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William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is widely considered one of the greatest dramas ever written, in part, because so much of the play is open to multiple interpretations. One such ambiguous aspect is the indecisive nature of Hamlet’s revenge. Since the play’s conception over four hundred years ago, intellectuals have put forth numerous theories attempting to identify…

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet It seemed to be the makings of a perfect love story. Two mortal enemies, foes by birth, fall in love unbeknownst of each other’s identities, and manage to keep that love even after the shocking discovery. Afterwards, they fall even deeper for one another, and engage in secret assignations,…

There are many similarities between Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. Many of the characters in West Side Story resemble those in Romeo and Juliet. Many plot events in West Side Story mirror those in Romeo and Juliet, such as the two houses compare to the t-von. Or gangs. Many of the conflicts can…

Throughout the course of Macbeth, the word “blood” and its variations are utilized around 42 times. It is evident that the playwright considered blood to be a crucial element in the development of Macbeth, as depicted through an extensive use of imagery. However, this excessive utilization does not diminish its significance. The recurring use of…

2. 2004, Form B. The most important themes in literature are sometimes developed in scenes in which a death or deaths take place. Choose a novel or play and write a well-organized essay in which you show how a specific death scene helps to illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole.  a novel…

Characters in the texts; “As you like it”, the play by Shakespeare, “Standing in the shoes of others”, the speech by Linda Burney and “Girl Interrupted” the 1999 film directed by James Mangold, find a sense of belonging under the influence of place. A physical place is often symbolic of whether a character feels accepted….

The indispensable constituent to any calamity. Grecian or Shakespearian. is a supporter with a fatal defect. In Grecian calamity this is called tragic flaw. This Latin term translates straight into the word “flaw” but is normally used to depict an surplus of a personality trait – virtuousness or frailty. The protagonist’s fatal defect pushes the…

Hamlet is no doubt one of the greatest literary works ever written. William Shakespeare presents in it complexity of human nature and examination of human behavior. After reading this drama one of the main questions we have to ask is ` Why does Hamlet delay?’. Why does he wait so long before taking revenge on…

Racism – the intolerance and discrimination of a person based purely on the colour of their skin. In a contemporary context, racism is thought of as an issue of relatively small proportion, although still present. Western civilisation has become more accustomed to, and there for more tolerant of a multi-cultural society. But before this, before…

The tempest a Shakespeare’s Globe theatre production in 2013 directed by Jeremy Herrin who is a renowned and well respected director, he first made his Shakespeare debut in 2011 by directing Eve Best in “Much Ado About Nothing”. The tempests is set on an un-named Mediterranean island in renaissance Europe.His ship in the play is wrecked…