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How do any TWO OR MORE plays written between 1580 and 1642 represent the relationships between sexuality, gender and power? (Using Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet) ’The course of true love never did run smooth’ – This is the answer indeed. As well as this we come to understand that with the roughness of love…

Left alone the king’s sense of guilt, stirred to the quick by the vivid action of Hamlet’s play, overmasters him. This is his first soliloquy, and although we have been able to judge him to a considerable extent by his former speeches and his actions, we now get a candid view of his mind and…

Along with Juliet, Romeo lets his obsession with ‘love’ consume him. His infatuation with Juliet provokes his untimely death. In Romeo and Juliet, the tragic nature of an obsession as a theme, war as a motif, and the dagger as a symbol are all important literary devices to analyze in the study of the text….

            The nature of man is often dichotomized into good and evil; where one cannot exist without the other.  In the following essay the nature of man according to the definition of evil will be explored in the classic works King Lear and Frankenstein.  While the former deals with a man whose evil nature betrays…

Therefore when Blathers tells Romeo that his beloved Juliet is dead, Romeo goes into self-destruct mode and purchases poison from a man of medicine. (While all of this is happening Paris and his page have arrived at the tomb to admire Juliet. Paris has his page keeping watch for anyone who might approach. ) He…

Discuss  what  conclusions  the  play  makes  about  the  themes  of  the  love,  grief  and  desire.  How  do  the  principal  characters  embody  these  themes?  What  effect  does  the  setting,  the  mythical  island  of  Illyria,  have  on  these  themes?  Use  the  evidence  from  the  text  of  the  play  to  support  your  discussion. Twelfth  Night  is  a  romantic …

Othello is a manifestation of gender discrimination prevailing at that time. It clearly refer to sexism that is not only inclined toward male chauvinism but also a degraded social status of women in the contemporary society. All three major female characters of the play epitomize this gender discrimination and manifest female victimization. These three characters…

In the late 1800s, Thomas Hardy wrote a novel that is notable for its tragic portrayal, a recurring theme seen in his other works. The conclusion of the story is also tragic, reflecting Hardy’s belief in fate and drawing parallels to Greek tragedies. Interestingly, the novel mirrors the structure and themes explored by Aristotle in…

Is there enough evidence in the play to suggest that Lady Macbeth is a fiend- like Queen or do you retain a degree of sympathy for her? I don’t think there is a simple answer to this question. I believe that Lady Macbeth did have some human emotions; however she had a dark side. Personally,…

Macbeth: Macbeth A Murderer?At the end of the play, Malcolm refers to Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as:’…this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen…’, consider the accuracy ofMalcolm’s judgment by reference to their speeches and actions throughout theplay. (2,5 pages)In Malcolm’s eyes, the Macbeths are just tyrannical murderers who snatched thethrone away from him and his…