Essays on Shakespeare

Theater is thought to have started in the 6th century BC in Athens, as a form of classical entertainment (Goldhill 54). At this time, it was predominantly for entertainment, and also to create a catalogue of historical events, or depiction of mythology. This evolved into plays that were categorized as tragedy, comedy and drama, each in forms that we would readily recognize today, were all born out of that early tradition. However, over time, different countries adapted the western art form, to create formulas that more directly address their social concerns, or meet the social need for expression. In ...

William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” is one of his easiest to read and, simultaneously, one of his most interesting poems. It covers several themes but the main theme is of aging, and the passing of time. The unhappy speaker muses about his impeding old age, and how this reminds him about the importance of love. Shakespeare uses many literary and stylistic devices to convey and enhance this theme. As the title suggests, the poem is in Shakespearian sonnet form, with fourteen lines and a rhyming scheme. The speaker and setting are inextricably linked and are central to the poem. ...

How can companies develop compensation systems that are both internally consistent and market competitive?

A company’s compensation system is one of the factors that attract employees and especially those that have been in the industry for a long time. Small companies may not be able to pay the highly qualified personnel. However, a good compensation package can attract them. Designing a favorable compensation program is quite tricky for any company whether a startup company or a long existing company. If unrealistic compensation methods are applied the probability of a company collapsing are very high (Dechow, Myers, & Shakespeare 13). Some of the sustainable methods include:

Working with the available resources

While designing the compensation system, it would be ...

Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is true to the characters, plot, and language of the original play. However, it is not just a flat, uninspiring copy. Instead, it builds on Shakespeare's language and the play's cast of characters with the addition of cinematography, sound, and other elements. The effectiveness of these elements is especially prevalent in the early part of act 1, scene 1, where Benedict and Beatrice trade barbs after Claudio and Hero have been introduced. The effective use of sound and blocking in this scene serves to highlight how others view Benedict ...

Lady Macbeth is an interesting character, no matter how she is staged, or how she is read. The changes in the way she reacts – going from a seemingly confident woman who herself urges her husband to shore up his courage in the face of what he has to do, to someone who wavers more and more, until finally she kills herself – are a challenge to stage in a realistic manner. The weird sisters are said to be the three fates which appear in Greek and Roman mythology, though how much they are so is up for debate. There is ...

Charles Fischer

Paper Submission Date “Seeming” in Hamlet In Hamlet, William Shakespeare uses the word “seeming” three times: The first time is in Act I, Scene 5. This is the scene between Hamlet and the Ghost of his father. In describing the evil nature of the character of Claudius, the king's brother and his murderer, the Ghost says, “The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen:/ O Hamlet, what a falling-off was there!” (Shakespeare n.p.). In this sentence, the Ghost is explaining how the queen, who was assumed to be virtuous, let her will be influenced by Claudius. The word “seeming” means ...

I had read Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare for a few times and always thought that only their parents were guilty in their death as they did not know them to be together. But when I read this story again, I found out that there were other people whose decisions played a role in the death of Romeo and Juliet. Many people think that only Romeo and Juliet made a wrong decision which led to such a terrible end of the story, but this is not true. In this story many people interfered in the relations of these ...

Prospero undergoes a metamorphosis in a change of character and how he uses magic. Prospero employs magical enchantments to influence the lives of his enemies. Prospero has a change in character as he seeks vengeance but later renounces his ways in the use of magic. Prospero casts spells on his captors and this is highlighted when he sends a tempest into the sea to seize his enemies. However, Prospero feels pity for his fellow individuals after casting spells upon them to change their emotional states. The spells were meant to inflict punishments on the individuals as they are sent ...

I have been given the task and privilege of directing the film Macbeth, (Macbeth) and the essay will examine many aspects of the play including the main characters, personalities, themes as well as the important incidents in the film and the historical background. I have chosen Lady Macbeth as the main character for discussion. The 2010 film, saw Macbeth as Stalin and the weird sisters or witches were portrayed as nurses and then cooks. It was filmed in an abbey which retained some of the original scenes of Shakespeare’s play. The 2010 film starred Patrick Steward as Macbeth ...

Even if Macbeth and the Tell-Tale Heart, penned by Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe respectively, were written centuries apart, it’s the common theme of guilt expressed so well in the latter that helps us imagine Lady Macbeth’s state of mind (Deighton). In particular, it is the pangs of guilt that she suffers from throughout the play after coercing her husband to commit regicide - to kill King Duncan - who consider Macbeth to be an ally and friend. In the Tell-Tale Heart, the killer suffers from delusions after committing the deed in killing the old man and ...

Fantasy is fiction that is often set in an imaginary universe. Characters exhibit behavior that is out of the ordinary as seen in A Midsummer night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and also Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The two exhibits a child and young lovers get into a fairy tale kind- of life. They transition into a mundane world, they take part in the activities of the magical world that are away from reality and most often the reader gets immersed in it too. The constructed world moves from the conscious and subconscious and vice ...

Titus Andronicus is one of the bloodiest of Shakespare's tragedies, with many characters dying or being tortured both on stage and off. What stands out in the mist of all this violence, though, is that the imagery used in many of the lines echoes it. Characters often use metaphors referring to hands and tongues, and other body parts, which mirror the condition of the characters they are talking about. A particularly powerful example is the dialogue in Act II between Lavinia and her cousin Marcus Andronicus. By matching the extreme violence of what has happened to Lavinia with the ...

Marcellus in Act I states that “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” and this sets the tone of the play as well as the struggles of Hamlet. Hamlet is wrecked by feelings of uncertainty over his father’s death and his mother’s incestous marraige to his uncle Claudius. Although Hamlet wants to avenge his father’s death and restore honor to the royal house, he struggles with his innate goodness and morality. He knows he has nothing to go on except the ghost’s words and looks for proof that his father was indeed murdered. Hamlet ...

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 by design mocks the traditional love poems of Shakespeare’s times. More traditional love poems were rife with exaggerated comparisons that extolled the beauty of the beloved. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 outright makes fun of such things in lines like the opening: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;” (1). While much of his poem is spent describing her lover’s shortcomings, in the end he claims to love her. Shakespearean sonnets are fourteen lines long and consist of four parts (Kennedy n.p.; Owen 260). The first three parts known as quatrains each consist ...

Love is a complex subject as its definition and understanding varies among people. Collins and Manfred (27) assert that true love is one that triumphs lastingly through painful moments and hurdles present in everyday life. It is undeniable that love is quite essential in different cultures, considering how it is discussed in songs, films and books by people from various societies. Love is a vibrant theme especially among the youth as they transit from childhood to adulthood. Philosophically, love cuts across a variety of disciplines such as metaphysics, human nature, ethics, religion and epistemology. In this regard, love may ...

Shakespeare’s tragedies are based on the culmination of the recklessness of his protagonists. For example, suspicion was the major cause of Othello’s downfall; Pride was the cause behind King Lear’s tragedy. As said by Aristotle, the protagonist’s weakness is the major reason for the tragedy to happen in the play. Shakespeare’s plays are based on the concept of Aristotle’s tragedy. The tragic hero according to Corrigan (206) is the good man who faces trouble due to his errors or shortcomings. The shortcomings or errors are the real motivators behind the action of the ...

The Hollow Crown Film is basically a series which is based on the Shakespeare’s second teratology named the Henriad. This includes Richard II, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V. the most basic analysis gathered from watching the series concludes that it is based on the political scenarios of England in Shakespearean era. There are many references made by the author which have been convincingly portrayed in the film series (PBS). As The Hollow Crown begins with Richard II, the film takes the reader back in time when King Richard II tries to solve things for his cousin ...

Burns, “A Red, Red Rose,” analysis

This poem solely focuses on the type of love that is above everything even the earth. “A Red, Red Rose,” is a typical love that would compel the speaker to walk thousands of miles to meet with his lover with no issues. Red Roses are usually associated with love. The repetition of red depicts the paradigm of not just the seriousness but also the emphasis put by the man. The speaker introduces the poem with a simile: his love is like a recently sprung red rose. The poet also utilizes other literally devices such as alliteration. “And I will” ...

“Oedipus Rex”, “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, “The Glass Menagerie”

Nowadays, gender issues is a highly relevant topic in modern society which is not only raised in discussions, but also greatly present in the works of art. As one of the purposes of literature is to reflect the greatest concerns and world problems and speak up for them, the works describing the current role of woman in society are of a great importance. Moreover, the way the female characters are presented in the literary works make a great influence on how they are viewed in reality – that is why the depiction of women in literature needs to be thoroughly ...

Surely, I thought it would be far easier to take-up the title and influence as King of Scotland; after all it would not be so very difficult to take the throne after a king whose mind was compromised, a tyrant at best who was guided by ambition and the fear of the prophecy that he was determined to never let come to pass. They looked at me with fear at first, but now I see hope, even in the eyes of the most impoverished; those who have lost the most. Already I have made plans to undo the damage ...

THE INTERRELATION BETWEEN THE FORM OF POEM AND ITS MEANING

The world of poetry is proud of different outstanding names from the past, being constantly enriched with new masterminds. Nevertheless, there are such notables, whose light brightly shines all over the world, through centuries. In particular, such eternal fame is conquered by William Shakespeare, whose graceful style and deep understanding of the world made him a guiding star for all generations. In order to convince ourselves in Shakespeare’s great talent, let us dive into the beauty of his sonnet 130 from the world-known Sonnets. What makes Shakespeare’s penmanship exclusively inimitable is his great ability to preserve the ...

There can be no denial of the fact that literary works provide the creative artist with the utmost liberty to delve deep into interpersonal relationships and depth of emotions, thereby exploring the very true essence of human nature through the creative works of art. If one takes into consideration the famous play, Othello, penned by the acclaimed playwright, William Shakespeare, the quintessential exploration and depiction on the part of the creative artist can very well be comprehended as the play deciphers the subtleties of emotions and interpersonal relationship between the two sexes through the apt portraiture of the main ...

Introduction

If an individual were to compare and analyze the film “Othello” written by Allen Parker with the film “O” which was directed by Tim Blake Nelson, they would find a variety of similarities and differences amongst the two pieces of works. Though both the film “O” and the film “Othello” is based off of the original play done by William Shakespeare, there are distinct differences between the two films in context and basic thematic elements. There is also an array of similarities correlating to social context that are prominent throughout both films. Whereas; most viewers will notice right away ...

Management

Financial Analysis The strategy of the company is working, which can be explained from the financial analysis of the company. The Return on assets of the company is indicating positive trend by showing improvement. It is representing that the company is managing its assets in an efficient way, and is earning revenue from the assets. Return on invested capital of the company is also showing marked improvement, which means that the company is generating investment from the capital that is provided. Return on equity of the company has also increased in recent years if considered from 7 years time ...

The image of Ophelia is one of the most striking examples of Shakespeare's dramatic skill and the whole drama in general. This female character from the play The Tragedy Of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark cannot be considered sufficiently developed, but the essence and the role given to her by Shakespeare makes rethink the whole plot of the tragedy. The author empowered this character with a significant role, which ends in death. The nature and the causes of Ophelia's death is a self-contained topic for research. As it is known, Ophelia dies under rather strange circumstances that have suicidal implication. ...

The character of Hamlet, Danish prince in a Shakespeare’s tragedy of the same name, is one of the most analyzed characters in a literature. Important part of his personality are his conflicts, inner and outer. The time passes by while he is occupied by his conflicts; that is one of the reasons for delaying the main task he gave to himself – the vengeance for his father’s death. Here we will talk about Hamlet’s introversion and alleged madness which are the parts of his inward conflict and about his attitude towards women and experience of a world ...

In an average week, I spend far more time consuming media labeled as popular culture than I do things considered high art—and I am not alone in this. Recent reports show that the average American watches more than five hours of television a day, in addition to time spent consuming other media through the internet or radio (Hinckley). Those who bemoan these types of statistics as a sign of society’s downward spiral fail to consider the possibility that the narratives taking place on the small screen of today are just as artistic as those that took place ...

At the end of the play Mark Antony proclaims that Caesar was the noblest of them all, I would like to argue that Antony was for he was the one who did not leave Caesar’s side and conspire to kill him. While this is one of Antony’s strengths, however, I will also illustrate how it is one of his weaknesses due to the fact Caesar was developing into more of a king or a dictator instead of an emperor as he obtained more and more power. Thus this paper will examine both the strengths and weaknesses of ...

In a play dominated by men, Portia and Calpurnia are the wives of the two main men in conflict with each other: Brutus and Caesar. After seeing her husband distraught, Portia urges Brutus to tell her what’s wrong and he confides in her, not that it makes any difference. At the same time Calpurnia is attempting to get her husband to stay home with her because she dreamt of his death that day but instead of listening to her, Caesar laughs her off and goes to the Senate House anyway where he is murdered. Thus both wives show ...

In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, the conspirators give several reasons why it is just to assassinate Caesar who is gaining more and more power that he is starting to become a dictator of democratic Rome. Now ordinarily one would be wary of taking part in murdering someone especially when they consider the consequences but the conspirators thought this was the just thing to do for the sake of Rome. While this seems like a very noble reason, however, Shakespeare seems to suggest that the conspirators planned Caesar’s death in order to replace one ruler with another ...

This paper will conduct a literary analysis of Macbeth. The main purpose of the research is to examine the moral and ethical issues present in the play. In particular, the research examines different aspects of characterization, setting, and imagery in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the ethical and moral issues that surround Macbeth’s plot. From the play, it is clear that Shakespeare uses characterization to depict moral and ethical dilemmas in the play. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are both unethical characters in the play since they are engaged in a number of murders and executions that ...

The taming of the shrew is a famous early piece of art by William Shakespeare written in the culture of the Native Americans approximately between 1590 and 1592. The writer is known for several great works of art since the 14th century particularly romantic tales; taming of the shrew, however, is a unique and best of his comedy works ever in his career of playwriting. The shrew is one of the actors in the play that Shakespeare forms a basis of the impressive game. The game is known for the great works of Shakespeare in comedy; the comedy is ...

Woman. One of the greatest creations of God's will or what your religion says. However, it still does not matter at all what is written in your sanctuary book. You just can not argue with that. Look around. They are everywhere, in every part of the world. Even while the human being exists for more that couple of million years, a woman's role in society is still being discussed. Should she take the lead position in the family or not? Is feminism good or not? And many other questions are still left without an answer. There is no absolute ...

Introduction

William Shakespeare is one of the prolific authors in literature, because he employs many devices that give his character depth. These devices can be manifested in the speech of the characters; as an author, Shakespeare effectively plays on words to give them multiple meanings which can be left to the reader’s interpretation. One example of this is in his play Othello, a story about the titular character and his conquests amidst the attempts of a traitorous comrade named Iago to destroy him. In this play, Iago delivers a series of soliloquies which reveal a lot about his character— ...

Question one

If I were to choose the century in which I would live in Europe, with no doubt, the 18th century would be my best bet. The century was marked by significant economic transformations and inventions that made life right for every citizen in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom supported its nationals as was evidenced by the government, which introduced support system schemes for poor people in the community. Moreover, there were government projects that were spearheaded with the aim of ensuring that the semi-skilled people earned some source of living. The introduced system of socialism united the nation. ...

‘This is the tragedy of a men who could not make up his mind’ announces the movie interpretation of Sir Laurence Olivier, the Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for his Hamlet. It might be said that the award for Best Picture mainly belongs to William Shakespeare himself as the movie is closely following the original script of the play. In some cases it reveals the perception of the play by the movie director, the order of some scenes was changed. For example, in the first Act, the scenes of the appearance of Horatio, ...

IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE PREDOMINANT THEMES OF ROMEO AND JULIET

Introduction Kenneth Branagh’s, 2016 play, presents Romeo & Juliet in a brilliantly new and expressionistic manner. The play starts with an assumption that live cannot exist without hate, and according to the many critics this indeed does not signify two opposites but the notion becomes merely depicted as two sides of a coin (Rowe, 2008). The opposite of this peculiar union is exactly the opposite of love and hatred, which is known as indifference. Indifference perhaps is the theme less explored in the play since Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet comes with the notion of fate and its tragically beautiful ...

Sandra K. Fischer’s seminal work, “Hearing Ophelia: Gender and Tragic Discourse in Hamlet” goes on to portray the fact that the play by William Shakespeare goes on to use the female characters as simple buffers to the entire narrative only to the extent that they work to bring out the omnipotence and significance of the male characters in the play. Now, if one delves deep into the narrative of this Shakespearean play, it would become clear that Fischer has correctly pointed out to the innate nature of the narrative to reiterate the patriarchal parameters of the then society ...

English 332

Happiness is one of the most sought, but yet one of the most elusive humankind’s wishes. The greatest thinkers in history have all touched the idea of the happiness, and possibly how to attain it. Many Buddhists will avoid any activity that causes pleasure, since they believe that positive physical sensations distract the brain from achieving meaningful moral clarity. In the Western world, the Utilitarian theory that happiness derives from the most amount of pleasure minus the least amount of pain, has really taken off in the last 50 years (with advertising suggesting that instant and temporary satisfaction ...

Act V, Scene III

“The lights burn blue. It is now dead midnight.

Cold and fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.

What do I fear? myself? there's none else by: Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I. Is there a murderer here? No. Yes, I am: Then fly. What, from myself? Great reason why: Lest I revenge. What, myself upon myself? Alack. I love myself. Wherefore? for any good

That I myself have done unto myself?

O, no! alas, I rather hate myself For hateful deeds committed by myself! I am a villain: yet I lie. I am not”.

“Methought the souls of all who I had murdered

All came to my tent, and every one did threat This scene appears as the only time that ...

            About 200 million starlings from North America have nobody but one man to thank for their success: William Shakespeare. He improved tremendously from being just a novice from a little town, to a globally honored writer in London. During his short lifetime of 52 years, he completed 34 plays, 154 sonnets, and 4 poems. Also, Shakespeare created new words and phrases that are still used today in 21st century such as bloodsucking. After joining the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and beginning his writing and acting career, William Shakespeare became one of the most successful writers of all time and ...

Now many years have passed since that traitor MacBeth finally died in order to allow me to stand in my rightful place as King of Scotland. After my coronation at Scone, I have been trying every day to fulfill the promises that I made when I was proclaimed king, so as to lead the country to normalcy again. After all of these tumultuous years, perhaps the greatest feat that I have accomplished is trying to bring our kingdom back to its normal state of affairs, something that obviously began with the reestablishment of my bloodline as the rightful heirs. ...

Introduction

Akira Kurosawa's Ran is based on the 16th Century play, King Lear, by William Shakespeare. The main plots behind the two works are identical. Besides Ran’s adapted parallel characters like Hidetora, there are theme similarities and differences. In both stories, a leader decides to divide his kingdom among three heirs and a child identifies their father’s undoing in both. The similarities and differences in the plots of the two works underpin major similarities and differences in themes. For example, both works capture the theme of conflict between authority and challenge within the family albeit not exactly in ...

A rhetorical analysis of language is not a summary or an interpretation of what the author meant. Rather, it is a treatise on how the author presents his or her material (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). At issue are the rhetorical features of the text-the author's purpose, the intended audience, what kinds of claims he makes, and the way he uses evidence (Ramage, Bean and Johnson 16). That evidence is used to show how an author attempts to persuade whatever audience he has chosen. The rhetorical plan is to analyze the text in terms of with the grain reading, ...

Demetrius

So, now go tell, and if thy tongue can speak Who ‘twas that cut thy tongue and ravished thee (Scene IV, line 2). Chiron Write down thine mind, bewray thy meaning so, An if thy stumps will let thee play the scribe (Scene IV, line 4) Demetrius

She hath no tongue to call, nor hands to wash,

And so let’s leave her to her silent walks (Scene IV, line 8) The Andronicus play by Shakespeare appears to have extreme effects and dramatization in various scenes. In Act II, Scene IV focuses on Titus’ daughter Lavinia who after being abused is left in the wilderness only to be discovered ...

People like associating themselves with successful individuals. In fact, the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature argues that the chances of a region gaining global recognition are heightened when the location has a successful entity (Ommundsen 177). With this in mind, it is worth acknowledging the fact that Shakespeare's legacy significantly augments the current prominence of the Stratford town and the Stratford-upon-Avon medieval market. Like any other historical town, Stratford’s global recognition has enhanced its economic performance in a great way. According to the Stratford-upon-Avon District Council (n.p), this tourist location brings in a ...

Through Athens I am thought as fair as she.

But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so. He will not know what all but he do know. And as he errs, doting on Hermia’s eyes, So I, admiring of his qualities. Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. (Shakespeare 142) Now, there can be no denial of the fact that the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, penned by William Shakespeare is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed works in the ...

Literary theory or literary criticism can be defined as the set of concepts, views and assumptions that form the bases for interpretation of one or another piece of writing. Literary criticism is employed in discussing and highlighting key ideas of writing. There are two objectives: to generalize knowledge of the subject matter of criticism – “the literature” – and to provide an interpretation. The term "theory" originates from the Greek "theoria". "Theoria" indicated a view or perspective of the Greek stage. (Iep.utm.edu) That is what literary theory offers in general, although some specific theories suggest complete systems for interpreting literature. At ...

Shakespeare is one of the most famous authors who have defined writing for generations, even in the modern culture. Characters in his works such as Romeo and Juliet are widely known across the world as if they were common knowledge. Writing in the modern society and during Shakespearean time varies significantly due to factors such as technology and even in the type of language used by the authors. Shakespeare’s English is very different form the current version of the English language in use today. John Green is one of my favorite modern authors who, just like Shakespeare, has ...

“The Canterbury Tales” is a story well placed in its very setting and story-telling environment. It is, in itself, an actual microcosm of the medieval world of its day. It fits well within the uncharted and creative medieval times in which it was written, adding harmony. Shakespeare the playwright compares to Shakespeare the poet in his witty sense of realistic situational writing. As playwright and poet, both of his traits involve works of writing, which place certain characters in unusual settings, at the most unusual of times.allowing for the most extraordinary of outcomes! In Shakespeare’s plays, his poems ...

Is power generative or destructive? Can a man have both love and power at the same time? Since we are talking about characteristics, it is difficult to sum up an answer.. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” (Engebretson) This quote coming from one of the wisest human beings will remind us directly of Macbeth. Macbeth did his best to show the ...

Hamlet is a mysterious character. No matter the analysis done by critics, they will never come up with the absolute truth. Hamlet’s breathing is multiple dimensional like that of a real life character. The understanding that every individual holds about Hamlet is personal. For everyone seeking to know Hamlet, his challenge to Guildenstern rings true: “You would pluck out the heart of mystery” (Shakespeare 80). Hamlet is a different character every time someone looks at him. If one wants to understand Hamlet, it will depend on the perception that they bring into the investigation. He is a complete ...

Is power generative or destructive? Can a man have both love and power at the same time? Since, we are talking about characteristics, it’s impossible to generalize an answer. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” Hearing this quote coming from one of the wisest human being, will remind us directly of Macbeth. Macbeth has done all of his power to ...

Telling one’s, or a community’s, story is subject to complex reductionsims of racial and sexist stereotyping. The subjugation of specific ethnicities, particularly African-Americans, and genders, particularly women, by whites and men respectively represents a clear example of unjustified exercise of power by specific groups over another. Indeed, by belittling and/or demonizing one group by another, only power can be exercised “justifiably”. There is no shortage, indeed, of lenient or more violent means by which a dominating group controls another, subjugated one. The superiority / inferiority duality is probably one most common mechanism adopted by oppressors in order ...

According to Aristotle a tragic flaw is when the hero has a flaw in his/her judgment or personality that causes them to commit acts that will lead them to disaster (Froula). In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare the titular character of Hamlet has a number of tragic flaws. His biggest flaw is the fact that he thinks that he is cleverer than he actually is. Hamlet’s second tragic flaw is his indecisiveness and failure to act. Even though he has been told by the ghost of his dead father that "The serpent that did sting thy father's ...

McBeth is a play written by William Shakespeare with the full title being “The tragedy of McBeth”. Its main setting is in Scotland and it tells a story of McBeth, a Scottish general who is informed by three witches, as part of a prophecy, that he will become the King of Scotland. McBeth is amused by the witches’ premonition and ambition soon begins to stir up inside him. He informs his wife on these foretelling and being an ambitious woman, she persuades her husband that committing regicide would be the fastest way to achieving the witches’ prophecy (Shakespeare, 47). ...

Introduction

The field of literature is arguably one of the oldest ones known to man. The term literature may refer to any written production that has been authored by a man, be it in the form of a poem, biography, or any narrative. In fact, it does not matter whether the subject material has or does not have any artistic and or intellectual value. The fact that it is a written production written by someone from which; an idea or a message can be obtained is already enough for it to be considered as a form of literature. The history ...

Introduction

he literature has always used specific instances about destruction and damage caused by the act of humans to violate and misuse the natural life cycle processes. Instances of the disastrous consequences when humans use their illegitimate powers to manipulate the natural life form are given with respect to the prevalent cultural themes of the respective eras. Shakespeare's ‘The Tempest’ involves the use of magical prowess in manipulating the normal human characteristics and subsequent creation of the man-made devil, named Caliban. Similarly, Mary Shelley's ‘Frankenstein’ explicates the violation of the natural life cycle be creating a life from the remains ...

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For many years, people have associated Shakespearean plays with racial prejudices, mabe in an effort to determine whether Shakespeare was a racist or not. Shakespeare’s use of characters of color has raised controversies an curiosity on what role does race contributes to his plays. It should be noted that racism or the belief that one’s race is superior to another was already observed in 16th century Europe. It was during this time when Europeans become increasingly engaged with people of different racial origins through greater trade with Asia and Africa and the discovery of the ...

Discussion Board

In his sonnets Shakespeare demonstrates the evolution of the speaker’s identity. It changes from one poem to another, and every time the author reveals something new about the speaker. Thus, the Sonnet 3 is dedicated to the searches of a woman “so fair whose uneared womb/ Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry?” (Shakespeare). The main character of this poem is a young man and he seeks for a prolongation of his image in the eternity: “Die single and thine image dies with thee” (Sonnet 3). Further, a change in the identity can be observed. He falls in love ...