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William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet

In nine pages this paper analyzes the tragic hero aspects of Hamlet's character in a consideration that also includes Shakespeare'...

Hamlet & Oedipus

consequence. Her grief is obviously great even though the event was decades ago. She tells Oedipus, "...my son/ he wasnt three day...

'What is Man?' and William Shakespeare's King Lear

In four pages the question regarding the nature of man is examined within the context of William Shakespeare's King Lear....

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and its 2 Couples

In five pages Benedick and Beatrice and Claudio and Hero are contrasted and compared in this analysis of William Shakespeare's Muc...

A Comparison of Two Major Characters in Literature, Sophocles' Antigone and Shakespeare's Hamlet

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Minor Characters and Humor

agrees that this scene is enlightening on Hamlets background and character. In fact, Bloom argues that loosing Yorick, who died in...

Strong Character Deterioration in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

of him, his semblable is his mirror; and who else would trace him, his umbrage, nothing more" (Shakespeare 202). Hamlet is resigne...

Claudius's Character in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

wife. Claudius states, "Though yet of Hamlet (the late king was also named Hamlet) our late brothers death/The memory be green" (I...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Deadly Character Flaws

feels that he is protecting Ophelia by feigning insanity, or by being insane, he finds that he has merely turned her away. His you...

Hamlet Character in William Shakespeare's Tragedy

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of Shakespeare's innovative portrayal of the tragic protagonist. There is t...

Female Characters in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet

In each, their gestures of submission paradoxically enable the expression of desire. This shows female characters that inhabit th...

Overview of Postmodern Views on William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines postmodern philosopher Stanley Cavell's views on William Shakespeare's tragic plays Antony and Cl...

Importance of the Fool Character in William Shakespeare’s King Lear: A Critical Assessment

might be King Lear, but if there were no Fool, there would be - in his opinion - no play. In Shakespearean Tragedy, Bradley procl...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Characterizations of Ophelia and Queen Gertrude

the throne of Denmark. This is why Hamlet frequently verbally attacks his mother. Gertrudes role was expected to be that of wife...

Characters Who Die in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In five pages this paper examines Hamlet's role in the deaths of certain characters in terms of whether or not he actually caused ...

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...

Hamlet's Madness Analyzed

carry out his plan of revenge against Claudius without arousing suspicion. Hamlets madness is responsible for bringing the play t...

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...

Leontes in A Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

In five pages Sicilia's King Leontes is analyzed in terms of his character's functions in Shakespeare's tragedy. Five sources are...

Hamlet and the Hesitation Motif

In five pages this paper examines how William Shakespeare employed the hesitation motif in this tragic play in an analysis of how ...

Madness and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

This paper assesses whether or not Hamlet is actually mad in an analysis of Hamlet by William Shakespeare that consists of five pa...

Delayed Reaction of Hamlet to Seek Vengeance for His Father's Slaying

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

Character Analysis of Touchstone in William Shakespeare's As You Like It

the mustard was naught: now Ill stand to it, the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and yet was not the knight forswor...

The Grand Ladies of Shakespeare, Ophelia and Desdemona

not of noble blood and its no good for her to dream about marrying a prince "out of thy star; / This must not be" (II.ii.141-142)....

Weak or Strong: Ophelia and Gertrude

of Fortinbras, a military man and the individual who will now assume the kingship: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot" (V.ii.403). Cannon...

A Comparison of Two Characters in Shakespearean Literature

This paper compares and contrasts the character Miranda, from The Tempest, with Ophelia of The Tragedy of Hamlet. This five page...

Touchstone in As You Like It by William Shakespeare

in his role as fool. His function was to determine the genuineness of the other characters. By doing so, he unmasked their fooli...

Identity in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Hamlet

In five pages this paper examines the power of identity in the similarities and differences that exist among characters Mariana in...

Orlando Character in As You Like It by William Shakespeare

is off to university, but Oliver has deprived Orlando of schooling and keeps him living and working on the family, actually Oliver...

Virginia Woolf’s Descriptions of Literary ‘Beacons’ Antigone and Desdemona Applied to Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...