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modern cultures to view the character of Antigone as a perfect example of heroic resistance to tyranny, the play is not a politica...
a man who is perhaps willing to sit back and let prophecy go its own course, without intervention from him. This is evidenced when...
be able to control the otherwise innocent Macbeths actions, or if he is entirely responsible for his own demise" (Riedel Witches.h...
Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...
say, shows that how each man reacted to this situation was a matter of choice -- not fate. Traditionally, much of the blame for ...
indicates, Lady Macbeth provides the necessary motivation for the initial murder. She tells Macbeth that if she had sworn an oath ...
harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, / Thy knotted and combined ...
In five pages this research paper considers the religious aspects of Hamlet by William Shakespeare in an analysis of Hamlet's acti...
logical explanation, Othello seemed bent on confirming that he will never be more than a misfit in Venice. Desdemonas protestatio...
In five pages this paper examines the different ways in which heroine Antigone and hero Oedipus wielded power in these plays by So...
In five pages this paper analyzes the importance of families in these classic Greek plays by Sophocles. There are no other source...
In five pages this paper examines a common literary theme as it pertains to Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Othello by William S...
In six pages this paper examines how the stage for violence is set through imagery in this tragic play by William Shakespeare in a...
In six pages this paper examines the thematic conflict of good versus evil as it manifests itself in this tragic play by William S...
In six pages this paper examines Macbeth's character and conscience in order to determine what propelled him to kill. There is no...
The powerful themes of temptation, guilt, heresy, and prophecy as they lend to the play's overall effectiveness are considered in ...
This paper consists of five pages and presents the thesis that the witches control Macbeth and that they are responsible for the b...
In ten pages these pivotal banquet sequences as they appear in these two plays by William Shakespeare are examined. Eleven source...
In six pages this paper examines how Shakespeare timelessly depicts evil in each play. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....
In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...
In five pages this paper examines how human nature is featured in classic literary works by Homer, Sophocles, Dante Alighieri, and...
This paper examines the treatment of gender disruption in these plays by William Shakespeare in 8 pages. Nine sources are cited i...
In six pages this classical Greek play is examined in a consideration of power, control, and gender prejudice and how the contempo...
In five pages this paper presents a comparative analysis of these two Shakespearean tragedies in terms of their similarities and d...
This paper focuses on tragic form as is represented by these works. Neither nobility nor commoner enjoys immunity from tragedy. ...
In ten pages this paper discusses Shakespeare's efforts at religious, political, and social appeasement in this trio of plays. El...
In five pages the ways in which the modern world is reflected within the tragic and comic characterizations William Shakespeare cr...
In five pages this paper analyzes Romeo Montague's fatal personality flaw as depicted in the tragic play Romeo and Juliet by Willi...
In five pages this paper discusses women, their roles and functions in this tragic play by William Shakespeare. Three sources are...
Lear," Lear chooses the love and respect of his children as the highest good, and so can only suffer from loss of their love and r...