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history itself. "As with many of his plays, Shakespeare drew on classical sources for the plot of The Comedy of Errors. The bare b...

the figure of Christ. It must be remembered, also, in this context, that one of the most important principles of Judaism is the co...

of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...

example, in his Art as Experience (1934) he explained that he understood art as the experience of focusing on the production of ob...

very easy to do so because she has been a kind and loving daughter. In truth, he had hoped that she would have married someone lik...

both politically as well as personally. For Brutus, virtue was a trait that could never be compromised for it was synonymous with...

Shylock loses. He loses, however, perhaps because he was unable to truly and adequately argue his case, and because he was a Jew, ...

term in their prophetic greeting of Macbeth. The first witch hails Macbeth as "Thane of Glamis," the second as "Thane of Cawdor an...

- a group ironically consisting of the very men who had conspired against Prospero - Antonio, the King, the Kings brother Sebastia...

often "little more than a litany of abuse echoing and amplifying the indictments men level against her" (Corum 183). She is accus...

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

Cordelia do? Love, and be silent" (Shakespeare I i). She is completely dismissed by her father, yet she still succeeds in becoming...

deal of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around ...

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

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

the one who is primarily the main focus of the play and it is her collection that bears the title of the story, as she collects gl...

again it was a matter of holding the government responsible for the continued injustice and oppression of not only women but ethni...

in terms of the authors or historians he used, they also generally utilized others. For example, "Holinsheds Chronicles of England...

been utilized in the protection of public interest, especially when issues of safety can be impacted by widespread public response...

stairs ascend to the entrances of both" (Williams 1797). There is a glimpse of the sky that "gracefully attenuates the atmosphere...

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...

decision for Olivier to choose to embark on this project. At the age of forty, Olivier thought he was too old to play the Danish p...

Caliban, son of the witch Sycorax. Miranda retains a childlike innocence as a result of her idyllic existence, but at the same ti...

with one last chance at a relationship in the form of Homer Barron, a day laborer from the North. When the community realized that...

Western literature, but of the world (Brustein 27). According to Bloom, Shakespeare valued personality above all other elements in...

seriously ill and needs a change in climate to regain his health, Nora is forced to take drastic measures in order to finance such...

the person seeking power truly does see how things can be improved if people listen to them. For example, in the simple of situati...

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

town went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen monument, the women mostly out of curiosity ...

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...