Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like it both describe many serious elements and embark upon an exploration and treatment of some of the most seriousness of life's experiences and themes. ... I actually think that As You Like It is definitely a more interesting play in terms of its treatment of gender and how Rosalind "teaches" Orlando how to woo her. ... In As You Like It, disguise was used to explore the idea of gender and how it is perceived by society, as well as how people express themselves through gender expectations.  ... As You Like It reflects ...

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The final line-- "Who, in despite of view, is pleased to dote- has a pun on the word "view,"" which sounds similar to "you."" ... Unlike a traditional beauty in most of Shakespeare's sonnets, this woman does not have an appealing smell or "delightful- voice, and gives the reader a more relatable character. ... As the persona points out, his lover does not have a delightful tune, and when read, the line sounds much like a tune, mainly because of the alliteration-- "thy tongue's tune,"" and the extra syllable emphasizes that idea of imperfection. ... The tone however, is much like th...

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Both Shakespeare's comedic play As You Like It and Ken Kesey's post-modernist novel, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," portrays the transformation of its characters throughout the texts, via a close examination of the gradual evolution of character that occurs within the protagonists of each text. ... This can be seen in Shakespeare's, "As You Like It," which explores the growth of characters throughout their journeys through an examination of personal adversity. ... Conversely, Shakespeare's, "As You Like It," explores the notion of the transformation of identity as ...

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In "Othello," there are enough stupid, merciless, and backstabbing people to make you truly question Shakespeare's sanity, not that most of us haven't, but it does give you the feeling that Shakespeare is really just a highly delusional, paranoid, psychopath, you know kind of like Stalin just without the power and constant purges of society. If only Shakespeare had been born in the time of T.V. perhaps it would have rotted his mind before he got the chance to write this truly tasteless play that mine and countless other generations will no doubt be force to read. ... She deceived her...

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Shakespeare clearly brings out the importance and irrelevance of the major and minor characters, respectively. ... Like many people you meet, Iago can be mysterious and baffling. Just when you think you understand him, he does or says something completely mystifying. ... Even though there are people who can understand Shakespeare's language, there are also people such as myself, who have yet a long way to learn Shakespeare and his ways. Generally, Shakespeare's style is still admired and criticized by many in the world. ...

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His plays have inspired successful Hollywood films such "10 Things I Hate About You," based on "The Taming of the Shrew." The Indian film industry has drawn heavily on Shakespeare as seen in movies like Angoor, where the plot is drawn almost entirely from "A Comedy of Errors" and Omkara, an adaptation of Othello. ... Critics have noted his disregard for Aristotle's rules regarding literary unities, but in the words of Pope, "To judge of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rules, is like trying a man by the laws of one country who acted under those of another"." ... To this day, expressions ...

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If you were directing this ply would you make this change? ... To edit or not to edit If I were to direct William Shakespeare's The Tempest I would not change the location of Prospero's speech to the end. ... If I ever decided to direct this play I would really try to keep it, as Shakespeare would want the play to be. ... These marginal issues aside, The Tempest is the fourth, final, and the finest of Shakespeare's great and/or late romances. ... It combines elements of tragedy (Prospero's revenge) with those of romantic comedy (the young lovers Miranda and Ferdinand), ...

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Shakespeare creates the character of Iago as the villain of the play. ... This leads you to believe that he is a member of a reasonably upper-class family, which is further emphasised by his use of complex sentences and high register and figurative language. ... The manipulation of Roderigo demonstrates how Iago can convert a wealthy, powerful man like Roderigo into a man who is willing to aid Iago in his conspiracy to overthrow Othello. ... Shakespeare makes it clear how Iago feels about Cassio's placement as Othello's lieutenant. ... He describes him with several beast-like images...

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What are the Causes of Othello's Downfall and how has Shakespeare Portrayed Them? ... Iago sparks thoughts in Othello's mind with questions such as, "Did Michael Cassio, when you wooed my lady, Know of your love?" or by muttering under his breath, "Ha, I like not that," when Cassio visits Desdemona. ... Shakespeare intensifies Iago's manipulative techniques as he begins to use words like "cuckhold," personifying animalistic imagery and thoughts like, "She did deceive her father, marrying you, and when she seemed to shake, and fear your looks, She loved them most," echoing...

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Shakespeare elucidates the notion of tragedy through the medium of age and the associated insights inherent in the range of ages represented by the characters. ... "He shall not make me there a joyful bride" (Juliet, Act III, Scene V, Line 117) "An you be not hang, beg, starve, die in the streets" (Capulet, Act III, Scene V, Line 193). ... Friar Lawrence's desperate plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together ultimately sounds like a genuine idea "And this shall free thee from this present shame" (Act IV, Scene I, Line 121), but in reality it fails miserably leading to the star-crossed...

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In an advertisement for "Fair and Lovely" cream; a cream for whitening and tightening skin, they attempted to tempt women to use it saying "do you want to hide wrinkles and have a new look, buy it " why women aspire to have a young faces?... Many of the world's major religions like Christianity, Islam, and Judaism promise an afterlife in different ways, and their holy books write about the idea. ... Literature as a way of representing humans thoughts and facts , it becomes people's interest ; they tend to read novels , short stories , and fictions .in accordance to this research topi...

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Shakespeare repeats the In me thou seest opener in line 9, the repetitiveness seeming more important and more specified. ... The fire signifies Shakespeares metaphor for his own soul that flickers like a candle that can die at any time. ... Shakespearean sonnets in sequence touch on various themes as you progress reading: time, love, poetry, and more. ... It is also predicted that Shakespeare may have felt his poetic spirit was slowly declining. ... But like any other sonnets in his series, Shakespeare still prevails his superiority....

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"No mates for you unless you were of gentler, milder mould." ... Shakespeare unequivocally communicates messages stating the preferred natures of women in an imminent marriage situation, with men clearly desiring wives of acquiescent ways, like Bianca, while avoiding those of bolder natures, like Katherina. ... Petruchio demonstrates this domination when he tells his wife "that cap of yours becomes you not. ... Shakespeare's exploration of both clear and implied messages about marriage is a key feature of this play. ... Implicitly, Shakespeare presents the particulars of the rol...

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Every time a film based on Shakespeare's work is produced, it is common nature to lower your expectations for originality's sake. ... By removing certain dialogue, you run the risk of taking away the film's credibility to be an accurate representation of Shakespeare's work. However, by removing unnecessary dialogue, Zeffirelli makes the play much more accessible and prone to popularity, unlike the long-winded BBC versions and others like it. ... In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the clothing, weapons, and setting are all very true to the Elizabethan-era customs. ... In this sen...

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William Shakespeare's, The Merchant of Venice, is an abiding play in terms of the values and ideas. ... Shylock's anger is expressed when he highlights the fact that he will be seeking revenge upon the Christians when he says 'the villainy you teach me I will execute', and declares he will do it better than they have, when he claims 'I will better the instruction'. ... Women were underestimated and weren't expected to be independent like men, which link the values and ideas of gender equality to both the Shakespearian and modern society. ... This perhaps in...

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I want the life brought back to the words of Robert Frost and William Shakespeare and I want to see the value and beauty of the English language restored. ... Common phrases such as IOU are similar to today's use of LOL ("laugh out loud"), and words like exam, vet and fridge that have all become common place, so too will abbreviations like msg ("message"). ... I agree with Crystal in that some "Tweetspeak" is play on words and knowing the English language allows you to manipulate the words. ... Texting has been defended as simply talking with your fingers; e...

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When Hal turns against Falstaff it is truly upsetting, a terrible scene, and you see that Hal (now Henry) is a sort of monster. ... You can also argue that Hal has a strategy, his wildness turned majesty is the only possible tactic by which he could assert control. ... You can certainly make the argument that his wildness also allows him a commonality with the "people", allowing them to understand him. ... The play is full of patriotic speeches that show how proud you should be to be English. Shakespeare even uses a Chorus to introduce each act with a glowing, but somewhat misleading, build-up...

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William Shakespeare has come to be known as arguably the finest sculptor of language through his plays and poems. ... Interestingly, Othello does not make an appearance until Act I scene ii, where Shakespeare uses his first appearance to contradict the audience's expectations that were developed in scene one. ... In Act I, scene iii when Othello "calls for the lady-, Desdemona in her first appearance on stage challenges her father, explaining to him that: I am hitherto you daughter. But here's my husband/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ to you, preferring you before her fa...

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wander through Tom Stoppard's play like a virgin on their way to the lake in a modern day slasher film. ... This goes along the same vein of the virgin being asked plot setting questions you know she should reply no to but instead answers yes every time. ... Guildenstern is the virgin in this instance as he says "Nononot for us, no like that. ... Just like the virgin in the boat house, death has finally chased Rosencrantz and Guildenstern upon a boat where they find themselves in a dark confined space. ... The play portrays awareness of death as the ever-...

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"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.... In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth serves as a complete counterexample against those biases. ... To beguile the time, Look like the time. ... Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.... And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool....

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Let husbands know their wiv...

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Let husbands know their wives have sense like them. ...

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Greenblatt claims that in order to understand More, you must take the "haunting perception" of "universal madness" very seriously and to understand the function a book, you must first understand the drama itself. ... By examining Wyatt's terza rima works, you can connect his relationship between his poetry and his identity. ... He claims that Spenser wrote for "an aristocratic and upper-middle-class audience in a self -consciously archaizing manner" while at the same time Marlowe wrote for the "new public theater in blank verse that must have seemed like reality itself". ... In the las...

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Throughout the sixteenth century, many of Shakespeare's most famous plays, including Hamlet, were tragedies that readers could feel strong emotional connections with. ... Even Claudius in Act IV scene five says to Laertes (in regards to killing Hamlet) "Laertes, was your father dear to you? Or are you like the painting of sorrow, a face without a heart?" ...

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The main character Shakespeare presents in Othello to display the theme of jealousy is Othello himself and the impact jealousy has on him. ... However Othello still holds a small doubt as to Iago's accusations and demands Iago show proof and like clockwork his opportunity appears, tricking Othello into believing talk of Bianca with Cassio is of Desdemona. ... However Othello still clings onto his love for Desdemona, talking of killing a "fine fair...sweet woman," but Iago crushes these thoughts, "you must forget that." ... As Cassio kisses Emilia Iago jealousy comments "would she give you...

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