had left the fleet organized by Aga...

Power in Lord of the Flies by William Golding

In five pages this paper analyzes how power determines character in this overview of Lord of the Rings by William Golding that com...

Analyzing the Character of Rosalind in William Shakespeare's 'As You Like It'

This 5 page paper emphasizes how Rosalind is a woman truly ahead of her time in Shakespeare's comic farce, stronger and more intel...

Character Analysis of Henry in William Shakespeare's King Henry IV Part 2

In five pages the way in which Prince Henry is depicted is evaluated with such issues as power transition and coming of age also d...

Female Characters in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet

In each, their gestures of submission paradoxically enable the expression of desire. This shows female characters that inhabit th...

Character Relationships, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and 'the Play Within the Play'

In six pages this paper examines the 'play within the play' involving the character relationships of famous Shakespearean couples ...

Character Comparisons in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing II

becomes more and more obvious. Their words, which appear to be that demonstrating disdain, are words spouted by lovers who are con...

Iago's Character in William Shakespeare's Othello II

In three pages this paper analyzes the complexities of the Iago character in Othello by William Shakespeare. There is no bibliogr...

William Shakespeare's Characters Edmund in King Lear and Iago in Othello

In three pages this essay compares these two Shakespearean villains in terms of their similarities and the lack of sympathy each e...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Fool Character

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic function of the Fool in King Lear by William Shakespeare. There are no other sourc...

An Analysis of Comedy Of Errors

This seventeen page paper analyzes the intriguing characters in Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. The paper emphasizes the critical...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's 'Inferno' Compared

leaves Cordelia dowerless. As luck or providence would have it, through a twist of fate, Cordelia became the queen of France. Go...

Leontes in A Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

In five pages Sicilia's King Leontes is analyzed in terms of his character's functions in Shakespeare's tragedy. Five sources are...

Comparing Laurence Olivier's and William Shakespeare's Interpretations of King Lear

In a paper consisting of five pages Olivier's TV interpretation of Shakespeare's play is compared and contrasted with the original...

Comparing William Shakespeare's Plays The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream

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

A Ficticious Literary Panel Discussion

its extreme, I pointed out the evil being perpetuated against the Irish." Lady Macbeth interrupts, "I am familiar with this wo...

Comparing Laurence Olivier's 1948 Film 'Hamlet' with William Shakespeare's Play

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

Comparing William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Richard III and Themes of Justice and Destiny

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

A Feminist Reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet

conflict, whereas Gertrude and Ophelia are blatantly constructed to subordinate and to submit to all of the whims and desires of t...

Analysis of Tom in "The Glass Menagerie"

her thumb. The character description of Tom tells us that is "A poet with a job in a warehouse. His nature is not remorseless, but...

Titus Andronicus as Tragic Hero

In this introduction to the character of Titus it is obvious that he is well regarded and that he has a reputation of being a nobl...

Shakespeare as the Author of His Works

poems "by several well-known theatrical poets. One of these poems (untitled in the volume, but now known as "The Phoenix and the T...

Milton/Satan in Paradise Lost

who displays unconquerable courage. In this manner, Milton portrays Satan as a heroic figure, and elicits sympathy for him. As Sat...

Shakespeare/Sonnets 73 and 130

and Shakespeares use of metaphor achieves his purpose very well, particularly in the lines that refer to comparing a ladys breath ...

Othello's Elements of Tragedy

Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...