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

husbands duty to lead his wife toward proper behavior. Inherent in the relationship between God and humanity, which the marriage ...

persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...

connection between Iagos perception of race and the cultural perception that "black" equates with "evil." This perception of race ...

speech associates her with a shrine, a religious object, and then offers up his lips as pilgrims. Pilgrims often made journeys to ...

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

is referring to the banter that Beatrice and Benedick engage in every time they meet. This type of banter is prevalent throughout ...

(Shakespeare I i). In this we see a subtle indication that he has ended his anger and is now humble, doing what he must in followi...

with and through broad theological propositions that include the inherent conflict between medieval and Renaissance values (Sisson...

Sir Toby Belch is Olivias kinsman and the primary comic conspirator in the play. Sir Toby treats Malvolio and Sir Andrew as fools ...

Had they employed reason by waiting for the light of day, perhaps they would not have rushed into love, marriage, and ultimately, ...

makes men the center of her life. In fact, Beatrice makes it clear that she has no wish to marry, and thinks very little of most ...

see that vengeance is in order. That is another classic theme in humanity. If someone were to have killed one of our parents we wo...

to why Iago hates Othello to such a degree. Presumably, Iago is angry over being passed over for promotion in favor of Cassio. The...

Verona, Italy, where a feud has broken out between the families of the Montegues and the Capulets. The servants of both houses ope...

to society is well known and many see this as admirable. Yet, there are some critics. Not everyone agrees that capitalism is the b...

and he used to fetch him down town sometimes and lay for a bet" (Twain). Smiley was a character who would trick others and come ou...

tells her that if she does marry this man, Morris, she will never receive any money from him, her father. Up till this point Cath...

logic. The play consists of a quartet of couples - secondary characters King Oberon and Queen Titania, and Theseus and Hippolyta;...

sensibilities: "The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step / On which I must fall down, or else oerleap, / For in my way it lies. S...

homoerotic desire" (114). Olivia and Maria embody this type of alliance. Maria is serving Olivia, literally and figuratively spe...

requirements of the wilderness can be defined as the "difference between eating and drinking for strength and from mere gluttony" ...

be condemned if he were killed at prayer. This speaks not only to the strength of religious belief at the time, but to the depth o...

While he adhered to Petrarchs use of fourteen lines, Shakespeare constructed sonnets containing three quatrains and a couplet. Hi...

another prosperous sulfur merchant, culminated in their marriage and the birth of a daughter (Coppolillo 73). But whatever domest...

flies. Though that his joy be joy, / Yet throw such changes of vexation ont / As it may lose some color" (I.i.69-75). When Senato...

not he possesses the courage to commit murder. His fear and susceptibility to depression often paralyze his movements to a point ...

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

five-act pattern. The setup creates the plays "world", introduces us to the characters, and lays the groundwork for some of the c...

Ophelia in the process. The burden of these struggles is more than the emotionally fragile prince can bear, and when he utters th...