Act 3, Scene 2, Macbeth and Lady Macbeths Changing Relationship
In Act 3, Scene 2, it is clear that both Lady Macbeth and Macbeths character noticeably change, along with their relationship towards each other. In this scene, Macbeth seems to act safely in his every move that he makes, as he regrets killing King Duncan in some ways. Lady Macbeth is very unsatis....

Creating Dominant and Alternative Readings of Female Characters in Hamlet
The way texts are constructed generally determines how a text may be read and understood. The main reading is one that represents the beliefs and values which are most powerful in a culture, whereas alternative readings are available because they challenge the beliefs and values of the dominant cult....

Does Shylock recieve what he deserves? Discuss.
In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. Shylock, a wealthy Jew is one of the main characters. During the play his merciless and uncompassionate nature is revealed. He seeks the life of another man because he is bent on revenge. One of the main themes of the play is antisemitism. Most of the ma....

Examine the themes of identity and mistaken identity in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream.
Examine the themes of identity and mistaken identity in this play. Which characters seek to explore and define their own identity? Which characters oppose them or try to define them simplistically? How does identity shift constantly in this play? Why do you think that Shakespeare returns to this the....

Heartrending Downfall of A Tragic Hero
In many of William Shakespeare's plays such as In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Othello, & Romeo and Juliet, the hero makes tragic choices which lead to a tragedy which could not be avoided, but the thing is that a tragedy could be avoided. Hamlet dies by getting cut with a poisoned tipped sword, Othell....

How Shakespeare's technqiues shaped understanding of Hamlet's central themes
Shakespeare utilises a range of techniques in order to influence reader understanding of Hamlets main themes and ideas. Shakespeare in particular applies soliloquy, strong imagery, parallel stories, and contrasting minor characters to convey the texts central ideas. Hamlets distinct techniques....

King Lear's Downfall
Lear's descent to 'the bottom' develops in three stages. First, he is seen as an all-powerful, egoistic monarch, filled with wrath and fury when he does not get his way. When he suffers humiliation at the hands of Goneril and Regan, his chosen heirs, he is enraged and pushed to the point of madne....

Macbeth: Hero to Victim
What is Evil? Can someone who is regarded a hero and idolized in a country become evil? In William Shakespeares Macbeth, is the character Macbeth evil? The simple answer is no. Macbeth however was a victim of circumstance. This is evident because the predictions made by the Weird Sisters were what....

Macbeth's Isolation
Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is set in Scotland in the 1600s. Three witches tell Macbeth, the main character in the play, that Macbeth will one day be king, and Macbeth becomes gradually obsessed with this prophecy. Macbeths individual relationships experienced with the characters ar....

Macbeths Fear of Fear
Macbeth is one of the William Shakespeares shortest plays, but it finely portrays a human drama of ambition, desire, and guilt. The protagonist, Macbeth, is seen to be a contradictory character who has fear of fear itself. This can be seen through his soliloquy, his conversations as well as his re....

Othello
Is Othello a noble hero brought down by a devil of motiveless malignity or is Othello flawed and self regarding and brought down by a worldly realist?As is shown above, there have been many differentiating opinions of the two most inscrutable characters in Shakespeares history. As both these charact....

Othello Dramatic Irony
In Othello by William Shakespeare, Shakespeares use of dramatic irony intensely effects the audiences perception of the play. First, Shakespeare uses Othello to create ironic situations that effect the way the audience perceives the play. Secondly, Shakespeare changes the way the audience experi....

Romeo & Juliet
Secene1 act1 commences with a lot of hate and violence. Two serving men of the Capulet family, Sampson and Gregory, enter the stage and begin the play in a conversation. They are in the city of Verona in Italy. Shortly, two other serving men from the Montague family, Abram and Balthasar, enter and e....

Romeo & Juliet
Romeo and Juliet The chorus refers to Romeo and Juliet as star-crossed lovers. Explain what this means and whether you agree with the description. In William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet the chorus refers Romeo and Juliet to be star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed meaning that by the i....

Romeo & Juliet fate or free willl?
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. Chaos always defeats order because it is better organized." Terry Pratchett (author of DISCWORLD series) This quote relates to Romeo and Juliet in the sense that they are battling for order among the families and that chaos wins ....

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a play filled with lots of irony. It contains verbal irony, dramatic irony, however it is most famous for its ending witch is full of situational irony. The irony that I am describing is in Act 5, Scene 3. This is the climax of the play as Romeo and Juliet both kill each other fo....

Romeo and Juliet Victims of Fate
Even though nobody likes it, bad luck exists. There is no way to get rid of it, it is just a part of life. Not everything can go the way someone wants it to. If something random happens to someone and it favours them, like winning the lottery, then that is good luck for that person. Likewise, if....

The Merchant of Venice is Far from Perfect
In a perfect world, hatred would be without justice; love would be totally innocent. However, utopias like that are nonexistent; thus, one can easily look around, like Auden, and exclaim, "No hatred is totally without justification, no love is totally innocent." In The Merchant of Venice, there is a....

Women in Hamlet
Women In Hamlet Shakespeares plays have always been controversial, and his play, Hamlet is no exception. Throughout Shakespeares play Hamlet women are used as method for men to get what they want. This theme of men having more power than women has run not only through this play, but also ....

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