YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Richard II by William Shakespeare
Essays 181 - 210
a Denmark in decay, resulting from the marriage between Claudius and Gertrude, which enables the cunning brother to seize the thro...
almost always determined to meddle in the business of the divine or the immortal. As a result, there is never a truly positive out...
this framework. The Amish and the Mennonites are the antithesis of Macbeths nihilism, as these Anabaptist congregations reject th...
Back in the old country, the Sicilian Catholics had placed great significance upon supernatural messages and prophecies. When Mac...
a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by ththroat the circumcis?d do And smote him thus" (Act V. ii. 334 - 352)...
resulted from the Spartan takeover of Athenian silver mines; therefore, the need for the minting of replacement, silver-plated bro...
remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...
him become worried at this change of character and personality. Everyone offers their opinion, but the Queen decides that she will...
an outsider, a theme which is emphasized in most critical analyses of the play, Othellos identity as the Moor in Venice was "not a...
is murdered, his mother Queen Gertrude remarries Hamlet Sr.s brother Claudius only three months after her husbands slaying, and Ha...
of his day to day life that he would never be able to keep his plans from her. So, he has decided that he must pretend to sever th...
the birth of twins Judith and Hamnet, who died during infancy. Shakespeare enjoyed a very close relationship with Susanna, althou...
his speech has often included long pauses with "ummm" or "well" or some other phrases to fill the void, the actual speech between ...
air. Banquos reaction to Macbeth taking their pronouncements seriously is one of mocking disbelief, as if to say, "you believe tha...
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...
with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...
(I.iii.118). Banquo replies with a warning. He tells Macbeth that "instruments of darkness" frequently tell the truth in order to ...
confidant. Of course, the tragedy is, Iagos intent is to destroy Othello. Secondly, the tragic hero holds fast to his ideas and ...
book itself is symbolic, it has to be thought, of Prosperos secret desire to remove himself from reality and the world all togethe...
coming to the island, as well as the history of the island prior to European intrusion. Before Prospero came, the island was ruled...
supposedly goes insane and they think that he has no power, no part in all else that takes place within the kingdom. Hamlet has pu...
that Hermia wants to marry Lysander but that he has forbidden it and told her she must marry Demetrius (Shakespeare). Theseus unde...
a character claiming he is "sick at heart," sets the stage for all the struggles that will take place (Shakespeare I i). It is the...
move from one emotion to another. There is depression, sorrow, despair, anger, frustration, and perhaps a bit of madness mixed in ...
is so black that it seems like death itself. The inference we have to make here is that he is dying, or at least is old enough to ...
It also sets the stage for the viewer/reader to know the foundations of history concerning the families when Romeo and Juliet firs...
Ophelia: More than Just Friends? A Palace Source Tells All"). Then there is also the almost-incestuous relationship between Haml...
myth. It is a play that demonstrates a profound intelligence on the part of the author, and a play that illustrates how the autho...
blood. The Fool ironically exhibits more sense than Lear, and reprimands his master for what can only be described as a foolhardy...
But outwardly, he projects himself as a man of total self-assurance (Macaulay 259). He states almost majestically, "My parts, my ...