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Beowulf & Aeneas

past, which is now gone, and his son is the future (the founding of Rome), and he is the transitionary figure destined to bring th...

A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Twelfth Night - A Look at the Fools

This research report examines the fool character in each of these Shakespearean works. How these are important characters is highl...

Twelfth Night vs. The Tempest

Twelfth Night and The Tempest by William Shakespeare share a number of comedic scenes and an undercurrent of comedy as well. This ...

Kenneth Branagh's Production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

In five pages this paper discusses how love, characters, and Feste's role are presented in this Kenneth Branagh production of Twel...

Characterization and Effect in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

everybody. Laughter in this play has a healing effect. Revenge is achieved not by fighting (not by serious fighting, anyw...

Love Theme in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

helps Orsino by refusing his suit. She gives him an excuse to spend all day enjoying the pangs of unrequited love. Romantic love...

Feste's Character in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper examines the 3 dimensions of Feste in this analysis of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. There are n...

Scenes from Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses characters and themes in certain scenes from William Shakespeare's plays Troilus and Cressida, ...

Primary Themes in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

The themes of gender as a social construct, friendship, and love are examined in this analysis of Twelfth Night by William Shakesp...

Idealist, Realist Women, Shakespeare, Sheridan

This essay pertains to "The Comedy of Errors" (1594) and "Twelfth Night" (1601) by William Shakespeare and "The Rivals" (1775) by ...

Shakespeare's Heroines Compared

In portraying Beatrice in this manner, Shakespeare shows insight into female psychology in that he realizes that women are frequen...

Importance of Setting in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

consents not to give sovereignty (Shakespeare, Act 1, Sc. 1). However,...

The Culture of the Beowulf Poem

faith primarily in their thane and in "wyrd," which is a pagan reference to fate or destiny, according to Abrams, et al (1968). ...

The Symbolism of Heorot Hall in the Poem Beowulf

fulfills his part of the social bargain, which is to "give to young and old all that God has given him." Grendel who is describ...

The Un-Human Enemies of Beowulf

The writer discusses the fact that in Beowulf, which is the oldest poem in English, many of Beowulf's enemies are non-humans. Thes...

Beowulf's Epic Poetry

In five pages this paper examines such events as the Dane's nation rise, attack of Heorot, hero's arrival in Heorot, Heorot feast,...

A Modern Viewpoint on Beowulf

The writer considers how we might learn about Beowulf's society by considering what sort of society might have developed if it had...

Comparing Poems about War to Beowulf

it is essentially the duty of this narrator. Beowulf is a man who sees his duty as that which involves risking his life. He goes...

Heroic Literary Symbolism

In six pages an analysis of the heroic symbolism in the epics 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,' 'Beowulf,' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...

Beowulf and Gilgamesh

In seven pages topics of general intent, good, evil, and heroism are related to the epic tales of 'Beowulf' and 'Epic of Gilgamesh...

Forrest Gump and the Epic Genre

Forrest gave us a clear view of the concepts of loyalty and honesty between friends regardless of the turns of circumstance or the...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and Servants Malvolio and Maria

In five pages this paper discusses these servants within the context of Queen Elizabeth I's 'poor laws.' Three other sources are ...

Treatment of Gender Disruption in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Macbeth

This paper examines the treatment of gender disruption in these plays by William Shakespeare in 8 pages. Nine sources are cited i...

College Stage Performance of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

sent to the town of Illyria in which she becomes a servant of Count Orsino which is played by Horace Jackson. Viola causes many p...

Twelfth Night and Cymbeline by William Shakespeare and the Employment of Psychological Realism

In six pages this paper explores how poetic language is used by Shakespeare in conveying psychological realism in these 1601 and 1...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

through his demonstration of the comedic emptiness of the emotions of the characters in the play. Feste is a stage clown. With e...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Lord of Misrule and Malvolio

In five pages this paper discusses the enigma that is Malvolio and his Lord of Misrule representation. There are 2 sources cited ...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and the Fool Feste

but around him revolve some of the most significant issues of this extremely complex play. Feste, whom George Steiner calls "Shak...

Concept of Honor in William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' and 'Much Ado About Nothing'

a boy. Olivia, on the other hand, is given to extravagant gestures that are designed to emphasize the degree of her grief. She pro...

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare and the Character of Malvolio

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