In William Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day" he does that very thing. Shakespeare is comparing the love of his life, this beautiful being, to a perfect and timeless season, and he does so in just fourteen lines. ... Shakespeare begins the poem with a question that proposes a comparison between his beloved and a summer season. ... Starting from the ninth line Shakespeare shifts his tone with a great passion: "Thy eternal summer shall not fade." ... Shakespeare is the embodiment of poetry and emotions and bringing those emotions to life. ...

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The Master Manipulator Eloquence is the only way to describe William Shakespeare's writing. ... William Shakespeare uses oxymorons and rhyming couplets to express the many emotions of his characters. ... Shakespeare uses oxymorons to emphasize and recapture the viewers or readers attention. ... Shakespeare is using oxymorons, yet again. ... When Shakespeare manipulates words it helps us understand and causes us to think at the same time. ...

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In William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the title character's love for Ophelia comes into question. Throughout the play, Hamlet's emotions and feelings for Ophelia are never publicly made known, which lead many to question if he is merely using her or loves her. However, there is evidence that demonstrat...

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A traditional tragic hero is defined as someone that is essentially a good and noble person but fails because of a certain flaw in his/her character. In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the lead character, Macbeth is indeed a traditional tragic hero. The three main things that fit Macbeth into this ca...

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Romeo and Juliet At one point in our lives we feel alone and depressed. We feel as though we have no one. The difference is the way in which people handle these feelings, teens especially. Depression amongst adolescents can lead to a series of consequences. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, ...

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Fate is a supposed power beyond human control that determines the outcome of events in ones life. If one's fate is told to him or her, as in a prophecy, does one have the power to change the outcome? Or is fate a power in itself that does not allow for any change? Can a person of great will an...

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The Revenge Theme in Hamlet Revenge is the inflicting of punishment in return for an injury or insult and returns evil with evil. In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the theme of revenge is seen numerous times throughout the play and involves several characters. Revenge causes one to...

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Our spirit is what can fuel us in our lives, and the conflicts that we face can affect and damage our spirit. In the classic tragedy play, King Lear, playwright William Shakespeare suggests that, often times, the most painful conflicts we have are those that we impose upon ourselves. When we fail to...

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