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Othello’s Behavior in Act IV, Scene I

does, then asks Lodovico why he wants her to return; then he has a speech in which he addresses his lines first to Lodovico then t...

William Shakespeare's Othello and a Single Scene Analysis

a hundred times Wood me to steal it; but she so loves the token, For he conjured her she should ever keep it, That she reserves it...

Banquet Scene and What Macbeth Actually Saw in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

prophetic apparitions make appearances(Shakespeare & Supernatural). One of the most climactic scenes in the play is the banquet ...

William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and Macbeth and Their Bizarre Banquet Scenes

In ten pages these pivotal banquet sequences as they appear in these two plays by William Shakespeare are examined. Eleven source...

Ancient Rome's Leadership Contributions

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

Cleopatra's Soliloquy in the Fifth Act, Second Scene of William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra

This paper analyzes the soliloquy Cleopatra delivers to Dolabella in this scene in three pages in terms of how it relates to the p...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

William Shakespeare's Henry the Fourth and Sophocles' Oedipus

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the way good and evil and father and son relationships in these two plays. There ...

Madness of Hamlet

In six pages this essay examines the self destructiveness of Shakespeare's tragic character and how this life negation contributes...

Did Hamlet Commit Suicide or Was He Murdered in William Shakespeare's Tragedy?

In five pages this paper presents the argument that despite opposing evidence, Prince Hamlet in fact committed suicide in this tra...

Reality versus Illusion Theme in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses the conflict of reality versus illusion as it is thematically developed in Hamlet by William S...

Orchestral, Opera, and Dance Versions of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

tragedy and more of an exploration of childhood, innocence and youthful passion. In the course of pursuing their relationship, and...

Classic Western Literature and the Portrayal of Women

The portrayals of Cunegonde by Voltaire in Candide and Gertrude by William Shakespeare in Hamlet are contrastes and compared in fi...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Semiotics

Taking the skull, for example: it is obvious that the term skull refers to a particular object, or a group of objects, which have ...

Poison in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

plants. The use of poison as a means of dispatching ones enemy, or ones rival, exemplifies the underhanded and dishonest dealings ...

Sin's Differing Degrees in Various Works of Literature

In seven pages this paper examines sin and punishment in a contrast of how they are portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, Don ...

Drama Then and Now

In five pages drama is considered in the works Wit by Margaret Edson, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Medea by Euripides. Ther...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Characterizations of Laertes and Prince Hamlet

In five pages these 2 characters featured in William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy are contrasted and compared. There are no ...

Act II Scene ii of Hamlet Within the Play's Overall Context

In six pages the response of Rosencrantz and Guilderstern to Claudius and Gertrude, the response of Claudius to 'The Murder of Gon...

Critical Debates on William Shakespeare's Hamlet

addition, (and not atypical of the Bard) Hamlet has more than one focus. For example, unquestionably the Prince of Denmark is one...

Historical Portrayals of Women in Literary Works

This paper contrasts and compares the female characters in The Birds by Aristophanes, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Buried Ch...

Father Resentment of Prince Hamlet

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the resentment he felt towards his father and how t...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the 'Poisoned Ear' Motif

sent from God, and in return, the monarch was expected to keep their best interests at heart and to protect them. Not only h...

The Tempest/Appearance & Politics

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...

Insanity of King Lear

enter the hovel, stating that he will pray and then sleep. Lear then prays for all the people who do not have shelter on this nigh...

Hamlet, Oedipus, and the Theme of Illusion v. Reality

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

Theme of Sexuality in Works by Sophocles, William Shakespeare, and Toni Morrison

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

Willa Cather, Toni Morrison, William Shakespeare and Truth Searching

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

Hamlet, Romeo, and Responsibility of the Individual

all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...

Cooperative Principle, Developed by H.P. Grice

This paper pertains to Grice's Cooperative Principle, which is explained, along with its associated maxims. The writer then uses t...