Essays on Plays

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Pygmalion Vs. My Fair Lady

2 pages / 982 words

Numerous times a piece of literature is changed into a movie or musical it s plot and or theme has been changed to suit the director s thought of what would appeal to the public. One such example is Bernard Shaw s play Pygmalion. In...

Film Analysis Pygmalion

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Evaluation of The Thebans’ High Regard Towards Oedipus

3 pages / 1346 words

I believe that the Thebans have such a high opinion of Oedipus for several reasons that are revealed throughout Sophocles’ Oedipus The King. The first of these things is Oedipus’ strength of character and clear devotion to the city of Thebes and its people. Oedipus...

Oedipus Rex Sophocles

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Oedipus in The Play Oedipus The King

3 pages / 1154 words

Oedipus is a self-confident, intelligent, strong willed man and a great king. Ironically these are the very traits that bring about his tragic discovery. There are many themes in the play that add to his character, which ultimately instigates his own undoing. Going through the...

Oedipus Rex Sophocles

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A Study on The Role of Juliet as Depicted in The Movies by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann

4 pages / 1664 words

Perhaps among the most dismal of passages in all of history is the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. In this scene, Act 5, Scene 3, Romeo, who believes Juliet to be dead, visits the tomb where her body rests, encountering Paris...

Film Analysis Romeo and Juliet

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A Study on The Role of Mercutio in William Shakespeare’s Play, Romeo and Juliet

2 pages / 784 words

In Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” two lovers find themselves being torn apart by a feud between their two families. Mercutio is a friend of Romeo, one of the main characters. Thought only present for half of the play, Mercutio’s cocky, loyal and risque personality have...

Character Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare

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Review of William Shakespeare’s Play, King Lear

3 pages / 1168 words

Introduction King Lear was authored by Shakespeare around 1605. It is usually ranked as one of the greatest plays of Shakespeare. The setting of the play, King Lear, is like the setting of any of his other plays, dramatizing events from the eighteenth century. The...

King Lear

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Shylock's Personality in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"

2 pages / 918 words

Merchant of Venice is a play written by William Shakespeare in the 1600s. The Merchant of Venice is a play that focuses on love and revenge in a world of religious intolerance between the Christian and Jewish population of Venice. The Merchant of Venice contains...

Merchant of Venice

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Study on The Failure of Macbeth’s Morals as Illustrated by William Shakespeare in His Play, Macbeth

1 page / 623 words

At the start of Macbeth, Macbeth and his friend Banquo encounter three witches after a tough but successful battle. They prophesize that Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor, and then king soon after. They also declared that Banquo’s son, Fleance, is in line to be...

Macbeth

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Character Development of Macbeth in Shakespeare's Play

2 pages / 846 words

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth we see the main character, Macbeth changes from a well-regarded and loyal soldier of the Scottish king to a murderous tyrant. At the start of the play Macbeth is courageous, ambitious, superstitious and devoted to his wife. These characteristics are shown...

Macbeth

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How Shakespeare Presents The Character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

1 page / 2063 words

Introduction Throughout the Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare presents a multi-faceted presentation of Shylock. Although Shakespeare’s presentation of Shylock conforms to the stereotypical views of Jews in many ways by presenting Shylock as villainous and the problem that needs to be overcome in this Shakespearean...

Character Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare

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Similarity: Lyndon B. Johnson and Macbeth

2 pages / 935 words

Macbeth or Lyndon B. Johnson The King was a beloved leader who was unreasonably killed by a person they believed were loyal to them. The accused murder is innocent and those who were in-charge of his safety did not fulfill their promise. The leader’s successor...

Lyndon B. Johnson Macbeth

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The Glass Menagerie

3 pages / 1287 words

The Glass Menagerie is a play that is very important to modern literature. Tennessee Williams describes four separate characters, their dreams, and the harsh realities they faced in the modern world. His setting is in St. Louis during the Depression-Era. The story is about a...

Literature Plays The Glass The Glass Menagerie

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The Character of Blanche in The Play a Streetcar Named Desire

3 pages / 1199 words

Introduction Blanche in “A Streetcar Named Desire” is a character who throughout the play evokes a spectrum of contrasting, even opposing emotions. Analyzing one’s emotions is no easy task, and to do so most effectively, one must break the play into different parts and analyze...

A Streetcar Named Desire Character

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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare: Fate and Destiny

1 page / 626 words

Romeo And Juliet Essay Outline Introduction Introduction to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Mention of the role of fate and destiny in the story Fate in the Prologue Analysis of how Shakespeare introduces the concept of fate in the prologue Explanation of terms like “star-cross’d”...

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare

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The Influence of Ambitions in Macbeth

1 page / 572 words

Macbeth was a brave Scottish men but the prophecy of the witches have ruin his life. Consumed by the ambitious and the action of his wife Lady Macbeth, make Macbeth murder king Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. Macbeth was wracked with Guilt...

Macbeth Macbeth Ambition

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How Does Shakespeare Present Lady Macbeth as Evil and Cunning

2 pages / 683 words

I think Lady Macbeth should take some blame for Duncan’s death, but I don’t think she’s evil, she is tricky and cunning when she influences Macbeth to kill Duncan. Lady Macbeth’s ability to influence her husband leads us the audience to believe that she is...

Macbeth William Shakespeare

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Women and Power in Shakespearean Drama Taming of The Shrew

4 pages / 1639 words

Kate’s difficult personality and behavior are not entirely due to the lack of love she receives. In fact, Kate’s problematic persona is caused by her self-absorption. For the first time in Kate’s life, when she is headed off with Petruchio, she sees others being verbally...

Drama The Taming of The Shrew William Shakespeare

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Play Review: Helmet by William Shakespeare

1 page / 415 words

There is much evidence in the play that Hamlet deliberately feigned fits of madness in order to confuse and disconcert the king and his attendants. His avowed intention to act “strange or odd” and to “put an antic disposition on” is not the only indication....

Hamlet William Shakespeare

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Dreams in "A Raisin in The Sun"

2 pages / 723 words

Walt Disney once said “If you can dream it you can achieve it.” Dreams have a great importance in A Raisin in the Sun, with the play’s name coming from a 1951 Langston Hughes poem titled Harlem. In the poem, part of which serves as...

A Raisin in The Sun