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Historical Importance of William Shakespeare's Works

book (Rubinstein 28). He apparently married Anne Hathaway in 1582, and their surviving children, both girls, were illiterate (Rub...

How Othello is Admired by Others in the First Act, Third Scene of Othello by William Shakespeare

an outsider, a theme which is emphasized in most critical analyses of the play, Othellos identity as the Moor in Venice was "not a...

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)...

Business Practices in Early History

resulted from the Spartan takeover of Athenian silver mines; therefore, the need for the minting of replacement, silver-plated bro...

Othello's Elements of Tragedy

Bards most impressive works, and for many, the archetypal ideal of a narrative "tragedy". The reason behind Othellos reputation is...

Character Analysis of Hamlet

In five pages this paper analyzes Shakespeare's tragic protagonist in terms of the Prince's godlike view of himself. One source i...

The Transformation of Attitudes about Death and Dying

11 pages and 11 sources. This paper provides an overview of the transformation of views on death and dying in the 20th century. ...

Shakespeare’s View of Father/Daughter Relationships

surprising that there is evidence in a number of Shakespeares plays that a female characters who is "self-aware" and "skillful" is...

Two Critical Views of Shakespeare’s Comedies

from disarray to order; and marks a victory of "Us over Them" (Levin 14). He further argues that 20th century critics have tended ...

High Modernism and Postmodern Art in the Works of William Faulkner and Virginia Woolf

"exciting, gripping story of crime and bloodshed" (Anonymous PG) leaves the reader with many unanswered questions, which only serv...

Jealousy in Othello

tells Desdemonas father that he must act quickly else "youll have your daughter covered with a Barbary horse" (I.1.112-113). As p...

The Poet’s Use of Shakespeare’s Themes in the Sonnets

but in actuality, its how to preserve beauty, which is still another favorite of his. The Poet is actually saying that comparing h...

Overview of a Postmodern World

the later part of the 20th century as the world saw two world wars and numerous small wars such as the Korean and the Vietnam wars...

Overview of Postmodern Science Fiction

mind. For example, the "flowers" of Edo is a term that refers to the citys tendency to have many fires. Within this reality frame...

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...

Overview of Postmodern Cinema

In twelve pages this paper analyzes postmodern cinema's characteristic elements in a consideration of such films as Pulp Fiction, ...

Does The Self-Referentiality Of Postmodern Art Speak Only To The Elite Audience?

classification (Fulcher, 2001). The influence of modernisms political and aesthetic projects of resistance and revolution, recoop...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

William Shakespeare's Macbeth and Julius Caesar

the person seeking power truly does see how things can be improved if people listen to them. For example, in the simple of situati...

Fourth Act of William Shakespeare's Macbeth

with Macbeth as Malcolm states, "Come, go we to the king; our power is ready;/ Our lack is nothing but our leave; Macbeth/ Is ripe...

Suffering in William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Book of Job

finally restored by God to his previous state of good fortune when he realizes that, as a human being, he is insignificant next to...

Climaxes in William Shakespeare's King Lear

there, she might have added a dose of common sense to the proceedings, and pointed out to her husband that dividing the kingdom am...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Representation of Edmund as a Power Opportunist

maximum benefit, and his practical reaction is immediate action (Cahn 146). As Victor L. Cahn noted in his consideration of Edmun...

Comparative Analysis of Krogstad in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House and Iago in William Shakespeare's Othello

shall my purpose work on him" (Shakespeare I iii). From there on out we begin to realize that we, as the audience, are the only on...

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, and Fathers

appears to be Lucentio, but should he be unable to produce his father (which would verify his lineage and financial status), then ...

Comparing William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Richard III and Themes of Justice and Destiny

especially apparent when critically examining Shakespeares historical play, Richard III and his final work, the dark comedy, The T...

Accountability of Claudius in Causing Sorrow in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

William Shakespeare's Othello and Its Pleasurable Aspects

actions, in terms of black and white, good and bad. It is axiomatic that people wish to see those they regard as "good" as incapab...

Critically Exploring William Shakespeare's 'Othello' from a Marxist Perspective

a black man was not suitable to be a ruler. In clever fashion, he sets about to accomplish his goal. In fact, when Iago and Roder...

Character Noting in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Likewise, Beatrice vows that she will never marry. However, the audience can see from the beginning that there is an attraction be...