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Philosophy · 2,649 words
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Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare that very
closely follows the dramatic conventions of revenge in Elizabethan
theater. All revenge tragedies originally stemmed from the Greeks, who
wrote and performed the first plays. After the Greeks...
Philosophy · 481 words
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Darkness in our society is indicative of evil. For instance, a black cat, a dark night, and a dark place are all symbolic of diablerie. Authors use these symbols to describe an evil character or setting. William Shakespeare employs the imagery...
Philosophy · 967 words
- Comedy vs. Tragedy
Certain parallels can be drawn between William Shakespeare's plays, ?A Midsummer Night's Dream?, and ?Romeo and Juliet?. These parallels concern themes and prototypical Shakespearian character types. Both plays have a distinct pair of ?lovers?, Hermia and...
Philosophy · 638 words
- Julius Caesar - Brutus vs Antony
In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, two characters speak at Caesar's funeral.
Caesar was just murdered by his best friend Brutus and the Conspirators. Brutus and
Antony both speak at the funeral, but each had their own purpose and reason for...
Philosophy · 2,296 words
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Shakespeare wrote many plays during his lifetime. Some of his plays have similar comedic characteristics and then other plays are the exact opposite of comedy. Shakespeare wrote tragedies, romance, history, comedy and problem plays all with great success....
Philosophy · 822 words
- Julius Caesar - Antony
Out of all the main characters in Julius Caesar, I chose Antony to write about simply because he is so interesting. The first personality trait he shows is obedience, as revealed in Act 1 Scene 2. In lines 9-12, Caesar tells Antony, ?Forget not, in your...
Philosophy · 1,461 words
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In Shakespeare's classic tragedy, King Lear, the issue of sight and its relevance to clear vision is a recurring theme. Shakespeare's principal means of portraying this theme is through the characters of Lear and Gloucester. Although Lear can physically...
Philosophy · 2,821 words
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Claudius & Hamlet, would the inhumane and sick character please step forth.
Upon reading the sampling of ?Hamlet? criticisms in John Jump's ?Hamlet (Selections)? I disagreed with a few of the critics, but my analysis was the most different from Wilson Knight's...
Philosophy · 508 words
- Julius Caesar - Analysis of Caesar
Essay on Caesar In Shakespeare's play of ?Caesar? Brutus is a conspirator who portrays a person who favors a republic for Rome. Brutus is an honorable man. Many characters in the play show there reverence for Brutus. Brutus exemplifies his honor in...
Philosophy · 518 words
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When discussing the characteristics of Othello one finds he has more
than one side. Othello is a tragic hero in this drama. Also, he portrays a
man with much greatness. Consequently, Othello has many weaknesses.
In order to truly understand the...
Philosophy · 1,973 words
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Peasants of the early sixteenth century are often pictured carrying a bundle of limbs tied with vines on their backs. This is a perfect metaphor for the events in Macbeth. Macbeth is one of many thanes, or limbs, bundled together. The thanes are...
Philosophy · 1,038 words
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The Theme of
In the tragedy King Lear, the term blindness has an entirely different meaning. It is not a physical flaw, but the inability of the characters to use their thoughts and emotions to see a person for whom they truly are....
Philosophy · 940 words
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Perhaps the most interesting and exotic character in the tragic play ?Othello,? by William Shakespeare, is ?Honest? Iago. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and...
Philosophy · 856 words
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Comic Fools
To create humor in drama, one must either make witty
wordplay, create an amusing situation, or use physical
comedy. Often jokes may be incorporated into a play, or a
comic situation may result in a series of...
Philosophy · 908 words
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Sir Fortinbras and noble knights of the army of Norway, I stand before you today to tell a tale of a martyred hero to whom we must remember. Hamlet be thy name. He was a friend and a leader. About eight months ago Hamlet was distraught, I?d...
