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In 5 pages this paper examines this thematic conflict as it is represented in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Macbeth by William S...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

to speak out. Of course, Oedipus is infuriated by such statements and knows that they must have been instigated by one of his enem...

tells Hamlet that "So art thou to revenge, when thou shalt hear" (I, v). Hamlet is confused and surprised, and he then learns that...

Therefore in righting him I serve myself"(Sophocles, li 223-225). This opening monologue serves several functions and shows quite...

to convey the importance of unquestioning obedience to the will of the gods; and, secondly, to emphasize the importance of familia...

since the first publication of Shakespeares collected plays in 1623, readers and audiences around the globe have, by their seeming...

as an under-current that influences all other actions. Shakespeare pulls his audiences into the experience of such dichotomy throu...

Masks and weaknesses are two themes permeating Othello by William Shakespeare and M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. This paper co...

In five pages this paper examines how human nature is featured in classic literary works by Homer, Sophocles, Dante Alighieri, and...

In eleven pages this paper examines the revenge of Shakespeare's tragic protagonist and how his being caught between acting and hi...

In six pages this essay discusses how Oedipus would have been more content without the knowledge of his fated life in this themati...

did not attract the attention of the gods. This was still true in Shakespeares time. The few commoners he included were never cen...

In five pages this paper compares Sophocles' Oedipus Rex with the plays by William Shakespeare in terms of their similarities and ...

the son of King Polybus and Queen Merope. After learning that he was not their true son, Oedipus set out to find his real parents...

among those of the ancient kings, and a raised couch placed in the orchestra at the Theatre....What made the Romans hate him so bi...

"Id plan and work revenge with her" (line 102). With the gods approval, Electra and Orestes set out to avenge their fathers murde...

to follow it, which he does. The ghost says that he is Hamlets father, and that he was murdered; further, he says that the crime ...

but in actuality, its how to preserve beauty, which is still another favorite of his. The Poet is actually saying that comparing h...

Of course, the water is not pure. It is important to remember this is a hellish environment and reflects that aura. One might be i...

"too short" (Shakespeare I i). She tells him "I am alone felicitate/ In your dear highness love" (Shakespeare I i). In this we see...

In five pages this paper discusses how Medieval nobility was presented in Inferno by Dante Alighieri. There are 4 sources cited i...

A research paper addressing the portrayal of evil in Dante's Divine Comedy and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author draws the c...

In six pages this paper discusses the theatrical failure of this historical play by William Shakespeare. There are 3 sources list...

In five pages this paper examines how positive ends are always somehow achieved despite the adversity Lear meets throughout the co...

In six pages the dual nature of King Lear is analyzed in a thematic comparison that features the conflict of appearances vs. reali...

In ten pages this paper discusses the three groups of characters, the dual plots, and the evil of Great Britain that are featured ...

In five pages the dual plots that propel the action of King Lear by William Shakespeare, those of Lear and his daughters and Glouc...

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic function of the Fool in King Lear by William Shakespeare. There are no other sourc...

In five pages this paper examines Shakespeare's use of the disguise motif and how deception and disguises manifest themselves in b...