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poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

it is interesting that this name is actually a variant of the name Helga, which means "holy." Joy represents the kind of dichotom...

Taking the skull, for example: it is obvious that the term skull refers to a particular object, or a group of objects, which have ...

will be. And, as a ruler he has obligations. Ophelia is likely not ignorant of such conditions considering she has grown up in a h...

possibility that Desdemona is cheating on him, and in domino fashion this suspicion turns to jealousy, hurt, anger, rage, and even...

plants. The use of poison as a means of dispatching ones enemy, or ones rival, exemplifies the underhanded and dishonest dealings ...

In seven pages this paper examines sin and punishment in a contrast of how they are portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, Don ...

In five pages drama is considered in the works Wit by Margaret Edson, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Medea by Euripides. Ther...

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

now he is praying; And now Ill dot. And so he goes to heaven; And so am I revenged" (Hamlet III iii). He stops, however, and truly...

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...

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

dysfunction goes far beyond the limits of the household, hinting at a world that is itself out of sync and in a state of disarray....

thou noble youth, / The serpent that did sting thy fathers life / Now wears his crown." Ham. "O my prophetic soul! My uncle?" (I, ...

In six pages William Shakespeare's protagonist is analyzed in terms of his emotional extremes, which collectively represent his tr...

This paper analyzes the bisexual implications of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 20. There are no other sources listed...

In seven pages this paper analyzes William Shakespeare's protagonist Othello in a sociological and psychological defense of his wi...

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

(I.iii.118). Banquo replies with a warning. He tells Macbeth that "instruments of darkness" frequently tell the truth in order to ...

of as gold, silver and slate. Gold is the level where there is a situation for a man where the girl loves him wholeheartedly. He...

In eight pages this paper analyzes William Shakespeare's most famous protagonist before his father's ghost's appearance and afterw...

exists between Antony and Cleopatra and through his overblown language show the audience that the romance between Antony and Cleop...

is mocking our hopes, and at the same time the teasing promise of Spring is false. With the coming of this Spring we can also envi...

an outsider, a theme which is emphasized in most critical analyses of the play, Othellos identity as the Moor in Venice was "not a...

as he, also, is an exile from civilization (12). Also like Prospero, Valerian exerts control over the rest of the characters (Walt...

In seven pages this paper analyzes the character of Prospero featured in William Shakespeare's final play and how this protagonist...

that he has mercy as well as wisdom. None of this his father sees. King Henry IV tells his son in scene ii, Act III, that familia...

William Shakespeare's comedy is analyzed in terms of how the relationships of Olivia and Orsino, Cesario/Viola and Orsino, and Ces...