To be or not to be Shakespeare? ... When you take a look at what was going on in and around William Shakespeare's life, you will find that he to was influenced by what was going on in his life, and then you might also be able to understand why his works are still read today. ... Why is it so crucial for students to study Shakespeare? ... Was this true for Shakespeare? ... Could this be another sign of Shakespeare's feelings of his life? ...

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Taking into consideration most of the plays written by William Shakespeare one can notice an individual lineage of strong females, which induce the attention and sympathy of the audience. ... Usually readers immediately happen to be in favor of strong and independent couples, however Shakespeare does not let his audience have a concrete attitude towards either ones until the end of his plays. According to Shakespeare keeping the balance between these extreme forms of relationship is the best way to complete life and love. Two of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare in 1950's - ...

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In As You Like by William Shakespeare the search for love acts as the primary motive behind the actions of the play's three characters - Rosalind, Touchstone and Orlando. ... Thus , Rosalind , Touchstone and Orlando quest for love throughout William Shakespeare's As You Like It . ... During Shakespeare's time , the word was commonly used to refer to young men who engaged in homosexual romances (About Shakespeare). ... In As You Like It by William Shakespeare the characters- Rosalind's Touchstone's, and Orlando's decisions are dictated by this quest for lo...

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This is the case in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, the main character Hamlet and his father both face deception and betrayal as they come to realize that the ones closest to them aren't who they claim to be. ... Shakespeare's use of the word serpent was very well thought out, as the country of Denmark believes that a snake bit and poisoned the king, however, Shakespeare also alludes to the traitors as snakes due to their unethical and betraying actions. ... The harsh realties of what deception can do are clearly demonstrated throughout William Shakespeare's play. ...

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In many of William Shakespeare's works, it is evident that Shakespeare is alluding the lack of intelligence and weakness of women. "Frailty, thy name is woman" (1.2.146), quoted by Shakespeare in Hamlet is an example of this. In Hamlet, Shakespeare depicts characters like Ophelia and Gertrude as demonstrating weakness and being tools of manipulation by the males in their lives. ...

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Her love for her husband was like Barret Browning's "How Do I Love Thee" Ann Bradstreet's "To My Dear and Loving Husband" and William Shakespeare's "Shall I compare Thee to a Summer's Day?... Shakespeare's "Shall I compare Thee to a Summer's Day?... " (l. 9-10) Shakespeare finishes the poem by using a metaphor that suggests that as long as the poem he writes to her exists and people can read it then she will keep on living too. ...

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Othello: Truth in Life The realization of truth in people's everyday lives is seen though the character analysis in the play Othello by William Shakespeare. ... (Shakespeare,42) Also in his deception he uses Roderigo, who had once hoped to win Desdemona. ... (Shakespeare,99) Othello who completely loves his wife in the beginning goes on to hate her for the whore he's only persuaded to believe she is. ...

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The play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare is a tragedy defined by the revealing soliloquies that allow readers to peer deep into the thoughts of the characters. ... In Hamlet's soliloquy Shakespeare uses imagery, diction, and allusion to identify the severity of Hamlet's disgust towards his mother's marriage to Claudius. The strong imagery Shakespeare uses in this passage shows the near hate of Hamlet towards his mother. ... With this soliloquy, Shakespeare has set Hamlet as this fated protagonist. ... It is only through a soliloquy that Shakespeare shows the great emotiona...

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Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare, is unlike any other women in the play, especially Hero. ... Shakespeare allows Beatrice to be so outspoken to show how few women were like her. ... Shakespeare even shows us his feminist side by making Beatrice's character so outspoken and likable to the women in the audience. ... Shakespeare put feminist ideals into Beatrice's character, showing her to be more likable and also taking a leap toward male and female equality. Shakespeare's idea of putting feminist ideals into this character was greatly achieved and i...

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When William Shakespeare wrote it. ... Why is Shakespeare's work still able to challenge and inspire people four hundred years after it is written? ... Shakespeare's work, though complicated, will never have just one meaning. ... Shakespeare will always be powerful and applicable throughout time. ... Whether it is a lesson on how to behave in a tough situation or a new found love, Shakespeare has the ability to intertwine so many different themes and ideas in this play. ...

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William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes both hand in hand and contrasts with this trend. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the women in the play are driving factors for the actions of many other characters, although they are not treated with much respect. ... I believe that Shakespeare gave men the higher position in the play. ... Maybe Shakespeare did not believe in women as strong characters due to the age he lived in. ...

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William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes both hand in hand and contrasts with this trend. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the women in the play are driving factors for the actions of many other characters, although they are not treated with much respect. ... I believe that Shakespeare gave men the higher position in the play. ... Maybe Shakespeare did not believe in women as strong characters due to the age he lived in. ...

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A good example of this is shown in William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew." ... Though this seems very strange to us this was quite normal for people back in Shakespeare's time because women were treated as a piece of a man's property. ...

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Other readings such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by William Shakespeare, puts more of an imaginary view of how women grew up and lived their lives. ... As for Shakespeare's, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", an interesting twist is put in on how women lived their lives, and were treated in society. ...

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Why Does Desdemona go so Gently into That Good Night? In Othello, William Shakespeare's tragic heroine is represented as a keen, battle hungry, adventurous and feisty young woman. Yet, at the end of the play she submits passively to her demise at the hands of her husband. This plot development ...

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In "Othello," by William Shakespeare, it can be observed that even though Othello appears to be of good nature, his race affects how some of the other characters behave towards him. Othello's race affects how the play develops, especially in regards to his relationship with Desdemona. While the Vene...

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Taming of the Shrew Gender Roles in The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew has always been an important play for those who study gender and its depiction early literature. Its heroine, Katherine, is such a strong willed and overpowering character in the beginning of the play, and when Shakespeare wrote, that was not as common. ... Tranio's job is to keep Bianca's other suitors and her father off Lucentio's scent (Macrone, Brush Up Your Shakespeare, 1990). ... She is a very complex character and it is definite that Shakespeare...

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In addition to Leonato, Beatrice, and Benedick, William Shakespeare introduces us to other notable characters such as - Claudio, Don Pedro, Don John, and Hero. ... Shakespeare's sense of humor shows up in one of his most famous comedies, Much Ado About Nothing. ...

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Much ado about nothing is, in my opinion, William Shakespeare's best comedy. ... The fact that Benedick would challenge his best and long time friend for love is another theme that Shakespeare brings to this play. ...

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The movie, 10 Things I Hate About You, directed by Gil Junger, and the play, Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare, are based on the same storyline. There are two sisters, the elder, Katarina (Kat), is unpleasant and unlikable. However, everyone adores the younger sister, Bianca. Me...

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The tragedy of Othello by William Shakespeare is the story of jealousy. It is Othello's public insecurity that makes him jealous of Cassio and allows him to believe that Cassio has slept with Desdemona. And, it is Iago's jealousy of Othello that drives him to destroy both Othello and Desdemona. When...

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1 There is a romantic union between blacks and whites, which gets destroyed because most people think that the relationship is wrong due to the fact of jealo...

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After reading William Shakespeares' Romeo and Juliet, you have a better understanding of the characters then when we are first introduced to them. ... Through language, Shakespeare presents these changes as well as foreshadowing the eventual tragedy Romeo and Juliet's death.   ...

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Romeo and Juliet Text Response Rome and Juliet is written by William Shakespeare. It is a story about two lovers called Romeo and Juliet; whose lives end in a tragedy. There are many reasons why the tragedy occurred. The feud between the Capulet's and the Montague's is largely responsible for the...

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Since William Shakespeare wrote tragedies in which the main characters die, the star-crossed lovers in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet had to die, but some significant events led up to their death and someone made these incidents to occur. ...

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