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not apply. First, the tragic hero is supposed to be a combination of good and bad traits. Othello is a Moorish commander who has...
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...
Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...
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...
poems "by several well-known theatrical poets. One of these poems (untitled in the volume, but now known as "The Phoenix and the T...
who displays unconquerable courage. In this manner, Milton portrays Satan as a heroic figure, and elicits sympathy for him. As Sat...
an unexpected remark, as if to himself and not meant to be overheard, leaving you, Othello, intrigued and mentally disorganized (O...
In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the resentment he felt towards his father and how t...
In ten pages this paper examines the tragedy and comedy elements that each exist in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespea...
In eleven pages this paper examines the revenge of Shakespeare's tragic protagonist and how his being caught between acting and hi...
slain kings brother, Claudius. In shock and disbelief, Hamlet imagines that his fathers ghost comes to visit him and proclaims, "...
contradictions of his character. Certainly, Brutus is strong. Even his name conveys strength. He is idealistic, and at least in...
In an essay of 5 pages, the paper considers whether the attraction between Shakespeare's star crossed lovers was physical attracti...
In five pages this paper examines how irony heightens the tragedy in William Shakespeare's Othello. There are no other sources li...
In five pages this paper analyzes the play's tragic elements and then applies them to the experience of the contemporary world....
theater itself, and his own background upon the stage. Hamlet plays the clown with the other actors who arrive to perform ...
In five pages this paper assesses Polonius's advice to his son Laertes 'This above all: to thine own self be true' with in the con...
love of Othello for Desdemona, while it seemed to hold such optimistic promise in the beginning, was so excessive, it blinded him ...
In five pages this paper analyzes Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the Prince's godlike view of himself. One source i...
In 7 pages this paper examines Iago's villainy in a psychological analysis of character motives as featured in Othello by William ...
In five pages this paper examines the dramatic liberties Shakespeare took in his portrayal of King Macbeth in this consideration o...
In five pages this paper analyzes Macbeth in terms of the pivotal importance of security issues. There are no other sources liste...
In five pages the portrayal of moral issues in these three plays is analyzed. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
In 5 pages this paper discuses creativity's dangers within the context of the character Prospero and self rule in The Tempest by W...
In four pages this paper discusses how events are influenced by character personalities in these works by Edison, Euripides, and W...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Soyinka's The King's Horseman and Sophocles' Oedipus the King in terms of how thes...
In five pages this paper presents a plot analysis to determine the fate of Lord and Lady Macbeth and the sisters and what is respo...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of the secondary character Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare....
In six pages this essay analyzes the infamous 'banquet scene' in Act III, Scene iv of Hamlet in terms of what it reveals about Mac...
In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...