*Shakespeare's biography* Shakespeare was born, to all appearance, on April 1564. ... John Shakespeare was a son of Richard Shakespeare, a rich and respected farmer. ... Shakespeare got married as a very young man. ... "The age of studying" (1588-1599): comedies: Love's Labors Won, The Suffering of Two Noblemen from Verona, A Midsummer Night's Dream; tragedies: Titus Andronicus, Romeo and Juliet; historical acts: "Henry IV" in three parts, "Richard III", Richard II". 2. ... "The period of leir" (1604-1608) in which the feeling of tragic is stronger then in the last peri...

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Love, to Shakespeare, is not a condition. ... Shakespeare did not see him as a man, though. ... He removes the female label in lines 3-5 when he labels all females fickle. ... The penis is of no use to Shakespeare. ... His thoughts and acts would be made from a woman's perspective and Shakespeare is obviously not fond of the finicky nature that women possess. ...

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The night forest provides a setting for dangerous and daring acts such as Hermia and Lysander's plan to escape Athens. ... Shakespeare associates the moon with love. ... She lingers my desires/ Like to a step-dame" (Act 1, Scene 1, 2-5). ... Shakespeare uses symbolism to strengthen the motif of night; he uses symbols associated with the night. ... Shakespeare includes the aspect of vision and its relation to darkness. ...

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In A Midsummer Night's Dream there are 5 acts, even though it is not really necessary to have the last act due to the fact that a good amount of the action ends at the final scene of act 4. ... Next, Shakespeare writes a play within a play once again. ... But Shakespeare has such incredible talent, that he is able to incorporate it and still make sense of the play. To conclude this informational essay, the last act, which would be act 5, is necessary because it shows how the actors performed their play Thisbe & Pyramus. ... Finally, Shakespeare wrote a play within a play which is i...

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Women Prevail in Shakespeare's Comedies William Shakespeare's writings feature many complex and timeless characters. ... In these works, Shakespeare presented women as either terrified or idealized. ... One can take a closer look into women's roles in Shakespeare's comedies by focusing on women's roles in Shakespeare's England. ... Instead, she acts out, in an attempt to hide her jealousy toward Bianca, and scare off any possible suitors. ... Kate's transformation into an obedient wife can first be seen in Act 4, Scene 5, as the couple is heading back ...

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Malvolio's humiliation and false imprisonment are acts of cruelty, he is well aware that the actions against him are "Notoriously wrong" (V, 1, 325). ... Feste acts as a curate and then calls Malvolio a lunatic. ... He has the audacity after being absent without leave to say to her attendants "The lady bade take away the fool take her away (I, 5, 48-9). ... She has just lost her brother yet he makes a mockery of him, stating "I think his soul is in hell" (I, 5, 64). ... (I, 5, 124) then agrees with his answer that a drunken man is like a drowned man, stating "he's drowned" (I,...

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The poem "When my love swears that she is made of truth," (Shakespeare William, reprinted in Thomas R. ... For example, the word childish is generally uses to describe a person when he or she acts immature. ... Shakespeare uses perfect examples of denotation in his poem. ... Shakespeare allows the word lie to have two meanings. ... The term "untutored youth" (5) is an ideal example of connation. ...

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One of the favorite plays by William Shakespeare is the tragedy Romeo and Juliet. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Prologue, l. 5-8) I think that the theme love is the centralized theme. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, sc. ... (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act II, sc. ... The narrator might also come out between some acts or scenes to set the time and place of the following scene. ...

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In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet is the prince of Denmark and the protagonist. ... In act 5, scene 2 Laertes is poisoned by Hamlet with his own sword. ... "(1-5). ... In act 3, scene 4 Hamlet acts impulsively when he murders Polinius "How now? ... (25), and in act 5, scene 2 Horatio acts impulsively once he discovers Hamlet is dieing "I am more an antique Roman than a Dane.| Here's yet some liquor left...

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This quote in William Shakespeare's play Henry IV (3.3.11) showcases one of the common themes in many of William Shakespeare's plays: the role of the villain. ... Shakespeare's timeless play, Hamlet, is a prime example of the origin of evil in most Shakespearean plays. ... One of Shakespeare's most villainous characters is disliked mainly because he is extremely good at being bad. ... When Lady Macbeth learns that Duncan will be visiting their home, she prays to the devil to release her of "thy nature; (because) it is too full o" the milk of human kindness," (Act 1, Scen...

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In the play Hamlet, Shakespeare uses the "foil" technique where the characters of Fortinbras and Laertes serve as ones to Hamlet. ... Hamlet attempts to obtain revenge from his uncle Claudius who murdered his father have been lacking action and his overlooks his plans repeatedly throughout the first four acts of the play. ... Fortinbras serves as a foil to Hamlet due to his striking similarities and differences that Shakespeare exposes throughout the play. ... Fortinbras acts quickly with no hesitation whereas Hamlet hesitates until the beginning of the fifth act. ... But till that...

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However, in the first two acts of the play, Shakespeare's two main female characters are presented with some contrast. ... Added to the fact Beatrice is around 30 years old, she may feel she has nobody to impress and marry, so acts as she pleases. In her manner, she acts as a woman out of her time, with her modern day attitude stuck in the conformity of Shakespeare's era. ... The males in Shakespeare's play are presented as the main figures of society. ... Evidence of this is present in Act 5 Scene 1, where he laughs at Leonato's serious challenge of a duel with Claudio. ...

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How do you think Shakespeare might want the audience to react to Lady Macbeth in this scene? In act 5 scene 1 Lady Macbeth enters the play for the first time for several acts. In the last act we see her, Shakespeare leads the audience to think badly of her. ... This is shown in acts 2 scene 2, the night of the murder. ... Act 5 scene 1 has lots of ironies within it. ...

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The night forest provides a setting for dangerous and daring acts such as Hermia and Lysander's plan to escape Athens. ... Shakespeare associates the moon with love. ... She lingers my desires/ Like to a step-dame" (Act 1, Scene 1, 2-5). ... Shakespeare uses symbolism to strengthen the motif of night; he uses symbols associated with the night. ... Shakespeare includes the aspect of vision and its relation to darkness. ...

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Deceitful, Manipulative, Sinful: Lady Macbeth The book Macbeth by William Shakespeare is about a general in King Duncan's army, Macbeth. ... In this play Shakespeare uses Lady Macbeth to show that ambitious, lying, manipulative people don't finish first, to say the least. ... It is clear said in the bible in Galatians 5 that "The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality...selfish ambition- Because of her selfish ambition due to sin she killed three people. ... Through Lady Macbeth Shakespeare teaches us that deceitful, manipulative, sinful, unrepentive peop...

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Act 5, scene 2, 122-123, and Katherina obeys. ... Act 5, scene 2, 153-162. ... While the husband "commits his body to painful labour both by sea and land", Act 5, scene 2, 149-150, a woman "liest warm at home, secure and safe" Act 5, scene 2, 152. ... Explicitly, Shakespeare presents the respective roles of men and women in marriage, where a woman is subservient to her husband while he acts in the dominating position and performs the demanding work. ... Implicitly, Shakespeare presents the particulars of the roles men and women play in a marriage. ...

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Lady Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's most famous and frightening characters. ... Unlike many of the women of her time period, Lady Macbeth acts more dominant and masculine. ... During the time period Shakespeare wrote Macbeth women were uneducated, forced to act submissively, and keep their opinions to themselves (Wilson's).Shakespeare has used several women with powerful roles in his plays. ... Scene 5. lines 43-46). ... By the end of act 5, Lady Macbeth kills herself. ...

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Yes, the characters in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare use rhetorical appeals in order to accomplish evil acts by using ad hominem, tradition, and bandwagon. ... "Rome thou hast lost the breed of noble bloods "(Shakespeare I, II, 51, 689). ... His victim, however, not only plays into his hands but better his instruction "(Barton 5). ... In conclusion the characters used rhetoric in order to achieve their selfish and evil acts by using ad hominem, tradition, and bandwagon. ... Because of the evidence and appeals used, it helps the characters achieve their selfish ...

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The reader's perspective on Gertrude, was negative in the first few Acts. ... " (Shakespeare, 86), Gertrude demanded to the gentlemen. ... -Your sister's drowned, Laertes" (Shakespeare,99) . ... (Shakespeare, 109). ... Toward Act 5, near the end of the play, Gertrude did change for the better. ...

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The Mad Hamlet William Shakespeare wrote "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark". ... William Shakespeare was born 1564 and died 1616. William Shakespeare himself, was one of the greatest play writers of all times. ... When Ophelia went mad she said, "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's Day" Never departed more," (IV, 5) and "Young men will do't, if they come to't" You promised me to wed." ... Hamlet complained about Gertrude and Claudius incestuous acts, but rarely mentioned his father until towards the end of the play. ...

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The tragedy of Macbeth portrays the sacrifices of ambition and the devastating results that spring from evil's hands ("Personal Works and Writings"). "With deepest seriousness that forms Macbeth's character is his "tragedy" is that as soon as he surrenders conscience to ambition he becomes, precisel...

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"Shakespeare's OTHELLO." ... This source helps me to support my point of how Iago frame Othello. 5) Hansen, Abby Jane Dubman. "Shakespeare's OTHELLO." ... "Shakespeare's Mature Tragedies." ... I'm going to use this source to support me on my point saying that Iago is actually evil and he acts friendly in order to fool everyone. 9) Omer, Haim, and Marcello Da Verona. ...

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This foreshadows why Othello acts as vehemently as he does when he becomes convinced of Desdemona's infidelity. ... When Othello finds out 5 Cassio, the accused adulterer, has a look-a-like in his possession; Othello thinks Iago's case is proved. ... Thinking he has proof beyond any reasonable doubt, Othello acts characteristically by getting caught up in emotion and lost hopelessly from all reason. ... "William Shakespeare's Othello,"" Blooms Notes. ... Shakespeare, William. ...

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In our eagerness to identify with Shakespeare's characters, we run the risk of bringing them down to our own level. ... But as Shakespeare presents it, the problem runs deeper. ... The powerfully tragic vision of King Lear is rooted in Shakespeare's understanding of political life, its limitations and its demands. ... Acts 4 and 5 are crucial to a full understanding of Lear as a tragic figure, but most critics fail to follow the subtle turns Shakespeare portrays in the king's attitudes, because they do not think through the implications of Lear's radically changed view of t...

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