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Shakespeare's Hamlet and Iago As Icons of Madness

that evil, corruption, guilt, lust, and avarice can all cloud the mind of a good man. Consider another of Shakespeares characters...

'I Never Loved Thee' Conversation Between Ophelia and Hamlet

He does not say, and this is another of the hundreds of loose ends in Hamlet that Shakespeare does not explain. At any rate, Ophe...

Ophelia in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

sign of madness was, in reality, a genuine declaration of affection. Ophelia is the only character with whom Hamlet can, at least...

William Shakespeare's Tragic Hero Hamlet

In nine pages this paper analyzes the tragic hero aspects of Hamlet's character in a consideration that also includes Shakespeare'...

Hamlet's Character Development

In nine pages this paper discusses the complexities associated with analyzing Hamlet's character. Five other sources are cited in...

Romantic and Victorian Literature Contrasted

In five pages this essay contrasts these very different literary styles with the Romantic period's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' b...

Hidden Self and Oscar Wilde

he sees Dorian daily; "I couldnt be happy if I didnt see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me" ("Picture", 113). Howeve...

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

another-- together... III. Conclusions A.) Overall, The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the great comedies of the English ...

Oscar Wilde's Writings and the Impact of Homosexuality

In 10 pages this paper examines the impact of homosexuality on Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Importance of Being E...

Literary Analysis: The Importance of Being Earnest

attractive young lady and Gwendolyns country counterpart, rounds out the cast. Not for a moment would we expect to find the sort o...

The Importance of Being Earnest

importance. With that in mind the following paper examines the two characters separately and then together in a discussion, in rel...

Homosexuality and Oscar Wilde

In seven pages this paper examines Wilde's views of homosexuality in Victorian times as depicted in The Importance of Being Earnes...

19th Century Comic Techniques of Oscar Wilde

In five pages this essay compares An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest in a discussion of the comic techniques the...

Wilde's and Dickens' Ideas of Traditional Families

the world. This may be a critical look, on the part of Wilde, at the realities of the traditional family which presumes it is the ...

Keeping Secrets: Othello and The Importance of Being Earnest

of love" (Shakespeare I i). He sets the premise for keeping secrets when he informs the audience or reader that he hates Othello b...

The Importance of Being Dr. Faustus

provide information about the society in which the characters move. But the ways in which the authors treat their subject are vast...

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

1895 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde created a work that many critics feel is the epitome of the Victorian come...

Role of Women in Society: The Rover and The Importance of Being Earnest

to the plays because they were written during the time of the British Commonwealth, a time when the very nation has lost its Empir...

The Pros and Cons of Wearing Seat Belts

teens in the study reported always buckling up as both drivers and passengers" (Study: Only 42% of teen passengers report wearing ...

Prince Hamlet's Character Study

Castle that Gertrude has hastily remarried a mere three months after her husbands death, to her husbands brother Claudius no less....

A Comparison of Two Major Characters in Literature, Sophocles' Antigone and Shakespeare's Hamlet

the king is furious at his sons interference. The king asks if the reason he has come was to save Antigone. His foreknowledge, whi...

Hockey, Helmets, and Efficiency

truly began to make the NHL players, and other people as well, rethink their position on helmets in the NHL. Again, according to t...

Comparative Analysis of The Importance of Being Earnest and The Misanthrope

word be spoken that comes not from the heart" (Moliere I.i). As this opening argument to the play suggests, Molieres view of fun...

Jane Austen's Emma and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Compared

someone is accepted in society. This is but one example, but it speaks of the deeply imbedded social expectations concerning manne...

Stage and Screen Adaptations of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...

Author's Word Choices and Altered Impressions of Characters

his speech has often included long pauses with "ummm" or "well" or some other phrases to fill the void, the actual speech between ...

Characters and Structure of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...

Comic Effects in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Court are called Algernon" (Wilde 76). Here, Wilde is clearly poking fun at the aristocracys preoccupation with names and appeara...

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and The Misanthrope by Moliere

This paper contrasts and compares the characters of Cecily and Alceste in five pages. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

Hamlet's Character

In five pages this paper considers the death wish of Prince Hamlet in this analysis of his character. There is no bibliography in...