Studying the play Hamlet while giving it a psychoanalytic look we can speculate that there are quite a few different influences for the behavior of each character. With this in mind, we are able to determine the meaning of each word and action of the…
William Shakespeare is a name recognised by many as one of the most acclaimed authors in English literature. His plays are known around the world, creating characters that you either love, hate, or pity. The play Macbeth is an examination of the depth of the…
In William Shakespeare’s, The Tragedy of Macbeth, the theme of guilt as its own form of punishment plagues the minds of several main characters throughout the play. Guilt as its own form of punishment prevents characters such as, Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and Macduff, from living…
As a human, everyone consists of emotions that cannot be ignored, while some are positive others are not, it is believed that jealousy is often the secondary emotion to the primary emotion of anger or fear. Although jealousy is a common emotion, its power of…
The Elizabethan Era was the most obvious time period where the discrimination of race was very evident. The famous Shakespearean play, Othello, is an example of literature that displays the effects of racism. Therefore, Othello is a tragedy that deals with racial conflict rather than…
It is part of human nature to be jealous when another individual possesses the love one wishes to obtain. When jealousy occurs, one will do everything in their power to acquire the love they wish to possess. Unrequited love is one that is crushing to…
Jealousy is one of the most destructive feelings of human’s natures. A character of Shakespeare’s Othello became synonymous with the word jealous husband. Othello is a tragedy of heavy and terrible trials, which was subjected to the sublime and deep love of two beautiful people….
In William Shakespeare’s play the tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark written around the 1600’s, the character Ophelia is shown to clearly be diagnosed with the mental illness “Schizophrenia” as she shows a cluster of its symptoms. Schizophrenia is a mental illness disorder where people…
Love is often mistaken for an idealized emotion, where two individuals fall in love at first sight and that love remains perpetual. However, that love often is merely a temporary emotion, especially in young lovers. Young love is considered an immature feeling, as it tends…
William Shakespeare in his tragedy makes the reader question himself several life related problems and places the main character in situations where choices are crucial. The reader experiences the thought process of our Macbeth in between good and evil. Macbeth is a powerful man, skilled…
This essay is going to talk about the ways in which William Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, wrote in 1606, is stil valued today in the forms of ambition and guilt. Three hundred years later ‘Macbeth’ is still valued and this is because everybody feels ambitious and guilty…
As the wise philosopher, Xun Kuang once said, “Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.” This is perfectly exemplified in The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare. It thoroughly examines this perspective on humanity, displaying the lightness and darkness of people,…
A fundamental concept of physics is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction; as well as inaction. Although this is used to describe physical entities, it is still applied to our inherent desire to achieve certain goals and the consequences which…
A famous writer once said ‘For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.’ (James 3:16, bible) Desire, determination and power will corrupt absolutely. Shakespeare invites readers to the kingdom in Scotland to experience royalty at its finest. Through the…
The play ‘Macbeth’ was written by one of the world’s greatest writer’s ‘William Shakespeare’. It is recognized as one of the most tragic stories that have ever been written. He uses numerous characters to develop the downfall of Macbeth. Characters such as Lady Macbeth are…
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet touches on the theme of fate and revenge while explaining the situations Hamlet goes through to avenge his father’s death. The play was written during the Elizabethan era conveying their social norms at the time. Michael Almereyda’s 2000 version of Hamlet offers…
Plato defined justice as “the preservation of what is right”. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the dilemma of justice, especially in connection with retribution, takes center stage. The play’s characters see justice as a balance that must be preserved, and they utilize vengeance…
The Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet conveys many ideas of human experience that remain relevant to this modern day. Despite its archaic language and complex form of writing, the emotions and experiences all the characters go through are classified as universal human experiences. While the context is…
Hamlet is one of the most famously dramatic plays in the world. The play is about tragedy. All through the play, Hamlet displays rage, doubt, and a certain fixation on death. Although Hamlet is unaware of it, these feelings cause the setbacks that happen all…