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Romeo and Juliet, a renowned dramatic love story, is often compared to the film created by Baz Luhrman. Traditionally, books are deemed superior to their cinematic counterparts; however, this may not apply to Romeo and Juliet. Both the play and the movie possess merits and flaws. Although they exhibit similarities, there are also disparities and…

Shakespeare wrote the play, Macbeth, which features the character, Macbeth who turns evil. Lucas made the Star Wars movies which feature the hero, Anakin Skywalker, who succumbs to the dark side. Both men have conflicting issues that lead to their downfall. Anakin Skywalker and Macbeth were both once heroes. Anakin Skywalker had done many heroic…

My love, my husband is getting crazy, I not know what to do about this. Maybe it was the presion, because he had sent to kill Banquo and his son, but he the kid scape. Maybe it was the visit ere that abhor scene he made, I hate he is getting like that, my dearest…

 IntroductionTitus Andronicus was one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays. It is also part of his collection of so-called Roman plays, which include Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. As such, it contains elements of an Elizabethan understanding of Roman virtues and Roman vices. This paper will attempt to prove that the play Titus Andronicus can be…

In her book “Gender Trouble” (1990), Judith Butler, a feminist theorist, argues that gender is not only a social construct but also a form of performance. According to Butler, gender is like a show or a disguise that individuals put on. In William Shakespeare’s Othello, this understanding of gender as a performance greatly influences the…

Good Godheads and ladies of Elsinore. I appreciate your attending here today on this peculiarly important juncture. We gather here. to offer our gratitude and sorrows severally for the life and decease of the greatest adult male I have of all time known. Prince Hamlet. I understand that no mixture of words could perchance convey…

Macbeth: Who was the True Culprit Behind Duncan’s Murder? The question of who truly killed Duncan has long perplexed Shakespearean historians. Numerous theories have arisen, attributing the murder to MacDuff, Lady Macbeth, or even Duncan’s own two sons. However, I have formulated my own hypothesis regarding the demise of Duncan, which I am now prepared…

Having a moral center is essential for guiding individuals to distinguish between right and wrong in a given situation. It provides the opportunity to remain steadfast in the right course of action rather than succumb to poor judgement. In the play Macbeth, both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth initially possess a strong moral center, but they…

Othello is a puzzling character, who in the first half of the play is alleged as a noble, wise leader, and whose style of dealing with Brabantio’s insults is an example for all men, yet who becomes in the second half a ruthless murderer. While it is difficult to argue that Othello is noble in…

Psychoanalytic Criticism According to a popular Freudian theory, children are sexually attracted to their parent of the opposite sex. Most of the time, the child ends up getting into relationships with people that are reminiscent of their parent of the opposite sex. In Hamlet, the main character, Hamlet, seems to be following this Freudian theory….