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Comparing Three Passages of Shakespeare's "King Lear," All Outakes From ACT I (I.i.85-93), (I.iv.106-126), and (I.i.148-159),

This comparison paper involving "King Lear" determines the patterns that arise when the passages are read next to each o...

King Lear and Twelfth Night--A Comparison of the Two Plays

go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to mar...

Madness as a Common Literary Theme

This paper examines Shakespeare's play, King Lear, as well as Ibsen's work, Ghosts to discuss madness and delusion as common theme...

Comparative Analysis of Rulers in 4 Plays by William Shakespeare

trained to the arts of war and government, and not toward the finer sensibilities . Therefore, Theseus supports Egeus in forcing h...

Families in the Works of William Shakespeare and Happiness

of shallowness in schemings clothing, while rejecting the honest and heartfelt response of Cordelia, the only daughter who truly d...

William Shakespeare's 'Absent' Mothers in Six Plays

"What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see / She is your treasure, she must have a husband; / I must dance bare-foot on her we...

Bard's Personality as Reflected in His Plays

were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...

Seventeenth Century 'Old English' Literature

observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...

Cordelia and King Lear

In five pages this essay examines the unwavering love Cordelia had for her father King Lear despite his oftentimes less than pater...

Perspectives on Authority in Renaissance Drama

The writer examines several of Shakespeare's plays (King Lear and The Tempest), as well as Fuente Ovejuna by the Spanish playwrigh...

The Use of Critical Sources in Understanding Works of Shakespeare

in joining such a group. By discussing books and plays with peers, an individual can hear other opinions on subject matter that h...

Aeneid vs. the Divine Comedy

The Aeneid of Virgil and Dante's The Divine Comedy are similar in style and format, both being produced by poets. This paper compa...

Characters in All the King's Men vs. The Sound and the Fury

success is also her own. Jacks mother dotes on him, and in turn, she becomes the center of his universe. However, Jacks mother a...

Divine Justice in the Book of Job

In five pages this paper provides and overview of the discourse that took place between Job and his friends in this biblical text ...

Divine Justice and Fate Reflected in The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio and Inferno by Dante Alighieri

poem makes it clear that the human soul can only enjoy a happy eternity by pledging complete faith and allegiance in God, Boccacci...

Ovid and Plato on Justice

is only preserved as a term of reproach" (Plato). He illustrates how the figures of men and women and the third figure were round ...

Conceptual Analysis of Boccaccio's The Decameron and Dante's Inferno

literature. In contemplating Dantes Inferno and Boccaccios The Decameron, many things come to light. To some extent both works ex...

Verses Nineteen through Twenty Four of the Thirty Seventh Psalm

as they inevitably have food while others starve. However, the psalmist quickly reassures the reader that this is only an illusion...

Virgil's 'Aeneid,' Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Divine Intervention

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

M.L. King/Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Alabama because he was "invited here" and because of his "organizational ties" to the area (King). Statement of Understanding: H...

Second Treatise on Government by John Locke

he means a state of equality, in which no one person possesses authority over another, and all people are free to live as they ple...

Good versus Evil in Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

the old and sick. There was always room in the safety and warmth of la familia for one more person, be that person stranger or fri...

Workplace and Gay Rights Issues

(Religious Intolerance, 2004). Pressure from lobbyists has prompted this decision but it appears to be a growing trend in the mar...

Protagonist's Ruin in Macbeth by William Shakespeare

whetted it for a more impressive title. It was a seemingly innocuous meeting with a trio of witches that would sow the seeds of M...

Opposites and Conflict in The Tempest by William Shakespeare

daughter, Miranda; his faithful fairy, Ariel; and his loyal Councilor (advisor), Gonzalo. But also living there is a lifelong nat...

Medieval Romance Silence by Sarah Roche Mahdi

In six pages this paper discuses the nature vs. nurture conflict affecting Silence in terms of gender roles and how her father Cad...

Violence, Conflicts, Contact

In five pages culture and contact, a conflict that often escalates into violence, are examined with references to three books Jiha...

William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Richard the Third and the King's Treatment of Women

In seven pages this paper considers Queen Elizabeth, Queen Margaret, and Lady Anne in terms of how they are treated by Richard III...

Peruvian Racial Prejudice and an Application of Martin Luther King's Theories of Nonviolence

In a paper consisting of five pages the similarities between modern Peru and 1960s America are noted in a consideration of how Kin...

King John's Character in King John by William Shakespeare

In ten pages a character analysis of King John as featured in Shakespeare's play of the same name is presented. Six sources are c...