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poisoned herself at the end is of little consequence to Claudius. But of notable significance is the continued interaction b...

lightness! serious vanity!/ Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!/ Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire,/ sick health!/ Stil...

the fact that he is likely the only man of her social standing in the entire realm. Instead she falls for one who is nothing more ...

death of Hamlets father. Hamlet then starts to speculate about how much his mother was involved in this plot. Because of this p...

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

deal of support for the fact that Machiavelli always had the interests of the people at heart. Much of The Prince revolves around ...

Unburdend crawl toward death", states King Lear in the opening act. Having decided to step down from the throne, King Lear has pos...

relationship to his own sense of honor and integrity. In the beginning he had no doubts about getting his stepfather alone and kil...

And dig deep trenches in thy beautys field, Thy youths proud livery so gazed on now, Will be a totterd...

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand For many poets the overall purpose of the poem has...

composing sonnets was considered a necessary endeavor when courting someone (Goldenberg). For example, a man of any position would...

all thoughts of Rosaline in favor of his new love, Juliet. This rashness is further exemplified in the famous balcony scene, which...

This denial of friendship prompts the poet to allude to the language of the Gospels and the denial of Peter towards Christ (Comm...

of character. He knows that, for many reasons, his actions have consequences, but his major miscalculation is in what form they w...

is symbolic of life. Man hopefully lives a long, full life full of many experiences that culminate to form the "autumn" of the in...

the latest fashions, spending money on his friends, and also pursuing wars against Ireland and elsewhere that his realm cannot af...

both politically as well as personally. For Brutus, virtue was a trait that could never be compromised for it was synonymous with...

Macbeth was elected King in preference to Duncans own son, who was considered...

add the final brushstrokes to Hamlets character (or lack thereof). It is shown that Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, is a man of deci...

Story from Historical, Social, Cultural, Political and Religious Perspectives Surprisingly, the original idea for West Side Stor...

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

will never get a husband if she behaves in such a way. This offers us a very powerful image of how the patriarchal system of Sh...

indicates that "The theme of loves difficulty is often explored through the motif of love out of balance-that is, romantic situati...

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

of the aristocrats. Although Cathy took to Heathcliff immediately, her brother Hindley was not nearly so receptive, and had taken...

5 I have seen roses damasked, red and white, 6 But no such roses see I in her cheeks; 7 And in some perfumes...

and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...

the consequences of these actions. King Lear is an eighty-year-old English monarch who is preparing for retirement. His major di...

rescue her from her loneliness. With Jessica the first hint of desire or romance comes when she asks Launcelot to give Lorenzo a n...