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Hamlet by William Shakespeare and the 'Pawn' Queen Gertrude

marriage, and to decline / Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor / To those of mine! / But virtue, as it never will be movd,...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and the Themes of Free Will and Fate

powers of destiny, great ministers of fate. They had determined the past; they not only foresaw the future, but decreed it" (Cours...

Revenge and Jealousy Featured in Othello by William Shakespeare

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...

Desdemona and the 'Jewel' Motif Recurrence in William Shakespeare's Othello

forthright and courageous. Coupled with these admirable characteristics, Desdemona also harbors a significant moral sensitivity a...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Social Values

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

Actions of Hamlet and the Contributing Factors of His Psychological State

it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a most sterile promontory; ... Man delights ...

Elizabethan Drama, Scriptures, and the Christian Church

In fact, Lewis Wagers 1567 morality play based on biblical teachings, The Life and Repentance of Mary Magdalene, presented a chara...

Responsibility and Fate According to Greek Perceptions

homes and taking wine, run into the mountains. Two men, the aged prophet Teiresias and King Cadmus, the older monarch who abdicate...

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...

Contrasts and Comparisons between Medea and Clytemnestra

In reaction, the nurse relates that Medea, "the hapless wife, thus scorned...lies fasting, yielding her body to her grief, wasting...

Theme of Deception in William Shakespeare's Othello and Hamlet

also clear that Shakespeare is not writing the play from the perspective that it is about the problems of interracial marriage. I...

How Ophelia Was Manipulated by the Men in Her Life in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

are sending her and because she has led a sequestered life, Ophelia lacks sophistication when it comes to dealing with matters of ...

Common Fishery Depletion

The consequences of overfishing are the focus of this paper consisting of eleven pages in an overview of the 'tragedy of the commo...

Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day June 6, 1944 The Climactic Battle of World War II

In five pages this book is reviewed and evaluated in terms of content, themes, narrative, and a discussion of how the author bring...

Assessment of Oedipus' Guilt

In 4 pages this paper argues that because of his life circumstances Oedipus was not guilty for the events which turned his life in...

Cross Gender Insanity in Ophelia and Hamlet

In five pages this report examines how madness crosses gender boundaries as revealed in the experiences of Ophelia and Hamlet in S...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Religion

Quinn, "There are two major problems which arise in considering the relationship of religion and Shakespeare. The first is the fa...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and its Quatrains and Couplets

In five pages the quatrains and couplets that were so popular during the Elizabethan period are considered as Shakespeare masterfu...

Sanity of Hamlet

In five pages this paper evaluates the sanity of Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy and whether or not he had lost it or had never be...

Antigone by Sophocles, Male and Female Power

In twelve pages Sophocles' tragedy Antigone is analyzed in terms of the representation of power in accordance to gender. Thirteen...

Othello by William Shakespeare and the Theme of Race

may be right in that the significance of race has been underplayed. Others concur with his findings, suggesting that OJ watchers...

Paradox of Dramatic Character in Oedipus the King by Sophocles

In five pages this paper examines a passage from the Greek tragedy in order to determine to what extent Oedipus portrays himself a...

Violent Crime and its Impact Upon Victims, Offenders, and Society

up the world of Room 6. They worry about trauma. They worry about safety. They worry about a world where even a first grade cla...

Apocalypse and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper examines how the apocalypse is symbolized in the flawed pagan King Lear, who is the protagonist of Shake...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and its Timelessness

In ten pages this paper examines the timelessness of this William Shakespeare tragedy as it is represented in Franco Zeffirelli an...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Fencing

In seven pages Elizabethan style fencing as it is featured in Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is considered. Six sources are cited...

Tragic Love in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet

about Rosaline. Romeo falls in love at first sight with Juliet. The two are very young. Some would suggest that this type of lo...

Biography of Dancer and Choreographer Isadora Duncan

In five pages this notorious artist, her life, tragedies, and dance contributions are examined. Four sources are cited in the bib...

Disorder and Moral Darkness in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper analyzes the tragedy of disorder and moral darkness that characterizes the play and considers the roles L...

A Hamlet Soliloquy Analysis

This paper consists of five pages and considers how the five soliloquies contained in Shakespeare's tragedy reveal the Prince's se...