Brutus, one of the main characters in "Julius Caesar," was one of the unfortunate people that Cassius chose to hide behind. ... Antony played the part of the avenger, seeking and attaining revenge on Cassius, Brutus, and all others who were involved in Caesar's death. ...
After discussing his plot to kill King Duncan with Lady Macbeth, he says, "Away and mock the time with fairest show/ False face must hide what the heart lies about doth know." ... When Macbeth attempts to convince Banquo to support him and turn against Duncan, though Macbeth does not even get the chance to ask, Banquo replies, "So I lose none/ In seeking to augment it, but still keep/ My bosom franchised and allegiance clear/ I shall be counseled." ...
In the play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the interaction of characters help reveal the themes promoted by the playwright. This is especially true in Act Three, Scene Two. The ability of powerful oratory is demonstrated. Another issue in this scene is corruption from power. Loyalty and the...
Katherine, "cursed Kate", does not hide her jealousy towards her younger sister, while being avoided by men because of her tendency of speaking her mind. ... For the audience it is easier to feel sympathy for the one who is lacking the beauty, than to the one who is mean and seeking for the ways to revenge. ...
Everyone seeks for his/her own interests without paying attention to any restrictions. ... Lear thinks that he does the right thing by banishing Kent and getting rid of his hard-hearted and unthankful daughter, but " Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides-. ... He urges King Lear to seek shelter, since "man's nature cannot carry the affliction nor the force" and "the tyranny of the open night's too rough for nature to endure. ...
King Lear is one of the greatest tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, which portrays the intense suffering from the blindness through Lear king of Britain and the earl of Gloucester. According to Dictionaries, blindness is defined as "unable to see and lacking of sight, but blindness that...
Different authors use various figures of speech to present their characters in plays or poems. For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. The first part one of this paper analyzes the character of Doctor Faustus who is the protagonist of Marlowe's play who was overwhelmed with the desire to possess power and the presentation of the character as a pure villain in the play. This will be compared with the character and the figure of Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, while identifying the significance of his figure...
