The first thing that I asked myself was why is Shakespeare so important in our literature? ... The study of the Shakespeare's works would more than satisfy the classic literature need. ... So, it is obvious that Shakespeare has become an important landmark in English literature. ... In the same way, a person must be familiar with the early days of English literature in order to comprehend the foundation beneath the basis of modern literature. ... Whether or not the specifics that I mentioned actually happened, it is fairly safe to say that something had to help influence Shakespeare'...

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In literature, one of the most commonly identified roles is the tragic hero. ... How did this role become a force in literature? ... The next most important character who helps round out Othello's character as a respected man is Cassio. ... Cassio's trust helps show that Othello is not only respected by his superiors, but also his inferiors (Douthat n. pag.). ... These traits help create a formidable force to contrast the evil or, in the case of a play, the antagonists. ...

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This quote holds true in a lot of literature, for example two examples are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding. ... Another work of literature that conveys this idea is Lord of the Flies by William Golding. ... Golding uses a lot of symbolism to help convey this idea. ... This also helps show the necessity for evaluation of dreams and learning from one's mistakes to help mature and become a better person. Overall both Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Lord of the Flies by William Golding help show that characters must expose their faults and failur...

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This new Age of Idealism brought forth new faces to literature and other arts. Many embraced the idea of the new culture change and helped along the Renaissance through England. ... Thus, in this even more notably than in other areas of the national literature, the process of growth was gradual; but, in the end, the shell was rapidly burst, and the new life issued forth into the force of freedom about the very time when the England of Elizabeth became conscious of its advance to a knowledge of its political, artistic, and social purposes and of its means for accomplishing them. ...

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Writing is in our blood and helped build our literate society. ... The writing contest I won in second grade helped me developed as a writer. ... Informal writing helps us express our ideas and emotions, while formal writing helps us accomplish goals. ... What determines our writing level is also attributed to the amount of literature we were exposed to at an early age. ... This education helped him to become one of the most influential leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960's. ...

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Differences and Similarities Between Matt Fowler in Andre Dubus" Killings and Abner Snopes in William Faulkner's Barn Burning Justice is not a word that appears very often in the average person's speech. This does not stop writers, or their characters for that matter, from writing about the topic...

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No one questions the fact that William Shakespeare is a pure genius when it comes to creating immortal characters whose characteristics transcends those of the normal supernatural beings, but most students of literature agree that his uses of the supernatural aren't merely figments of his creative imagination. ... In other pieces of literature the ghosts, witches, and devils are merely monsters whose purpose is to scare. However, the characters are real in Shakespearean literature, and while they are evil and terrifying, and embody most of the current superstitions, they never fail to be ...

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English literature became the vogue. ... Queen Elizabeth 1 has a fair claim to be the best educated monarch ever to sit on the throne of England, the knights of Elizabeth's encourage, that the role fell to turn the English language into literature, looking for immorality in verse. ... The Renaissance saw the beginning of the great writing rift, the splitting away of literature from everyday speech. ... Shakespeare gave us a new world in words and insights which would colour, help, deepen, lighten and depict our lives in thought and feeling. ...

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The author's age must not only correspond with the publishing and writing dates, but the age must also correspond with the content of the literature, that is the author cannot be too young or too old to be writing this. ... The point also must be made that the author shouldn't have only been knowledgeable in foreign languages, but also have access to the literature from which so much has been derived. ... It seems suspicious that when the supposed greatest writer in all of literature died in 1616, there was no reaction (The Shakespeare Mystery). ... William Shakspere's backg...

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His use of literary style also helps the flow of the plot. ... It helps a novel, article, or essay to be more profound rather than being written it in a dead-on fashion. A reader can surely get more out of it as they can get a better understanding through the styles, and it also helps the flow of the movement....

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His works have substantially influenced modern literature and the English language overall. ... In the end, Brutus' internal struggles helped to deepen the overall meaning of the play and magnify the point Shakespeare was trying to get across. ...

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Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on culture and literature throughout the world. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. ...

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Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on culture and literature throughout the world. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. ...

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Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on culture and literature throughout the world. ... Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. ... My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. ...

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Perhaps the two most infamous villains in all of Shakespearian literature are the characters of Iago in Othello and Claudius in Hamlet. ... However, unlike many "evil villains" in literature, these two characters are far more complex than may be seen at first, and Shakespeare manages to give us a unique three-dimensional view into their wicked minds. ... For example, in Othello, after convincing Roderigo that everything will work out and promising to help him win over Desdemona, Iago delivers his first soliloquy saying Thus do I ever make my fool my purse; For I mine own gained knowledge ...

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(4) How he plots his plans and how he plans the seed of doubt in each of them. (5) How he plays Cassio and Othello with the help of Roderigo (6) What Iago reveals in passages/soliloquies. (7) What are the motivations of him doing his wicked plans. (8) How do these passages/soliloquies fit into the overall dramatic impulse of the play (9) What major themes/imagery are considered or mirrored in these passages/soliloquie Annotated Bibliography 1) Brown, John R. ... This source helps me to support my point of how Iago frame Othello. 5) Hansen, Abby Jane Dubman. ... This source also helps me t...

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In Shakespearean literature, soliloquies are important dramatic devices. ... In Hamlet, the soliloquies performed by the title character help reveal his innermost thoughts and feelings aloud. ... The soliloquies performed by Hamlet helped revealed this. ...

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In any play or other piece of literature meant to be performed, the text leaves loopholes, gaps in meaning that are ultimately meant to be filled by the directors and actors that bring the work to life. ... Perhaps she helped mixed the poison or aided in the formation of the plot. ... How do I conclude this, I need help. ...

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Unlike a Christian tragedy, the events in a Shakespearean tragedy may not reflect Christian literature such as the Bible, and the individual experiencing the downward spiral of events is usually someone of distinguished position or nobility in the story. ... The Fool's use of irony, humor, and sarcasm, help to gently say the truth, and allows him to keep King Lear's behavior in check. He goes wherever his master goes, and this reinforces the impression that the Fool's purpose is to protect Lear until Cordelia can arrive to help her father. ...

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Iago is truly one of the greatest villains in literature. ... However, through the help of Iago, her husband, and Othello suspects Desdemona is cheating on him this is not true, but still Othello believes his friend long before he would listen to the woman who loves him. ...

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A vast amount of literature finds their roots in the story of the fall of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit. Such a piece of literature is The Tragedy of Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606 for King James I, the king of England. ...

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English society was changing in just about every aspect including philosophy, art, literature, government, economics and religion. ... Breaking up each word phrase into syllabic sections helps to maintain Shakespeare's most common da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, da-dum rhythm, with each da-dum being a "foot" with the stress or emphasis place on the "dum" syllable. ...

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Hegel claims that dramatic literature in its original form is concerned not with characters in conflict but with historical and cultural systems "individualizes in living personalities and situations pregnant with conflict" (Hegel in Fisch, 27). ... In fact, the naked Tom helps Lear to see the naked truth. ...

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