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Shakespeare uses the dramatic device of soliloquy to present his characters’ inner thoughts and feelings. It is through these speeches that the audience can see and perhaps relate to the sometimes dark or forbidden feelings of the characters. Iago’s soliloquies establish him as a tragic villain through the way in which they reveal his misanthropic […]
Love is a common theme in poetry and it has been written about for hundreds of years. Two of the most famous poets in history are William Shakespeare and W. B. Yeats. Both of these poets used the love theme very often in their poems. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. […]
In Henry IV debatably the main character of the play is Hal, the son of Henry IV. Hal is disliked by his father but earns back his right to the crown through the events of the play. Hotspur could also be viewed as the plays true hero; he is the leader of the rebellion and […]
From the outset, Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ seems like a simple love story where boy meets girl, they both fall in love and without parental consent live happily ever after (or not in this case). It is not until we explore the different aspects of love and friendship when we realise that the play that […]
If you were to ask people what the greatest “Love Story” of all time was, you can bet that, most of them would say Romeo and Juliet. However, it is not actually a love story, more a play with excessive, contrasting passions, including the most obvious. Love. This is where people get the idea that […]
In The Prologue of Romeo And Juliet, the fate of the “star-crossed lovers”, the title characters, is already told. They have been doomed to “take their [lives]” before the play has even begun. This foretelling of what the audience is about to see displays that the play is about how and why the events unfold, […]
‘The play was written in the 1600s, at this time the role of women was vastly different than their role in today’s society. The woman was to be the dutiful housewife, is expected to run the house cook meals, and look after the children. In wealthy families, girls were subject to their father’s will. Marriage […]
The particularity about these two passages is that although written centuries apart, they reflect each other through language, subject matter and universality. The verse “The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, glowed on the marble” from TS. Eliot’s poem A Game of Chess has long been acknowledged as a direct allusion to Enobarbus’ […]
In Act 2 Scene 2 of the play Enobarbus refers to Cleopatra as having an “infinite variety”, this is conceivably in reference to her ever changing personality and her rapidly shifting moods. Throughout the play a wide range of moods are displayed by Shakespeare through her character, from a loving and caring woman, to an […]
In this essay, I will be examining Shakespeare’s use of language in Act 2 Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet. I will also be looking close up at the events in those scenes which foreshadow the inevitable plot at the end of the play. Romeo has just seen Juliet and both of them are in […]
The three sonnets I have chosen to use are, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? ” by William Shakespeare “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning “Since brass, nor stone, nor boundless sea” also by William Shakespeare. I have chosen these three sonnets because I think […]
Shakespeare’s characterization of the characters allows the exploration of ideals that are relevant to all human beings regards of context. In “Hamlet” Shakespeare uses the characterization of Hamlet to examine the human quest for answers about death, duty and the opposing forces of moral integrity and the need to avenge his father. This essay will […]
Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ presents us with many apparent elements that are expressed through various mediums. One of the most effective mediums is the use of soliloquies. This journal entry will breakdown the first and last soliloquies delivered by Hamlet and denote there meanings whilst contrasting and comparing them. In regards to the soliloquies it is evident […]
Williams Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’- written in the early 17th century – still carries as profound a message in modern times as it did when it was originally written. It tells of a young Danish prince- hamlet- who is struggling to come to terms with his father’s sudden tragic death. The sense of anomie Shakespeare weaves into […]
Since the dawn of human civilization, psychology has been an inherent part of our existence. The cause and effect responses ensuing from interactions between individuals can significantly impact both parties. Studying these reactions through a psychological lens provides insight into how people deal with them. This exploration dates back to the 1800s, with eminent psychologists […]
Romeo and Juliet is a romantic tragedy written and performed in the Elizabethan era by William Shakespeare. Frequently Romeo and Juliet is classified as a romantic play; however this is a common misconception for a number of reasons. Violence is one of the major themes in the play which influences the relationship between the main […]
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, who was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, in April 1564, the son of John Shakespeare, a successful glove maker and of Mary Arden, a daughter of the gentry. At the age of 18, […]
The idea of honour entails displaying immense respect for others, irrespective of their social status, and carrying out selfless deeds for the betterment of others. Marcus Brutus serves as a model of an honourable person, whereas Caius Cassius lacks this characteristic. In the opening scene of the play, there are two senators and plebeians in […]
The following excerpt is from Act 1 scene (i) of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Julius Caesar’. In this passage, two tribunes named Flavius and Marullus attempt to stop the citizens of Rome, who have gathered in the streets, from celebrating Caesar’s triumph over Pompey and his sons, as well as the Lupercal feast. This passage is […]
In act one scene three of Julius Caesar, there are many things that help to create tension and really help the reader to understand the immediate danger that is to follow. For example, the scene itself uses pathetic fallacy to set the scene and create a sense of tension. The ‘thunder and lightning’ effect our […]
In the play “Macbeth” I think that Shakespeare is trying to say a number of things about evil. He uses through out the play the characters and language to show and represent ideas and concepts about evil. In the play Shakespeare shows that evil is something that you should try and avoid at all costs […]
Malcolm gives Lady Macbeth this description in the last speech in the play after he has been named the King of Scotland. He is declaring that the reign of Macbeth and his wife has ended and that he has begun. When he refers to Lady Macbeth as a ‘fiend-like Queen’, Malcolm is implying that he […]
