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It indeed aims to expose the war-time propaganda of World War One. It almost appears comical when the moroseness of Owen’s exposure is contrasted to the pro-war propaganda of the time. Owen is a monotone and sobering voice to the romanticised perceptions of war at the time. Society was largely ignorant of the realities of […]

Today has been a wonderful day except for a few cases. The day started as heart-wrenching as I could bear. Flawless, Rosaline was so fair. Her mesmerising eyes shone like diamonds; her hair flowed fluently in the air-silky and lustrous; she had a soft and serene complexion that completed her. I wanted her love, she […]

Throughout history, numerous love stories have captivated audiences. Notable examples include Wuthering Heights, Casablanca, and The Great Gatsby. Nevertheless, in my perspective, the most renowned and extraordinary of these tales is William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This exceptional work distinguishes itself by presenting a profound transition from animosity to affection. William Shakespeare, widely regarded as […]

Dulce et Decorum Est is a poem by Wilfred Owen that has deepened my understanding of war, in particular of the First World War when this work is set. The poem focuses on a gas attack and its aftermath and in this essay I intend to show how Owen’s use of poetic techniques and choice […]

Shakespeare’s skill as a seasoned playwright are put to the test throughout the play, as he tries to maintain interest to various levels of audience even after they are told the play’s ending in the opening prologue. The focus of the play is not what is going to happen, but how. The audience already know […]

Shakespeare shows Romeo as an immature teenager who is inexperienced n love. We know this because he was upset about Rosaline, but further on in the play we see Romeo mature as he falls in love with Juliet. Romeo also becomes more aggressive when his best friend Mercutio dies and also when he believes Juliet […]

Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet is generally thought to be a play solely about romantic love. This is partly true; the bulk of the play appears, on the surface, to be about the romantic love that exists between Romeo and Juliet. However, when studying the play closely it becomes clear that there are many different […]

The staging of the film “Romeo and Juliet” incorporates detailed imagery, enhancing our comprehension of Shakespeare’s play. Numerous scenes throughout the play feature significant symbolism and hold great importance, particularly the prologue. Originally serving to introduce the play to the audience, the prologue includes both the setting and background. Luhrman has made the introduction more […]

The story of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ unfolds in Verona, Northern Italy, where a civil war between the Capulets and Montagues has torn the city apart. The origin of this age-old grudge remains unknown, resulting in pure hatred. However, amidst this animosity emerges a pair of lovers destined for tragedy. Right from the start, it is […]

In Shakespeare’s time, relationship values were far different to what they are today. Whether the relationships are linked in blood or just physical lust, certain actions or points of view were, and still are, held dear – whereas others would be completely inexcusable. Today’s society, however, which is more strongly based on freedom, has no […]

In the consumer world we live in today, where money is the principle strife and happiness tends to be a sub-category it seems disturbingly apparent that we are becoming more and more egotistical. Despite the worldwide phenomenon of global telecommunication with the age of industry sprouting an ever-increasing drive towards urban city centers in the […]

First performed in front of a Royal audience, Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s plays in which a nobleman, namely Macbeth, might have led a normal life, but the tragedy is that he killed the rightful king, and in the end was punished for doing so. A pivotal moment in the play is the murder of […]

Shakespeare sees ambitious dominant women as evil, unnatural, and destructive as many other men in the 16th and 17th centuries. He feels they must be punished and this is what we see throughout this play. Today we see ambitious dominant women as normal human beings. They are respected just as other people are and even […]

However Malcolm has been out of Scotland in England, only hearing from people in Scotland what is going on so doesn’t really know for himself. The audience see what he doesn’t, mainly due to Lady Macbeth’s soliloquies and the things she says that other characters don’t hear. The audience have seen more of Lady Macbeth’s […]

This is the hardest letter that I have ever written. For once in my life, my head is so full of things I can’t think straight. I feel like how you used to be WEAK. I hate it I want to be strong but at the moment I am feeling strangely vulnerable. I’m alone without […]

Appearance is a noticeable aspect of something or somebody, appearance can create different impressions depending on who is observing. Almost the opposite is reality, actual being or existence, as opposed to an imaginary, idealized, or false nature (taken from dictionary). We should not judge, take opinions of people or anything only on their appearances. For […]

In this essay I am going to discuss how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth and will refer particularly to Act I Scene 7, Act II Scene 2 and Act III Scene2. At the time of the writing of this play, the roles of men and women were different from how it […]

Macbeth was written in 1605/6, by William Shakespeare. By this time, he had already established himself as one of the countries leading playwrights. Shakespeare was known for his series of historical plays, looking at the Kings from Richard II to Richard III. He had already written Hamlet, another play about the problems that arise in […]

In this essay, we will compare and contrast Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” with Liz Lochhead’s “Lady of Shalott.” While both poems tackle similar concepts and topics, they differ in their approach. The former is set in the medieval era and recounts the tale of a woman confined to a tower. She fears […]

In my opinion, the statement that Macbeth bears complete responsibility for the killings depicted in the play is incorrect. The witches and Lady Macbeth both played crucial roles in these occurrences. I hold the belief that Lady Macbeth and the witches are somewhat more accountable than Macbeth since their influence compelled him to execute those […]

This Shakespearean tragedy displays the collapse of a central protagonist, Macbeth. The enhancement of his secret ambition by the illusions and manipulative Lady Macbeth enables him to murder King Duncan, Banquo and the innocent wife and children of Macduff. Hence, his ‘overriding’ ambition leads him to break all moral boundaries. The famous ‘floating dagger’ soliloquy […]

In Shakespeare’s time withces were not viewed in the same way we see them. People beleived they were dangerous and in league with the Devil. They were out to harm good people. By having the witches in the play Shakespeare is creating a feeling in the audience that something bad is going to happen. They […]