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. ...

• Word Count: 888
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 888
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

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. ...

• Word Count: 1601
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• Grade Level: High School

Within Shakespeare's era madness was perceived as a lack of faith, or even the work of Satan. ... Arguably Shakespeare makes madness relevant to expose the true nature of revenge, which like madness, he depicts through plot and action that it is unpredictable and often without morals. Shakespeare presents madness in many forms, in pretence, rage and true insanity. ... It could be perceived that Shakespeare intended for the audience to see the true negative nature of madness through these aspects, to show that it cannot be controlled, but it manipulates you. ... Through these charact...

• Word Count: 1550
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Oliver appears cold and distant when he speaks with Orlando: "Now, sir, what make you here?" ... Shakespeare uses an artful device to portray information to the audience by using the two quarrelling brothers. ... Let me see what think you of falling in love?" ... Scene 3 contrasts greatly with scene 2 as it is more like a tragedy, than the lighthearted humour as before. ... Shakespeare establishes the dramatic device of disguise in this scene, as the women pretend to be Ganymead and Aliena. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. ... For the first time, it appears that Othello is at a loss with what to do with his power: "Do you go back dismayed? ... It is a noble speech, and a dubiously noble ending, but still, like Othello, flawed. ... He holds back the company of men who seek to take him to prison or worse with a hand and "Soft, you." ... Shakespeare sets up Othello as his perfect leader: no one ever questions his ability to conduct an army (because he does not engage in combat during the play, this opinion must be drawn from the la...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English playwright and poet. ... Shakespeare's third period produced some of his greatest tragedies. ... Gloucester asks,What paper where you reading?? ... Thentis like the breath of an unfeed lawyer; you gave me nothing for't. Can you make no use of nothing, nunccle?? ...

• Word Count: 555
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• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, composed around 1603, was first performed in 1605. ... Just like King Lear, Glouster also is being misleaded by one of his children, except Glouster is later on physically blinded by King Lear's two enemies. ... In the passage, Kent is leading King Lear into his place, just like someone would do to a blind person. ... Kent, like Cordelia, has always spoken "frank" to King Lear, and in the passage we see him leading King Lear to a good place, just how you would lead a blind person, out of his madness. ... ", here Shakespe...

• Word Count: 1964
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• Grade Level: High School

(8 mins) Critics tend to be divided on their responses to and opinions of Shakespeare's King Lear. ... You have some cause; they have not." ... Pray you now, forget and forgive. ... They identify Cordelia as a symbol of Christian redemption, almost Christ-like. ... Thank you and enjoy studying King Lear. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In Shakespeare's play entitled "Titus Andronicus", Shakespeare has the ability to create two of the most immense characters that had several devil like traits. ... He does have some amazing characterizations, one that stands out from Othello, black Moore created by Shakespeare. ... Will you kill your brother? ... He also is in love with Tamora and love will make you do some insane things. ...

• Word Count: 743
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Shakespeare uses hands and action towards the beginning of the play. ... In the beginning Titus' actions were not very fatherly like. ... You especially see this when Titus kills her in Act 5, Scene 3, so that her shame from being raped can die with her. ... It is like something told him to let it all out because nothing worse can happen. ... It almost sounds like there is a little guilt feeling inside. ...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare's Hamlet is widely considered to be the greatest tragedy ever written because of its depth, contributed in part by its secondary characters, such as Ophelia. Shakespeare suggests innocence and virtue cannot exist in a world of corruption and evil through Ophelia's innocence and virtue, her decline into madness, and ultimately her death. ... Hamlet: Do you think I meant country matters? ... You speak like a green girl,Unsifted in such perilous circumstance.Do you believe his tenders, as you call them? ... Shakespeare uses Ophelia's tragic loss to compleme...

• Word Count: 859
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• Grade Level: High School

In the tragic drama Hamlet, Shakespeare guides the audience to question whether or not Hamlet is truly mad. Shakespeare leaves the audience to decide if Hamlet is insane or merely angry at women. ... Hamlet tells her, "Make you to ravel all this matter out. ... "I loved you not" (3.1.1628). ... But like the owner of a foul disease" (4.1, 1648). ...

• Word Count: 777
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• Grade Level: High School

Tragic Character A common question that is asked when discussing William Shakespeare's tragic play, King Lear, is what makes King Lear a tragedy? King Lear is often said to be Shakespeare's best tragic play he ever wrote. ... Her response shows her honesty and affection to the king, she tells him flat out that I can't love you more than my sisters because they too are your daughters. ... He believes that he and his daughter can run away together and be happy and "sing like birds" and "pray and sing" and "laugh". ... King Lear is definitely one of Shakespeare's greatest...

• Word Count: 933
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The play King Lear was written by the famous author William Shakespeare. The writer William Shakespeare illustrates King Lear, has a tragic hero and also the main character whose flaws take the very best of him. ... Another aspect would be a tragic flaw; in this play William Shakespeare illustrates some of those flaws within the main character. ... For instance, his anger makes him to make careless conclusions like expelling Kent and the fool his only loyal and reliable servants. ... The king states, "A plague upon you, murderers, traitors all! ...

• Word Count: 1061
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• Grade Level: High School

A Great Tragedy: The good misunderstood and the evil accepted Shakespeare's King Lear and Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is a detailed description of the consequences of one mans decisions that ends in a tragedy. ... In the opening of Shakespeare's King Lear the first error in judgement is introduced in scene 1.1 lines 95-98, where Cordelia confesses her love for her father. Good my lord, You have begot me, bred me, loved me; I return those duties back as are right fit, Obey you, love you, and most honor you. ... Faustus much like Lear has made an error in judgement ...

• Word Count: 1747
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• Grade Level: High School

(Bloom's ) Most will agree that the theatrical Othello is the most tragic of Shakespeare's to readers of today. ... The Moor already changes with my poisons, Which at the first are scarce found to distaste, But, with a little, act upon blood, Burn like the mines of sulfur. ... In fact, he does not think he could ever be happier after their reunion: If it were now to die Twere now to be most happy for I fear My soul hath her content so absolute That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate. ... (Shakespeare: The Basics) Tipton 4 Othello&#x...

• Word Count: 936
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• Has Bibliography
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Othello is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... However, in Iagos mind he is nothing like he is acting throughout this play. ... What plan you might ask? ... The last soliloquy that I would like to point out is in act 3 scene 3. ... You see, Iago had lied and manipulated Othello so much that he made him insecure. ...

• Word Count: 686
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The credit goes to none other than Shakespeare and his classic work Othello. ... Just like his enemies are despicable, his allies are reliable, loyal and generally agreeable individuals. ... (Shakespeare Resource Center n.pag.) ... It again lends itself to such heroic values as respect, courage, determination and the like (Time and the Tragic Hero n. pag.). ... This is quite possible evident no better than in Othello's dying words: Then must you speak / Of one that loved not wisely but too well, / Of one not easily jealous but, being wrought, / Perplexed in the extreme; of...

• Word Count: 2635
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School