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Tragic Flaws in Prince Hamlet's Personality

that the fact that death is common does nothing to diminish Hamlets grief. Hamlet picks up her use of the words "seems," however, ...

Hamlet's Dilemma and the Audience's Response

three types of characters - one who to be killed, one to kill, and one to avenge the killer (89). For audiences during the early ...

To Be or Not To Be Answered

ponders "To be or not to be." This paper tries to answer his question and argues that there are two things happening in this solil...

The Inability to Act

lines before the mention of Ophelia that he actually tells us whats bothering him: "Is sicklied oer with the pale cast of thought,...

Ernest Jones on Hamlet’s Inability to Act

It would seem that the fact the Ghost appears and Hamlet is able to speak to it is proof enough of the reality of the vision. In t...

Something is Rotten in Denmark

to counter the rottenness that has overtaken the land: he makes up his mind to avenge his fathers murder. In his version of the pl...

Hamlet's Misfortune is His Own Fault

Ophelia. Remember, Hamlet is but a mere college student, who despite his cunning, is often depressed and riddled with insecurity....

Hamlet: Sexuality, Anxiety, and Madness

other. Since the death of Ophelias mother, Laertes and Polonius have appointed themselves as official protectors of her virtue. ...

Hamlet - The Question of Madness

of madness in order to distract Claudius, Polonius, and other members of the court from his plan to attain revenge for his slain f...

Elements of Tragedy in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

This paper examines 3 tragic elements in an analysis of Amanda Wingfield, Prince Hamlet of Denmark, and King Oedipus of Thebes fea...

Friendships and the Impact of Virtue or Lack of Virtue in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar

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

Reality v. Illusion and Appearances in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

In eleven pages this paper discusses the conflict between reality and illusion and discrepancies pertaining to appearance that man...

A.C. Bradley vs. S.T. Coleridge and Differences of Opinions Concerning the Character of Iago in William Shakespeare's Othello

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the criticisms of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Andrew Cecil Bradley regarding the ch...

Play and Film Versions of Glengarry Glen Ross Compared

The play is divided into two acts, containing three scenes in the first and two scenes in the second. It centers...

Analysis: “Six Characters” Author

writer create something unless it comes at least partly from within? Trying to provider a brief synopsis of the play is impossibl...

Conflict in Willa Cather’s Short Story ‘The Sculptor’s Funeral’

(Cather 68). It became readily apparent that these local men were there more out of a sense of civic duty than out of any love fo...

Frost and Williams and Death

is generally understood that when a child dies a strain sets in upon marriages, often leading to divorce. In essence, men and wome...

Tennessee Williams: Religion

of those in relation to us..." (The Religious Affiliation of Playwright Tennessee Williams). In looking at this particular...

First Soliloquy of Lady Macbeth

In seven pages this tragedy by William Shakespeare is examined within the context of Lady Macbeth's first soliloquy and its signif...

The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the Natural World's Superiority

In five pages this paper examines how the characterizations of Antonio and Gonzalo represent the superiority of the natural world ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Stage Setting

In five pages this paper considers the comedic relationship elements that set the humorous stage in the first act, first scene of ...

Dream Like Aspects of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

The dream like aspects in these plays by William Shakespeare are contrasted and compared in five pages. There are no sources list...

William Shakespeare and Portrayal of Women in As You Like It and Much Ado About Nothing

In five pages this paper discusses the denigration of women by William Shakespeare in a comparative analysis of these works. Ther...

Ancient Rome's Leadership Contributions

In five pages this paper discusses the Roman Empire's contributions that were considerable despite emperors' defective personaliti...

Timon of Athens and Disillusionment

In eight pages disillusionment and how it represents a predominant theme in this William Shakespeare play are discussed. Five sou...

Interracial Marriage in Othello by William Shakespeare

This paper consists of five pages and discusses the social perceptions of interracial marriage past and present as they relate to ...

The Element of Tragedy in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors

An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...

Power and Patriotism in Henry IV and Richard II by William Shakespeare

reappear in the Henry plays. They change their political allegiance, and the audience is constantly being prepared for that change...

Love Theme in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

helps Orsino by refusing his suit. She gives him an excuse to spend all day enjoying the pangs of unrequited love. Romantic love...

Evil in The Tragedy of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare

close. Certainly the setting Shakespeare has created for the play is much like the fairy-tale world of As You Like It; it purports...