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Concept of Honor in William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'

a boy. Olivia, on the other hand, is given to extravagant gestures that are designed to emphasize the degree of her grief. She pro...

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the Medieval Epic 'Beowulf' and Setting

this case Hrothgar, and his subjects. The Beowulf poet states that "It came to his (Hrothgars) mind that he would command men to c...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and the Character of Malvolio

The steward is immediately threatened by anyone who is perceived as funnier or more intelligent than he. Olivia is the only perso...

Analyzing William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

and imprison-ment in the stocks. But there is something that excites in us a stronger feeling than all this-it is Violas confessio...

Comparison of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi and William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

pining away because of his unrequited love for Olivia, who also has a potential suitor in Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Olivia wants no m...

William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, and Epiphanies

all of his lessons come into play and culminate to create a powerful epiphany. We note some of this in the following excerpt: "Spi...

Shakespeare's use of Clowns

one author, his "role in this Illyrian comedy is significant because Illyria is a country permeated with the spirit of the Feast o...

The Directors' Vision of Three Plays

This 9 page paper examines the way in which three different directors approach Shakespeare. It looks at Kenneth Branagh's producti...

Shakespeare's Theme of Homoeroticism in a Trio of Plays

In twelve pages this paper examines how the theme of homoeroticism manifests itself in the Shakespearean plays Twelfth Night, As Y...

Satire: 12th Night vs. Miller's Tale

This essay discusses Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and Chaucer's "The Miller's Tale." The writer asserts that Chaucer's narrative ...

Putting Sir Toby on Trial

an end to Tobys activities. Even Maria has warned Toby that the Lady Olivia is growing impatient with him: "Your cousin, my lady, ...

Comparing Film Versions of Twelfth Night

which is at the "heart of this piece, cannot stand such a strong dose of reality" (Brode 98). There is artificiality in abundanc...

2 Dutch Masters, Leyden and Steen

earnings from his art were meager ("Seven Dutch Masters: Jan Steen"). In the popular imagination, Steen is associated with the i...

As You Like It, Twelfth Night and Cross-dressing

plays, the audience is also presented with descriptions that conjure androgyny, which was a prevalent idea in the Elizabethan era....

Twelfth Night/Disguises and Deception

This essay argues that use of disguise and deception leads to both love and suffering In "Twelfth Night." Four pages in length, fi...

Shakespeare’s “Merry War”: Gender Roles in “Twelfth Night” and “Much Ado about Nothing”

most famous lovers. The "merry war" referred to in the title is that which is waged by this pair; as Leonato says, "There is a kin...

William Shakespeares's Much Ado About Nothing and Brothers Don John and Don Pedro

throughout much of the story. His underhanded lies and involvement leads Claudio to believe that Hero is not faithful, and all but...

4 Essays on the Holocaust

ignored, lest genocide should reoccur. 2. Response to Eliezers first hours in Auschwitz : It is difficult to imagine the horror t...

Congress Motel and Brown's Overnite Trailer Park

cutting operating costs. Though technically this is a strength, they have chosen to end virtually all advertising outside of the ...

Comparing Elie Wiesel and Kurt Vonnegut's and Their Works about the Holocaust

outrage and sorrow. However, Vonneguts protagonist, Howard Campbell, is not precisely a victim in the Holocaust at all. He stress...

Andrew Lang as the Arabian Nights' Storyteller

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Andrew Lang becomes a storyteller in his vivid portrayal of the Arabian Nights' tales whi...

Lost Speech Symbolism in Damascus Nights by Rafik Schami

In five pages this text is compared in terms of similarities and symbolism with Arabian Nights' tales and the loss of speech is eq...

Poetry of Dylan Thomas and Robert Frost Compared

In seven pages these two poets are compared in terms of the differences and similarities in Thomas's 'Do Not Go Gently Into That G...

Dark Night of the Soul and Interior Castles

imperfections, habitual natural and spiritual, and which is called by contemplatives infused contemplation, or mystical theology" ...

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" - Analysis

show Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia an unlikely success is something of an understatement. It dares to joke about abortion, the...

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...

Comparing Much Ado About Nothing vs. A Midsummer Night's Dream

In this paper consisting of six pages the differences and similarities of these comedies in terms of fathers and daughters, sex an...

Male and Female Protagonists in the Writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald

In 6 pages this paper analyzes the male and female heroines in the texts The Ice Palace, Winter Dreams, The Last Tycoon, This Side...

Children, Nightmares, Night Terrors, and Dreams

ask themselves about the content and severity of childrens dreams (Murray, 1995). Most childrens and adult dreams occur during RE...

Elie Wiesel, Martin Luther King Jr., and Albert Camus on Human Nature

is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, doing business" (Camus 4). More and more cases of ill people a...