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have been a devil, cleverly taking the shape of his father in order to lure him into committing a sinful act. Basically, Hamlet ...

in bed" (III.ii.206-209), then following-up with the equally matter of fact declaration, "If, once a widow, ever I be wife!" (III....

life, consuming him. It is this rage that eventually drives him to madness and murder. It seems ironic that Claudius, Laertes, a...

agrees that this scene is enlightening on Hamlets background and character. In fact, Bloom argues that loosing Yorick, who died in...

subject which had been taboo in Shakespeares time - with Ophelia), betrayal (Queen Gertrudes incestuous marriage to her brother-in...

and leave her father, or suffer through this madness with Hamlet. While she is still deciding, her father is killed and she is sur...

harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, / Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, / Thy knotted and combined ...

soliloquy, to be or not to be. Even as early as this, there is a good argument for Hamlets strategy unfolding. His motivation for ...

to do so throughout the play as he plots his revenge. "The spirit that I have seen May be the devil; and the devil hath power To...

largely concerns issues of perception. When Oedipus at last learns the truth of his origin and situation, he takes broaches from t...

thinks she is ignorant because she is unsure and innocent. He feels that she is an idiot to even begin to believe the words or aff...

Noah, for example, might exhort the men on the audience to establish control over their wives whilst Noahs wife would...

surprising that there is evidence in a number of Shakespeares plays that a female characters who is "self-aware" and "skillful" is...

Dr. King does indeed work to build his credibility during his speech although it was probably not as necessary in his particular s...

Two beings created for each other feel mutual love at the first glance; every consideration disappears before the irresistible imp...

one day become king of Scotland is music to the warriors ears. He is a respected figure in his homeland, but he (and his ever-per...

thoughts terrify him. The fact that Macbeth is thought of as a loyal and noble person at the beginning of the play is made eviden...

especially apparent when critically examining Shakespeares historical play, Richard III and his final work, the dark comedy, The T...

The steward is immediately threatened by anyone who is perceived as funnier or more intelligent than he. Olivia is the only perso...

title character: The Pirate - telling us of tragic love, blackmail and murder. This young man was just warming up. The Stranger...

In ten pages this paper presents a character analysis of King John as presented in the play by William Shakespeare. Six sources a...

In four pages this paper examines how the playwright represents social issues in this 19th century dramatic play....

The multiple plot resolutions featured in the final act of Shakespeare's play are the focus of this five page paper and includes t...

The ways in which authority has been justified in literature is examined in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' William ...

In six pages this paper examines the thematic conflict of good versus evil as it manifests itself in this tragic play by William S...

In five pages Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero is applied to these two literary monarchs. One source is cited in the bibli...

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...

In five pages tis paper discusses a day in Charlemagne's life from the point of view of one of the King's cautious friends....

progress, the use of word-play reiterates what is fated, and even though we might wish to change the outcome of fate, we begin to ...

dramatize a shameful condition"(Dream.html). King already has the support of African-Americans, therefore, in order for his speec...