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Sympathize with Shylock
The Merchant of Venice
Do you sympathise for Shylock? – Give reasons for your answer Should Shylock be shown pity or did he deserve how he was treated? Ever since Shylock was shown as a character by William Shakespeare in the Merchant of Venice there have been many interpretations about him all throughout history. Some of these opinions are…
A Midsummer’s Night Dream Transformation
Midsummer Night's Dream
Madmen For Love Throughout life, people will experience different kinds of emotions. People can control their emotions but sometimes they let their heart take over the mind, especially when they are in love. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare explores the true nature of love. Love is a powerful force and illusion,…
Macbeth Literary Analysis on Sleep
Macbeth
Sleep
The play Macbeth is one of William Shakespeare’s great tragedy filled stories. Throughout the play there are many different themes and symbols; one of the more important ones being sleep. Sleep or mainly sleep deprivation; the act of not getting much sleep, is something that fuels the character it effects, in their actions. During the…
How does Iago manipulate Othello, Cassio, and Roderigo? Analysis
Iago
Othello
Perfect people do not exist in this world of temptations, failures, and suffering. In fact, every person has weaknesses, and there is always a possibility that someone will use those feeble points against that man. Shakespearean play Othello shows an example of how one can control others exploiting their weaknesses and the consequences of such…
Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1 Analysis
Macbeth
As Macbeth makes his way toward the king’s bedchamber, he encounters Banquo with his son Fleance. Banquo has been unable to sleep and explains to Macbeth that he has been dreaming of the weird sisters. After arranging to meet again in order to discuss the matter, Banquo asserts his allegiance to the king and bids…
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: Tragedy or Comedy?
Comedy
The Merchant of Venice
Introduction William Shakespeare is a very famous playwright who has produced equally famous plays that touch the hearts of the audiences with a variety of emotions—anger, pity, romance, sadness, and much more. He has been famous for writing and producing plays that tinker with both the tragedy and comedy of life. After all, literature…
Romeo and Juliet – Alternate Ending
Romeo And Juliet
Romeo rushes into the Capulet Tomb and finds Paris. He and Paris will fight and Paris Dies. Then Romeo will find Juliet laying there in her grave. Instead of Romeo weeping for 20 minutes then killing himself, he will arrive there a few moments before she wakes up. Romeo will stare at her for a…
Macbeth Character Flaw
Character Analysis
Macbeth
Every one has a character flaw. Some are more serious than others. For instance, some people pick their nose, while others drink milk directly from the carton. After a while a persons character flaws will come back to haunt them. Shakespeare is a master at pointing out ones character flaws and showing how those flaw…
Discuss the view that Othello is too stupid to be a tragic hero
Othello
Tragic Hero
Othello, the eponymous hero with a fatal flaw in Shakespeare’s play, falls from grace through circumstances engineered by the class manipulator, Iago, arguably his most trusted aide. Whilst he fits the prerequisite for a tragic hero in Shakespearian tragedy, the dynamics of the deceit in which Othello finds himself entwined reveal a flaw closer to…
The Role of Reputation in Othello
Iago
Othello
The Role of Reputation in Othello In Shakespeare’s Othello, the antagonist, Iago, presents two polar opposite views of reputation. From a simple reading of the play it is obvious that Iago is a master manipulator, so it is important to the reader’s understanding of the play to sort through and wrestle with Iago’s conflicting statements…
born | April 15, 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom |
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died | April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom |
description | 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". |
children | Hamnet Shakespeare, Susanna Hall, Judith Quiney |
movies | Romeo + Juliet 1996, 10 Things I Hate About You 1999, Romeo and Juliet 1968 |
quotations | “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, “Be not afraid of greatness. “Doubt thou the stars are fire; |
information | Short biography of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright who is considered one of the greatest writers in the English language. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England, in 1564, and his plays are still performed today more than 400 years after his death. Shakespeare is also renowned for his sonnets, which are among the finest in the English language. Shakespeare was born on April 23rd, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father John Shakespeare served as a local magistrate, but died when Will was only 11 years old. The family then fell on hard times and Will had to leave school to help out his mother Joan with their finances. A few years later, he went back to school where he studied Latin literature and rhetoric under Thomas Jenkins at the Free School in Stratford on Avon. When Will left school in 1582 he joined a group of traveling players which included Richard Burbage (who would later play many roles in Shakespeare’s plays) and Edward Alleyn (an actor manager). This group performed throughout England until 1587 when they disbanded due to lack of funds. General Essay Structure for this Topic
Important informationSpouse: Anne Hathaway (m. 1582–1616) Poems: Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?, Sonnet 116, Sonnet 130 Plays: Romeo and Juliet 1597, Hamlet 1603, Macbeth 1606 |