Shakespeare, in a way, is a brand. ... In distinguished plays such as Hamlet, one can see traces of Kyd's influence in aspects like that of the Machiavellian character Claudius, Hamlet's play within a play, and the most obvious of all, the fact that Hamlet, in and of itself, is a "Revenge Tragedy". ... As far as Kyd is concerned, the only time you might actually see or hear his name get brought up in an everyday setting is in a New York Times article titled "Further Proof of Shakespeare's Hand in The Spanish Tragedy". ... Regardless of how Shakespeare's ...

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In the movie, "Shakespeare in Love", a young and energetic, William Shakespeare is encouraged by his peers to create a comedy play called "Romeo and Ethel, the pirates daughter", because at the time comedy plays were a big success. ... The movie, "Shakespeare in Love", is very unique because it does not resemble the world we live in. ... Like in our world, wealth, power, and nobility can buy many things and influence many people, but true love, real love, is something that is very rare and precious and can not be bought like other materialistic needs or wants. The characters that operate in th...

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The irony in 'Heaven doth truly know you are false as hell' conveys how Desdemona's 'heavenly true' innocence ultimately suffers under Othello's misplaced trust in Iago. Through examining the consequences of Iago's deception upon the innocent, Shakespeare highlights how duplicity undermines innocence. In Othello, Shakespeare demonstrates how a loss of pride develops jealousy which impedes reason and rationality. ... Through the complete deterioration of Othello's language which becomes littered with powerful imagery 'Like to the Pontic Seaeven ...

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These aspects are present in William Shakespeare's, " The Tempest", and Lord Alfred Tennyson's, "Ulysses". ... Prospero's desire for revenge wilts though the play and the catalyst for his transformation start when Ariel described the prisoners as, "brimful of sorrow and dismay", whose " tears run down his beard like winters drop". Shakespeare's characterisation in Ariels figurative language reminds Prospero of his humanity in which Prospero concludes that there is "the rarer action in virtue than in vengeance". ... This i...

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Othello, written around 1603, is one of William Shakespeares most well regarded plays. ... Additionally, in his soliloquy, Iagos direct statement Am I to put our Cassio in some action , portrays how he will use Cassio like a puppet and manipulate his weaknesses for his revenge on Othello. Devastated and ashamed by his demotion after being intoxicated with alcohol, Cassio is persuaded by Iago to seek Desdemonas help in regaining his position and approval from Othello, Our generals wife is now the general Confess yourself freely to her, importune her help to put you in your place again. ... Othe...

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