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surprising that there is evidence in a number of Shakespeares plays that a female characters who is "self-aware" and "skillful" is...
not he possesses the courage to commit murder. His fear and susceptibility to depression often paralyze his movements to a point ...
how his takeover of the island oppressed the liberties of the natives. Prosperos character (whose name is Italian for "to prosper...
and "too full of... kindness" (I.ii.77, I.v.18). Once Macbeth steps outside the bonds of the social order by killing Duncan, howev...
first case, the uniform will become old and tattered; if its the second meaning, then Shakespeare is commenting on the fact that a...
an extremely abbreviated version of the play. Well over half the dialogue of the original play has been condensed or eliminated i...
this counsel. When Lady Macbeth hears of he prophecy, she immediately begins to plot and plan. This scene if chilling in its ima...
father speaking to him, or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, th...
Taking the skull, for example: it is obvious that the term skull refers to a particular object, or a group of objects, which have ...
emotion, to act. But what is Iagos motivation? It could in fact be that he is envious of Othello. At the same time, in reviewing...
a boy. Olivia, on the other hand, is given to extravagant gestures that are designed to emphasize the degree of her grief. She pro...
Othellos stories that she would fall in love with this dark soldier. Furthermore, Desdemona has always been a meek and gentle daug...
and situations in black and white terms. Therefore, he is less tolerant of sin and more judgmental then his Danish counterpart. Wh...
conscience. Said Macbeth: "One cried "God Bless us! And "Amen!" the other, as they had seen me with these hangmans hands. Listning...
Information). Shakespeare certainly changed the characters names - but made few more changes. Greenes Pandosto, King of Bohemia be...
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...
of Cassio. Cassio was given the position, by Othello, that Iago wanted and so Iago employs the usefulness of Cassio, pretending to...
and now Prospero sees the opportunity to obtain justice. He charms Miranda into a deep sleep and summons the sprite Ariel, who is ...
"Hamlet" examines numerous concerns that are central to the fundamental tribulations and despairs of being human. Hamlet questions...
In five pages this play is evaluated in terms of whether or not Elizabethan audiences would regard it as a personal tragedy or a p...
would, therefore, perhaps be useful to look at three of Shakespeares play from the point of view of specific political angles, and...
In five pages this report considers how famous literary works such as Shakepeare's plays must be deconstructed in order to be cine...
out, therefore, that in the Odyssey there is a great deal of action and movement, such as the sea voyages and the way in which Ody...
love and regards them as intrusions between his will and his daughters future. He says that Lysander has Turnd her obedience, whic...
were not performed. However, almost as soon as he has made this ruling - that Polyneices body should lay unburied - Creon is faced...
a squadron in the field" (I.i.9-22). According to Iago, Othello has passed him over for the position of lieutenant (or second in ...
matters into his own hands, a reality perhaps perceived by the oracle. He believes the predictions of the witches, and thinks that...
to sum up what has taken place up until now. In addition, we are given a look at perhaps the ridiculousness of the situation in on...
plants. The use of poison as a means of dispatching ones enemy, or ones rival, exemplifies the underhanded and dishonest dealings ...
it is a much more convincing reflection of the genuine will of the people than an assassination, which may well be merely factiona...