Essays on Plays

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Macbeth Theme: The Role of Ambitions in Poem

2 pages / 729 words

The notion of ambition as Macbeth’s theme is discussed in this essay. In the story of Macbeth, it is clear that ambition is the major key to success. Ambition is the reason for Macbeth’s downfall. He is offered the determination by the mystic power of...

Macbeth Macbeth Ambition Macbeth Power

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Evil and Immoral Characters in The Play "Othello" by William Shakespeare

1 page / 659 words

“An evil person may be considered as somebody who condones bad or morally wrong activities that cause ruin, injury, misfortune or destruction” Brandon Johnson writes in. In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare the character of Iago can be considered evil and immoral. Iago is...

Othello William Shakespeare

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Brutus as The Noblest Roman of Them All

2 pages / 891 words

The play starts off with Julius Caesar entering Rome after his victory in the civil war against Pompey. Some of the conspirators feel that Caesar has become too powerful, so they conceive a plan to kill him. After we meet Brutus, a highly respected, much...

Character The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare

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Explore How The Theme of Love is Portrayed in "A View from The Bridge".

2 pages / 988 words

Love—of one kind or another—is the main motivator of Miller’s characters in this play, and drives the major events of its plot. Catherine’s love for Rodolfo and Eddie’s intense love for Catherine lead to the central problems of the play. But even before this, it...

A View From The Bridge American Literature Arthur Miller Bridge

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Aristotle’s View on "Oedipus The King" by Sophocles

2 pages / 789 words

Aristotle’s favorite tragedy was Oedipus the King by Sophocles. The play begins with the Laius and Jocasta, the king and queen of Thebes. Upon the birth of their son, Oedipus, an oracle proclaims that he will kill his father and marry his mother. Petrified the...

Aristotle Oedipus Rex

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The Tragic Story of Hamlet

2 pages / 1016 words

Hamlet is a tragic story where there is a hero and criminals. Everyone has an imperfection that leads to something tragic or r emotional in all of the history. The main evil in this story is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. In Shakespeare’s Theatrical Story, Hamlet...

Hamlet William Shakespeare

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Claudius as The Master of Manipulation in Hamlet

3 pages / 1346 words

Introduction Introduction: In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Claudius, brother to the late King Hamlet, secretly messed with the minds of others to get what he wanted when he wanted it. People thought of him as a supporter to people’s problems while he was the one behind...

Character Hamlet William Shakespeare

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The Use of Freudian Theory to Scrutinize Shakespeare’s Hamlet

2 pages / 1085 words

In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Shakespeare illustrates a nature in Hamlet that Sigmund Freud identified long after the play was made. Right when the association amongst Hamlet and his mom is inspected, Freud’s oedipal complex speculation strikes a note. The oedipal complex is a hypothesis...

Hamlet William Shakespeare

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The Role of Friar John in Romeo and Juliet

2 pages / 797 words

In Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”, Friar Laurence has a major role. As a wise and generous priest Friar Laurence was a man of belief allowing Romeo and Juliet to trust him completely, turning to him for advice, and solutions. He was there throughout Romeo’s...

Character Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare

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Comparative Analysis of The Characters of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth

2 pages / 1255 words

Introduction William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the ‘Bard of Avon’ (or simply ‘the Bard’). His extant works, including...

Character Macbeth William Shakespeare

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Book Review: Antigone Written by Sophocles

3 pages / 1292 words

Antigone written by Sophocles, speaks about the power struggle between Antigone and her Uncle Creon who is the King of Thebes. Both characters seemed to have their own beliefs in how Antigone’s brother Polyneices should be buried. With both Creon and Antigone being strong-willed individuals,...

Antigone Antigone Tragic Hero Sophocles

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Character Compare and Contrast: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Play

1 page / 459 words

In the play Macbeth, ambition, strength, and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth present all three of these behaviors at one time or another during the play. However, there behaviors progress...

Macbeth Macbeth Power

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The Tragedy of Oedipus

2 pages / 974 words

Hook Examples for “Oedipus” Essay An Unavoidable Fate: Step into the world of ancient Greece, where the gods wield power over mortal lives. Join me as we unravel the timeless tragedy of Oedipus and the inexorable grip of fate that leads to his downfall. An...

Oedipus Oedipus Rex

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The Two Speeches in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

2 pages / 1024 words

All great speakers have one thing in common: a seamless ability to use persuasive techniques in order to push a point across. In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, after Caesar’s assassination, nobleman and conspirator Brutus makes a speech announcing to the crowd the reasons for his...

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar William Shakespeare

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The Manifestation of Aristotle’s Theory in Romeo and Juliet

1 page / 384 words

Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a classic tragedy about two star-crossed young lovers in Verona, can be analysed using Aristotle Unity of action. Firstly, it tells one story – there is one main plot around which all incidents and character revolve. The action itself Is the...

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare

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Exploring 'Subtext' in "The Crucible" and "Much Ado About Nothing"

3 pages / 1166 words

Introduction: Subtext is the underlying idea or meaning, conveyed by a playwright without being explicitly state in order to a more thorough understanding of the themes of the play and the characters’ motivations. In Arthur Miller’s dramatic play The Crucible and William Shakespeare’s comedy Much...

Arthur Miller Much Ado About Nothing The Crucible

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Analysis of People’s Key Drives on The Example of Prebble’s Enron and Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus

3 pages / 1191 words

Both plays, regardless of their context, are simply about man’s need to control instincts inherently selfish, greedy and lustful. They are not political satires. It is clear that both Pebble and Marlowe are concerned with man’s inherent selfish, greedy and lustful flaws, to portray the...

Doctor Faustus Faust Marxist Criticism

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A Study on Using Theatric Language as Illustrated in The Hamlet

2 pages / 818 words

Shakespeare uses language to dramatically create an impact on the audience. He does this through the use of lexis in order to create a tone for that scene as well as foreshadowing the mood for the remainder of the play. Again, Shakespeare varies the sentence...

Hamlet Theatre

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A Study of The Character Lago in Othello in William Shakespeare's Play

3 pages / 1291 words

Introduction All humans struggle to control themselves. Human beings must grapple with their emotions and check their actions, to prevent either from getting out of hand. While one should not be an apathetic everyman or a stranger to human sentiment, neither should one allow their...

Iago Othello William Shakespeare