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European descent of Prospero and his belief that by taking over the rule of Caliban, he can "help" the people and bring "civilizat...

deal of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around ...

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

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

that sounds like ritualistic chanting: FIRST WITCH. When shall we three meet again? / In thunder, lightning, or in rain? SECOND ...

Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax. Miranda retains a childlike innocence as a result of her idyllic existence, but at the same ti...

the perspective of the other characters, they are acting as men, not women. This scenario is intriguing for its points out, within...

between Richard and the audience so as to establish an immediate intimacy. He "remains in direct contact with the spectators thro...

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

Caesar with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who was at that time entering the twilight of her life.6 At the time it was initially...

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...

better, he goes off on a tangent in which he imagines himself as the ruler of a utopian society on the island (II.1.148-156). Wh...

the latest fashions, spending money on his friends, and also pursuing wars against Ireland and elsewhere that his realm cannot af...

and rainfall again. References to wetness and of being soaked with water seem to refer to the state of the men, that they are abou...

term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...

famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...

the treacherous feet" (III.2.14-16). Rather than action, Richard offers poetic interpretations of his situation. The tone and imag...

He plots to have the Bohemian king poisoned, but Polixenes manages to flee Sicilia unharmed and return to the safety of his homela...

rescue her from her loneliness. With Jessica the first hint of desire or romance comes when she asks Launcelot to give Lorenzo a n...

to be entertained as well. They began putting out what were known as mystery plays, passion plays, morality plays and miracle play...

history itself. "As with many of his plays, Shakespeare drew on classical sources for the plot of The Comedy of Errors. The bare b...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

for supper. Meanwhile her REAL husband returns home, but is denied entry by Antipholus slave. During the course of the meal, Antip...

should take precedence over civic and social responsibilities (Goodlad). Most of the plays conflict and considerable violence is ...

case, claiming that she has done no wrong to her husband. But, it is to say that she is constantly doing as her husband orders, ev...

trained to the arts of war and government, and not toward the finer sensibilities . Therefore, Theseus supports Egeus in forcing h...

with the help of Worcester, Northumberland and Hotspur, (the Percy family) deposed and murdered King Richard. Bolingbroke is now K...

power, but also begins to lose his friends as well. "As his Roman allies, even the ever-faithful Enobarbus, abandon him, Antony fe...

Angelo. However, in his efforts to restore law and order, Angelo resurrects an old law that punishes any man who lives with a wom...