As You Like It 1. "As You Like It" was written by William Shakespeare. ... As You Like It was written in this year, just after Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, and Julius Caesar, and just before the writing of Hamlet in 1600. Unlike many of Shakespeare's plays, As You Like It seems to contain few references to the world outside the theatre; unlike the political history Shakespeare reworked in his "history plays," or the commentaries on kingship and power that pervade his tragedies, Shakespeare's comedy plays generally seem to be light-hearted works, meant to entertain and amu...

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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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I really liked the movie Renaissance Man because it has a good sense of humor but at the same time it has an educational side to it as well. It also shows that learning doesn't always have to be stressful - you can make it fun and educational the same time. ... He also answers some questions that his students asked about Shakespeare and his plays. ... The movie shows that anyone can feel a connection to Shakespeare and his work and it is a good way to let a class be introduced to Hamlet and Shakespeare. ... I recommend this movie to anyone that is about to get into Shakespeare or about t...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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A predominant image presented in William Shakespeare's plays is the image of a garden, infested with weeds. ... Shakespeare incorporates political rhetoric such as "sire- and "oppression- to emphasize the allusion of Richard's court. ... You thus employed, I will go root away The noisome weeds which without profit suck The soil's fertility from wholesome flowers. ... Again, Shakespeare includes political rhetoric, evoking the damaged state of England. ... Like the garden imagery in Richard II, the image of an "unweeded garden- in Hamlet is the protagonist's descriptio...

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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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Her clothes spread wide, / And mermaid-like awhile they bore her up" (4.7.174-176). ... But to make sure, Shakespeare throws in a riddle. ... A guy who hangs around the royal palace and is extremely polite, like a "suck up." ... Shakespeare now chose to throw in a pun, Hamlet and the "Clown" continue, " I think it be thine indeed, for thou liest in't / You lie out on't , sir, and therefore "tis not / yours; for my part, I do not lie in't, yet it is mine (5.1.121-124). ... Dividing the play up like this, Shakespeare has created an up, down effect that allows the reader to still p...

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And like any good Shakespeare play there is the element of the supernatural and also bloodthirsty rage, two elements that are sure to draw in a crowd. ... How do you take a play like Hamlet that tells the story of a young man filled with rage and self-doubt and interject a ghost into it without losing credibility? The short answer is, hey it's Shakespeare and he can do whatever he wants because he is that good. ... So how do you introduce a ghost to reality? Local superstition is the method that Shakespeare uses in Hamlet. ...

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Shakespeare's Hamlet constantly points out the paradoxical nature of human action when it comes to making rational or emotion-driven decisions. ... What think you on't? ... As the gravedigger spoke, If the man go to this water and drown himself, it is, will he nill he, he goes- mark you that. ... Shakespeare contrasts these irrational behaviors with the practical concerns of several of the characters. ... Laertes does not rationally guide himself, and like Ophelia, dies at the course of his own actions. ...

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Do you think Hamlet and Laertes are a like, or different? In the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare Hamlet and Laertes show some signs that they are a like and some show there different, taking revenge, having feelings for people and the thoughts and actions of people. ... Ophelia: Indeed, my lord, you made me believe so. ... (Shakespeare, Hamlet, III, i, 115-119) he really does have strong feelings for her. ... Now that you have these thoughts in your head, do you think they are alike?...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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Shakespeare uses Aristotle's methods, which are encompassed all in Hamlet. ... Shakespeare also follows Aristotle's idea of tragedy being of a certain magnitude. ... Shakespeare utilizes diction perfectly and everything his characters say is appropriate for them to be saying. ... And, when you are asked this question next, say "a grave-maker." ... Shakespeare broke some of Aristotle's rules and still wrote an effective tragedy that has been appreciated by audiences for centuries. ...

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William Shakespeare is quite possibly one of the most famous playwrights in theatrical history. ... In many, if not all of Shakespeare's tragedies, fate is a common theme. ... Finally, the most common theme in all of Shakespeare's tragedies is death. ... Gender issues and mistaken identities are raised in Shakespeare's comedies. ... Not all ends well in the tragedies, but the comedies end as you like it. ...

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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. To understand how Shakespeare intends to use this technique, first it is important have an in-depth comprehension of the characters that are used in this method. ... Fortinbras serves as a foil to Hamlet due to his striking similarities and differences that Shakespeare exposes throughout the play. ... "I humbly thank you, sir- (4.4.26-30). ... But till that time I do receive your offer'd love like love, And will not wrong it. (5. 2. 225-235). ...

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One of the greatest plays ever written was Shakespeare, "Hamlet-. ... You imagination is limited because Tolstoy's description of details is very vivid. ... We as readers have not idea what Shakespeare vision was, all we have is our vision. ... It could also be a downfall, because if you cannot imagine the scene then the play can be very dull for you. ... He chooses what he wants the characters to look like, and what the setting will seem to the audience. ...

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Hamlet is a revenge tragedy, a common genre in Shakespeare's day. ... Unless one is willing to claim that Shakespeare was appealing to Elizabethan bloodlust, his point is obvious. ... As the Proverb says, "The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so abandon the quarrel before it breaks out" (17:14). Hamlet and Laertes do not exhaust Shakespeare's store of avengers. ... Shakespeare's use of Fortinbras, prince of Norway, clarifies beyond reasonable doubt his own and the play's evaluation of revenge. ...

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Beatice is believed to the first woman in Shakespeare's writing to "have a brain" (ref: Page 132 Shakespeare's Happy Comedies, by John Dover Wilson). ... To this Beatrice replies: "No, but at the gate, and there will the Devil meet me like an old cuckold with horns on his head, and say, "Get you to heaven, Beatrice, get you to heaven, here's no place for you maids." ... Shakespeare has deliberately done this, to make us love Beatrice, who displays all Shakespeare's feminist ideas. If he didn't want us to like Beatrice he would have depicted her as irritable old ...

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Ophelia is a prime example of Shakespeare's use of a character to add the classic "Shakespeare open interpretation" for the actors and readers. ... Look to't, I charge you. ... Hamlet makes it a goal to make sure Ophelia feels like a sex object rather than a woman with standards. ... The single sentence in the play that Shakespeare uses to change the whole course between the young adults is when Hamlet says "I did love you" (III.i.125). With the death of his father, and the odd events with the ghost Hamlet, like Ophelia, has a lot on his plate. ...

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Bryant is joined by Shakespeare when he states that we "bare the whips and scorns of time." ... He says that when thoughts of death come "over thy spirit" and makes you "grow sick at heart" you should go out "under the open sky, and list to Nature's teachings, while from all around...comes a still voice." ... Bryant finishes his poem by stating that one should "approach thy grave like on who wraps the drapery of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." ... All three writings make death seem like something pleasant by linking them to dreams and good nights. ... Shakespe...

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Polonius is one of the main characters in the play Hamlet by Shakespeare; he has a big role throughout the story before and after his death. Based on the play you can argue that Polonius is a harmless, well-meaning fool or the other way around. ... Especially if you plan to take it to your own advantage, because at the end it will affect Laertes himself. ... Also, if you trust somebody there is no point on spying on them. When Polonius forces Ophelia to break up with Hamlet, for the modern audience it seems like something out of place. ...

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