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or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, there is a third option, w...
was an able soldier and loyal supporter of his King. In recognition of his faithful service to the Crown, King Duncan bestowed up...
seek guidance from an oracle. When he returns he tells the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to ...
Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...
to those who have never read the play or viewed a theatrical production. It is the story of a young Danish prince, a Wittenberg U...
be able to control the otherwise innocent Macbeths actions, or if he is entirely responsible for his own demise" (Riedel Witches.h...
grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...
and forces him to become more active and seek confirmation and possibility revenge (Bevington 3). This response is seen in Hamle...
point in the piece, the problem with the O-Rings are duly noted and this suggests that perhaps the scientists should have realized...
also aware that Desdemona is not one of his soldiers, obliged to obey orders; she is her own person and if she chooses not to love...
we know Frank would have fired him long ago, or at the very least, not promoted him. In this we see Willy blaming his new boss for...
a black man was not suitable to be a ruler. In clever fashion, he sets about to accomplish his goal. In fact, when Iago and Roder...
life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...
and will stop at nothing to satisfy his ambition, even if it means killing his brother: "A murtherer and a villain! / A slave that...
Gagne, 1983; Lowe and Masseo, 1986 cited in Emery, Summers and Surak, 1996). It focuses the efforts of all members of an organizat...
connection between Iagos perception of race and the cultural perception that "black" equates with "evil." This perception of race ...
powers of destiny, great ministers of fate. They had determined the past; they not only foresaw the future, but decreed it" (Cours...
as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...
forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...
marriage, and to decline / Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor / To those of mine! / But virtue, as it never will be movd,...
the Sophoclean template, time should also be compressed and restricted, with the action of the play taking no more than one day. B...
A lioness hath whelped in the streets; / And graves have yawnd, and yielded up their dead; / Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the ...
really betrayed Othello. Iago is determined to manipulate Othello to his own desires, which are many. Throughout the play the re...
to these men, as this would not only offer them security, but would allow them to establish relational bonds with their co-workers...
audience feel watching a tragedy" ("Greek Theory of Tragedy: Aristotles Poetics"). The audience has to feel something significant ...
of this woman. Enobarbus continues his description of her and her progress through town and her meeting with Antony, whom she invi...
no less) a mere three months later. Hamlet has been shattered by his loss and his mothers betrayal, and plunges into a period of ...
grows older, his hatred will also continue to grow until he hates all mankind, not just the Athenians. The fact that Timon seems...
ever written, and it continues to excite audiences because of Shakespeares masterful examination of the psychological aspects of i...
Shakespeares "Big Four" tragedies (King Lear and Othello are the others, since you ask) and they both involve the most horrific of...