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will is responsible for the subsequent chain of events. Therein is the problem of free will. If it in fact exists, how...

heroine is willing to risk her life by defying King Creon in order to give her warrior brother Polynices the proper burial he was ...

strong man to dominate his wife. There were few constraints placed upon male behavior whereas for women it was quite the opposite...

my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Cen...

were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...

the way the authors developed the theme of appearance vs. reality in their plays, I was trying to show the distinct difference in ...

about people we could never meet, or simply enjoy a fantasy world thats been constructed for us to play in. This paper discusses f...

of the consequences of ones choices" (What is Choice?). This is a very important aspect of choice for if someone chooses poorly, c...

things rank and gross in nature / Possess it merely. That it should come to this! / But two months dead! Nay, not so much, not two...

him completely off-guard, Othello is completely unprepared for the "depth and intensity" (Vanita 341) of his love. Just as his pu...

as he, also, is an exile from civilization (12). Also like Prospero, Valerian exerts control over the rest of the characters (Walt...

Through his insightful approach, Shakespeare attempts to push forward the strength and spirituality of women. Indeed, he recogniz...

him become worried at this change of character and personality. Everyone offers their opinion, but the Queen decides that she will...

remind the audience that because of his noble status, he must avenge his fathers murder not only for himself but also for the Dani...

Greek and read the Roman dramatists" (Anonymous William Shakespeare 47123316). However, in all honesty, "Very little is known abou...

of our known world esteemd him." As we note, Horatio had a great deal of respect for Hamlet, and later illustrated how Hamlet had ...

In this we are set up with a very quiet and harmless love that is only waiting for consummation. It is a pleasant little scene tha...

of all, it establishes his character as a nobility in his own right, as he is descended from royalty. Furthermore, Othellos simple...

In this way the sinfulness is likened to the darkness, since evil and dark tend to go hand in hand. And the fact that one is a mi...

prior to and following the death of Elizabeth I (Kelly and Kelly 677). Through certain key scenes in Hamlet, Greenblatt contends ...

seek vengeance for the father. Hamlet goes through many different changes because of the realities he has been told, and becaus...

that he has mercy as well as wisdom. None of this his father sees. King Henry IV tells his son in scene ii, Act III, that familia...

"A Midsummer Nights Dream" are both plays which rely heavily on this sort of humor, though they may be more refined in a sophistic...

the perspective of the other characters, they are acting as men, not women. This scenario is intriguing for its points out, within...

the most inept such plots in theater-but we can see it as his attempt to revenge himself upon the man who stole his island from hi...

education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...

of Venice is highly revealing of his character. This characterization is vital to the internal logic of the play because the trag...

it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a most sterile promontory; ... Man delights ...

rather is a decision that is based on some principle such as self defense or an initial defensive action to prevent an attack. War...

of both on the individual. Certainly, Hamlet offers insight to a man who is torn by a number of powerful emotions but who also thi...