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retelling of the Faust legend; the story of the man who sells his soul to the devil in return for success and love in this world. ...

it any longer and sign a peace treaty. "The Merchant of Venice" is much more complex and somber: there are many subplots, but th...

they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...

In 6 pages the parallels that exist in these works in terms of literary similarities of allegory, metaphor, simile, irony, personi...

his foul and most unnatural murther" (I.v.29). Hamlet will need all of his inner resources to successfully meet this crisis, for ...

of fairness, arguing that because Macbeth suffers the most he is paying for his sins, it does not make sense because Lady Macbeth ...

in one another that is very attractive. So Romeo makes his way to her window in the night and we have the infamous balcony scene w...

condition involves the paradoxical feeling on the part of the spectator that what has happened could not have happened otherwise, ...

the fact that they make predictions. Unlike the psychic hotline, the sisters seem to single him out. It does not appear as if he w...

as it seems. Is Hamlets revenge motivated by a desire to avenge his fathers murder or is it sparked by the betrayal he feels over...

own terms, as an interpretation for a modern mass audience of a compelling story that gives shape to some of the deepest-rooted hu...

before he sees the Ghost and receives his deadly mission. When the Ghost appears to him, Hamlet voices his apprehension as to th...

setting in the opening scene, in which the linkage between ceremony and an interdependent (and overlapping) courtly society is tru...

the social acceptance that has been denied him because of his skin color. When Othello selects the relatively inexperienced Micha...

were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...

not fixd His canon gainst self-slaughter! O God! God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this wor...

my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Cen...

with a trio of witch siblings (described in the text as the weird sisters), who issue this prediction to the Thane: THIRD WITCH. A...

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act V, Scene ii), As You Like It (Act II, Scene vii), Richard III (Act I, Scene ii), The...

This essay discusses the characterization of Christopher Marlowe's "Dr. Faustus" and William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," identifying ...

This essay pertains to William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Ben Jonson's "Every Man in His Humor," and how each p...

of as gold, silver and slate. Gold is the level where there is a situation for a man where the girl loves him wholeheartedly. He...

with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...

(I.iii.118). Banquo replies with a warning. He tells Macbeth that "instruments of darkness" frequently tell the truth in order to ...

confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and ...

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

him become worried at this change of character and personality. Everyone offers their opinion, but the Queen decides that she will...

arms off and place them somewhere, nor did she wage a real battle on the high window. Even the terms high window and shadow can be...

Through his insightful approach, Shakespeare attempts to push forward the strength and spirituality of women. Indeed, he recogniz...

supposedly goes insane and they think that he has no power, no part in all else that takes place within the kingdom. Hamlet has pu...