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Reality versus Illusion Theme in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In three pages this paper discusses the conflict of reality versus illusion as it is thematically developed in Hamlet by William S...

Did Hamlet Commit Suicide or Was He Murdered in William Shakespeare's Tragedy?

In five pages this paper presents the argument that despite opposing evidence, Prince Hamlet in fact committed suicide in this tra...

An Interpretation from Hamlet's Where's Polonius?

This five page paper interprets Claudius' question to Hamlet as to what has become of Polinus' body, the question preseted in Act ...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

Rebirth, Renewal, and Redemption in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

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

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and How Ophelia is Treated

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...

Sin's Differing Degrees in Various Works of Literature

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

Drama Then and Now

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

Literature and Free Will v. Fate

In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

Classic Western Literature and the Portrayal of Women

The portrayals of Cunegonde by Voltaire in Candide and Gertrude by William Shakespeare in Hamlet are contrastes and compared in fi...

As You Like It by William Shakespeare and the Theme of Loyalty

In 5 pages this paper examines the thematic emphasis upon loyalty in this popular William Shakespeare comedy in an examination of ...

Comparative Analysis of William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Nathaniel Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables

This paper considers the similar falls of each family in a comparative analysis of these novels by Nathaniel Hawthorne and William...

Yeats’ The Second Coming

that may speak of a lack of hope or direction. The reader does not really need to know what the poem is...

William Blake’s The Garden of Love

his unique nature he was, during his lifetime, "generally dismissed as an eccentric during his lifetime" although "posterity redis...

'Tent Worms' and Tennessee Williams

In three pages this essay discusses this short story by Tennessee Williams in an analysis of techniques....

Females in William Shakespeare Plays Queen Margaret and Lady Percy

In eleven pages Queen Margaret in William Shakespeare's Richard the Third and Lady Percy in Shakespeare's historical play Henry IV...

Disguise in Three Comedies by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines how disguise is used in a comparative analysis of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, M...

Iago's Character in William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper examines how Iago is able to psychologically manipulate others in this character analysis of the antagoni...

Henry the Fourth, Part I by William Shakespeare and Prince Hal

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of Prince Hal as featured in William Shakespeare's historical play within th...

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Moon Symbolism

In five pages this paper discusses the significance of the moon symbolism in this analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsu...

Psychological and Sociological Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Othello

But outwardly, he projects himself as a man of total self-assurance (Macaulay 259). He states almost majestically, "My parts, my ...

Identity and its Power in the Shakespeare Heroines Mariana and Ophelia

In six pages this comparative analysis of the heroines featured in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and Othello compares ...

Pessimism of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

King Duncan naming his loyal lieutenant Macbeth Thane of Cawdor in recognition for his faithful service. But a fateful meeting wi...

Tragic Downfall of Othello

a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by ththroat the circumcis?d do And smote him thus" (Act V. ii. 334 - 352)...

Act II, Scene IV of William Shakespeare's King Lear

it clear that his need for his retinue does not stem from physical need, but rather is a symbolic of his status in life, his autho...

Protagonist's Ruin in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

whetted it for a more impressive title. It was a seemingly innocuous meeting with a trio of witches that would sow the seeds of M...

Murdering a Friend in William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

This paper examines why Marcus Brutus would murder his friend Julius Caesar in a five page analysis of William Shakespeare's histo...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and an Actor's Caliban Characterization

In five pages this paper discusses William Shakespeare's final play in an analysis of how Caliban might be depicted by an actor. ...

Witches and Their Function in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

In six pages this paper examines the plot function served by the witches in this analysis of William Shakespeare's dark play. Thr...

Everything Julius Caesar

In nine pages which also includes an outline of one page this essay describes the Forums of ancient Rome and then offers a critica...