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Hamlet's Treatment of Women in William Shakespeare's Play

in the famous "closet scene," in which he accuses his mother of being a sexual predator, declaring, "In the rank sweat of an ensea...

Comparing Laurence Olivier's 1948 Film 'Hamlet' with William Shakespeare's Play

subject which had been taboo in Shakespeares time - with Ophelia), betrayal (Queen Gertrudes incestuous marriage to her brother-in...

Rewriting History with William Shakespeare's 'Richard the Third'

who stood in his path to the English throne, was so memorable that his work of fiction has become accepted as historical fact. Ho...

William Shakespeare's Richard the Third and the Use of Pronouns

regarded as the "polite" or "formal" form of the second person (Garvey 12). The familiar use of "thou" is best illustrated throu...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Stage Setting

In five pages this paper considers the comedic relationship elements that set the humorous stage in the first act, first scene of ...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the Function of Ophelia's Character

In five pages this paper discusses the play's second scene in Act II and the first scene in Act III in a consideration of the func...

Theatrical Magic and The Tempest by William Shakespeare

The magic that is necessary to produce a stage version of The Tempest by William Shakespeare is discussed in six pages. Seven sou...

Justifying Authority

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...

Richard II by William Shakespeare and the Character of Bolingbroke

In a paper consisting of 6 pages Richard's crown usurper is examined in terms of the differences between Richard and Bolingbroke a...

Depiction of King Richard the Third in Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey and The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare

In four pages this paper considers how Richard III is depicted in a contrast and comparison of these works which points out the re...

An Analysis of Two Film Versions of Richard III

In a paper consisting of seen pages the 1955 film version of Richard III by Laurence Olivier is compared with Ian McKellan's versi...

First Act, Third Scene of Gotterdammerung by Richard Wagner

In seven pages this paper discusses the placement of Gotterdammerung's Act I, Scene III as it fits into the epic scheme of 'Ring o...

Handkerchief Significance in William Shakespeare's Othello

good man, whom he has treated unjustly. Desdemona has, of course, been persuaded by Iago to defend Cassio, as he knows that this w...

'The Makropulos Case: Reflections on the Tedium of Immortality' by Bernard Williams

almost visceral, level. Whether or not the student agrees or not will generally be based on a personal belief system, ideology, re...

Richard III and Animal Imagery

a place" (I.ii.146). And she answers, "Never hung poison on a fouler toad. Out of my sight, thou dost infect mine eyes!" (I.ii.147...

Shakespeare's Fools

This essay pertain to fools and clowns in Shakespeare's plays. The writer describes the role of the actor's performance on creatin...

The Difficult Questions Asked in Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

perceives as her "rival." Rather they listen to the girl, and in the case of all good villains she switches the blame, "She is b...

Music During the Elizabethan Period of William Shakespeare

ways to evoke feeling and mood. This was an important aspect of the plays he wrote and the inclusion of music was standard for hi...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Dramatic Effects

While she has gone to do this, Macbeth, again imagines that he hears knocking and sees an image of a hand plucking out his eyes. ...

Analyzing the Prose of Ophelia in Act III, Scene i, Lines 155 to 166 of Hamlet

whatever virtue she may still retain intact. Ophelia is naturally shocked and confused by Hamlets peculiar behavior and struggles...

Latency Stage According to Sigmund Freud

In two pages this psychosocial stage of development known as the latency period is discussed in terms of a child's identification ...

Tragic Heroism of Prince Hamlet

theater itself, and his own background upon the stage. Hamlet plays the clown with the other actors who arrive to perform ...

The Character of Tom in The Glass Menagerie

This research paper examines the character and dramatic function of "Tom" in Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menageri...

Language Use by Iago in Othello by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper examines how Shakespeare's Iago uses language to disrupt the play's stability. There are no other source...

Analysis of Madness in Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman and Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this research paper analyzes madness within the contexts of Paulina Salas Escobar in the play and screenplay Death a...

American Theatrical Realism in the Plays of Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams

In nine pages American dramatic realism is discussed in an analysis of Eugene O'Neill's play Desire Under Elms and Tennessee Willi...

Adolescent Suicide and Romeo and Juliet

This research paper analyzes Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and compares its narratives to instances of adolescent suicide and fam...

Shakespeare/Sonnets 73 and 130

and Shakespeares use of metaphor achieves his purpose very well, particularly in the lines that refer to comparing a ladys breath ...

Beatrice and Hero in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

love for her. It 8s also worth noting, that despite the clear and eloquent words, t no point in the pay do we see Hero and Claudio...

Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night/On Film

a take on the play that is patterned after the screwball comedies of the 1930s, as "Beatrice and Benedick are surely the prototype...