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Aristotle's Concept of the Tragic Hero Applied to Hamlet

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

William Shakespeare's Hamlet and Semiotics

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

Relationships Between Fathers and Daughters Baptista and Katherine and Polonius and Ophelia

Through his insightful approach, Shakespeare attempts to push forward the strength and spirituality of women. Indeed, he recogniz...

Critical Debates on William Shakespeare's Hamlet

addition, (and not atypical of the Bard) Hamlet has more than one focus. For example, unquestionably the Prince of Denmark is one...

Uses of Symbolism in 'Livvie,' 'A Worn Path, and 'Young Goodman Brown'

This trio of narratives and their uses of symbolism are analyzed in 5 pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

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...

Classic Literary Poets, Searchers, Lovers, and Heroes

In six pages this paper examines these character genres and how they occasionally have coincided or overlapped throughout literary...

Major Themes of Hamlet by William Shakespeare Analyzed

intensity of a hurricane, which dramatically sets the plays tone. Shakespeare recognized the importance of the ghost, which essen...

Shakespeare's Villains

In five pages this paper contrast hero weaknesses with the villains in William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Othello, Richard II, and...

Three Father Figure Examples

that he needs some assistance concerning a problem of the younger daughter, Carmen. He claims that someone is trying to blackmail...

Hamlet's 'Masks'

could say that the gaiety of the new court masks the secrets of the old one. Claudius as a supportive brother to the old king has...

Corruption and Decay in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

than debated, and therefore Hamlets problems cannot be solved by introspection and self-analysis. The themes also symboli...

Analysis of Hamlet's Melancholy

In five pages William Shakespeare's Hamlet is examined in an analysis of what is represented by the melancholy character of his pr...

Classical Greek Drama and the Works of Sophocles and Aeschylus

This paper examines the classical works represented by Sophocles' Theban plays and Aeschylus's The Oresteia in 5 pages. Three sou...

Literary Uses of Symbolism and Imagery

In 5 pages this paper Bogarad and Schmidt's Legacies are featured in a consideration of how literature is enhanced by the uses of ...

Defiance of Authority in Life and in Literature

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

'Oedipus the King' and 'Chinatown'

no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...

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...

For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls by Christopher Durang

Durang's satire of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie is considered in this report of five pages in which the author's succes...

Why the Tragic Hero Label Applies to Oedipus

In five pages this paper argues that the protagonist of Sophocles' play successfully satisfies the classical tragic hero criteria ...

Visions of Euripides and Sophocles

In four pages this essay contrasts the styles of these Greek playwrights from the classical era within the context of Sophocles'...

Antigone's Childish Defiance and Pointless Death in the Play by Sophocles

In six pages this paper examines the childish and irrational behavior of Sophocles' female antagonist and argues that fate plays n...

Chorus Role in Antigone by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines how the audience is represented by the chorus in Sophocles' tragic play Antigone. Four source...

Comparing Antigone, Medea, and Nora Helmer

In three pages this paper compares and contrasts three major female theatrical protagonists Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Medea...

Mastering the Literary Art

In five pages this paper examines the Holy Bible's Old and New Testaments, 'The Odyssey' of Homer, and William Shakespeare's Hamle...

Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Queen Gertrude's Character

and quite unthinkingly into a marriage to his murderer, and was able to ignore the facts and clues that encircled her, pointing to...

Tragic Elements of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

slain kings brother, Claudius. In shock and disbelief, Hamlet imagines that his fathers ghost comes to visit him and proclaims, "...

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...

Humor's Purpose and Tone of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

other plays by Shakespeare. In fact, the techniques used in Hamlet are used in "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Othello" (Draud...

Hamlet's Character and Revenge

runs the eavesdropper through; the Hamlet who sends his school-fellows [Rosencrantz and Guildenstern] to their death and never tro...