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Bassiano in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' from a Freudian Perspective

Id is associated with the immediate gratification of the unconscious. In other words this level is the most primal and does not co...

Character Analysis of Philip in Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster

to others had amused him, but it was disheartening when used against himself" (Forster, chapter 5). We are constantly remi...

Shakespeare's Villains, Iago vs. Shylock

Othello's Iago and The Merchant of Venice's Shylock are villains who drive much of the action in the plays. This paper examines Sh...

Magdelena and Balthasar by Steven Ozmet and Religious Controversies

Redeemer" (Ozment 14). As a result, Magdalena and Balthasar not only put their faith in good health in the various medical remedi...

Approaching 'The Merchant of Venice' by William Shakespeare from a Feminist Perspective

In six pages this paper focuses on the relationships between Portia and Bassanio, Shylock and Jessica as well as Portia's masculin...

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...

Freudian Morality in Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

In three pages this paper discusses Freudian morality within the context of protagonist Gustav von Aschenbach in this analysis of ...

Fairytales and Sigmund Freud

In six pages the Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, and The White Snake fairytales are subjected to a Freudian psychological interpretation...

Puns in the Plays of William Shakespeare

In eighteen pages this paper discusses how Shakespeare's puns evoke irony, humor, and eroticism in The Taming of the Shrew, As You...

Comedic Mistakes in Two Shakespear

Merchant of Venice and Midsummer Night's Dream both deal with comedic mistakes. This paper examines how the comedic action is driv...

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...

Bernard de Mandeville, William Shakespeare, and Capitalism

moneylender in Venetian society. During the Middle Ages and well into the Renaissance, Venice was one of Europes chief centers of ...

Disappointment of Jessica and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper discusses the disappointment of this father and daughter and Italian Renaissance society disillusionment i...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Law

In fourteen pages this report examines law in literature in an interpretation consideration that focuses upon The Merchant of Veni...

Significance of 'The Other' in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

in more ways than one. This could also be nothing more than the theory presented by Adelman, for much of what he says could eas...

Prejudice and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper analyze whether or not bigoted views by William Shakespeare are represented in The Merchant of Venice. Th...

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...

Portia's Presentation in the Third and Fourth Acts of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

/ Is an unlessond girl, unschoold, unpractisd; / Happy in this, she is not yet so old / But she may learn; happier than this, / Sh...

Luke's Gospel and Shylock's Experiences in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

Shylock loses. He loses, however, perhaps because he was unable to truly and adequately argue his case, and because he was a Jew, ...

William Shakespeare's Comic Take on Marriage

of the couple. As Shakespeare juxtaposes their feelings of love, we find that they have not even met. Ferdinand is awakened by the...

Harmony in 2 Plays by William Shakespeare

famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy, followed by a talk with Ophelia. In the same act Ophelia says "My lord, I have remembrances...

Renaissance Play The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

to be entertained as well. They began putting out what were known as mystery plays, passion plays, morality plays and miracle play...

William Shakespeare and Love's 3 Levels

of as gold, silver and slate. Gold is the level where there is a situation for a man where the girl loves him wholeheartedly. He...

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and Xenophobia

like a tragedy at this point, but we are provided with simple comedic elements throughout. For example, there is the character of ...

Tragedy and Comedy Compared in 4 Plays

it any longer and sign a peace treaty. "The Merchant of Venice" is much more complex and somber: there are many subplots, but th...

Elizabethan Society, Women's Role and Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

equal pound / Of your fair flesh, to be cut off and taken / In what part of your body pleaseth me" (I, iii, 148-150). Antonio agre...

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...

Religious, Cultural, and Historical Thematic Influences in the Writings of William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, and William Golding

for the Jews at that time. Lastly, William Golding in his novel "The Lord of the Flies" (1954) reveals the theme of the horrors of...

Motivation and Money in the Works of Plautus and William Shakespeare

(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indica...

William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and the Character of Shylock

anti-semitism. Religious: The Christian church of the period inherited all the accumulated "demonization", which had occurred ar...