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Shakespeare's Tempest and Colonialis

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

Past and Present Interpretations of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

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...

Social Expectations and Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

also survived the wreck to conceal her true nature. Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become T...

Life of Playwright William Shakespeare

17-18). It is probable that their sensitive son was aware of his parents marital discord, but losing himself in books was never a...

Romeo and Juliet and Fate in Elizabethan England

In 6 pages Elizabethan concepts of fate are examined within the context of The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and ...

Elizabethan Drama, Scriptures, and the Christian Church

In fact, Lewis Wagers 1567 morality play based on biblical teachings, The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene, presented a chara...

Music During the Elizabethan Period of William Shakespeare

ways to evoke feeling and mood. This was an important aspect of the plays he wrote and the inclusion of music was standard for hi...

Shakespeare vs. Dryden in Comedy Writing

Shakespeare?s comedies. The structure of the play resembles that of a traditional comedy, with Rome and Egypt being similar to the...

Racism in Othello

seem that Desdemona is having an affair with Cassio, the man that Othello favored for promotion over Iago. Convinced that Desdemon...

Hamlet, Was He Insane?

has credible reasons for his melancholy state, as his father has been dead only two months, and his mother has already remarried. ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Customs of Elizabethan Love and Marriage

In five pages this paper examines how Shakespeare portrays the love and marriage customs of his Elizabethan era within the context...

Relationships Between Sons and Their Mothers in "The Glass Menagerie" and "Hamlet"

Young Prince Hamlet of Denmark has been dealt two blows in rapid succession. First, while away at college, he learns his father h...

Comedic Mistakes in Two Shakespear

Merchant of Venice and Midsummer Night's Dream both deal with comedic mistakes. This paper examines how the comedic action is driv...

Shakespeare's Theme of Homoeroticism in a Trio of Plays

In twelve pages this paper examines how the theme of homoeroticism manifests itself in the Shakespearean plays Twelfth Night, As Y...

Shakespeare/Sonnet 73

spring of renewal, for the person that has died. This fact is emphasized in the final metaphor, which is addressed in the next fou...

Tragedy and Comedy Compared in 4 Plays

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

Harmony in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

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...

William Shakespeare's Comic Take on Marriage

of the couple. As Shakespeare juxtaposes their feelings of love, we find that they have not even met. Ferdinand is awakened by the...

An Analysis of The Merchant's Tale in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

This essay presents in in depth analysis of The Merchant's Tale. The author presents a synopsis of the story, the theme of sarcas...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Depiction of Women

This paper examines how Shakespeare's depiction of women in Hamlet was a reflection of their Elizabethan social roles in eight pag...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Fencing

In seven pages Elizabethan style fencing as it is featured in Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is considered. Six sources are cited...

Timelessness of William Shakespeare's Play Hamlet

see that vengeance is in order. That is another classic theme in humanity. If someone were to have killed one of our parents we wo...

Shakespeare Heroine Analysis of Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew, Rosalind in As You Like It, Maria in Twelfth Night, and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing

her. She vows, "The devil a Puritan that he is, or anything constantly but a / time-pleaser; an affectiond ass that cons state wi...

Renaissance Themes

rather than singular pleasures. He had an obligation to answer grievances, to hear both sides of a story and to reach some type o...

Shakespearean Film Productions and the Depiction of Women

a women faced with the types of situations that they face in his plays. Twelfth Night examples this most concisely. The plot of T...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Discussed

lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...

Victorian Twist to William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night Dream

In 6 pages this paper examines the validity of putting a Victorian Age twist on the telling of Shakespeare's Elizabethan comedy. ...

Deception in The Merchant of Venice

This five page paper explores the classic comedy by William Shakespeare. Appearance is sometimes decieving. No additional source...

The Merchant of Venice and Antonio’s Love

in his friends life. The two men are very close: when Bassanio borrows money from Shylock, it is with the understanding that Anton...

Justifying Authority

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...