Director of ""Romeo Must Die"" Andrzej Bartkowiak reveals his thoughts behind the transformation of the Shakespearian classic, """Romeo and Juliet""". ... The ancient grudge that is presented in ""Romeo and Juliet"" is never openly identified, however in ""Romeo Must Die"" it is obvious from the opening scene that the hatred between the two family groups is fuelled almost entirely by the desire from wealth, power and ultimately, the land on the waterfront. ... In ""Romeo Must Die"" there is no overruling power figure to inflict lawful order in the society, as the Price do...

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That the "Renaissance figures we have considered understand that in our culture to abandon the craving for freedom, and to let go of one's stubborn hold upon selfhood, even selfhood conceived as a fiction, is to die". Chapter one describes, "the complex interplay in More's life and writings of self-fashioning and self-cancellation, the crafting of a public role and the profound desire to escape from the identity so crafted". ...

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Additionally, a woman as a whore has to die in the end, because men have underlying fear of them which is endorsed by society". ... Claribel's primary strength is her value in the marriage market; her own personal desires are disregarded as she "[struggles] between disgust at marrying an African and the desire to obey [her father]". ... Prospero's plotting, in The Tempest, can also be used as an example, though he is more subtle and attuned to his daughter's desires.

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Exploring a ruthless reality, William Shakespeare's Macbeth highlights human nature's desire for power, and the lengths one will go to obtain it. ... We follow the actions of Macbeth as he is consumed by his desire and demand for power. ... It is at this moment when Lady Macbeth realizes she has lost her power that she is consumed with guilt, and this ultimately ruins the marriage, and both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth die, each alone. ...

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Desdemona's desire to be with her husband pressures her to stand against the patriarchy and speak for what she wants instead of being told what to do by the male authority. ... Desdemona has a premonition of death and sings the "Willow Song" remembering her old maid Barbary whose lover went mad and abandoned her, she died singing this song. ... " Even though it was moderately due to Emilia's actions that these events unfolded, she manages to redeem herself by exposing Iago for the malicious deeds he committed but dies herself, a proud woman defying the patriarchal res...

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Kahn raises the idea of about Lear's "frustrated incestuous desire for [Cordelia]-, as Lear attempts to manipulate this ritual through disowning and disinheriting her - deeming her unfit to marry and thereby keeping his paternal protection in tact. ...

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In each production of Henry V, the emphasis changes: Henry can appear to be "the mirror of all Christian Kings" or as a cynic who uses the, seemingly corrupt, church to justify his actions. The play is full of noble speeches, heroic battles, and valiant English underdogs fighting their way to victory against all odds. King Henry seems to be a perfect leader - brave, modest, and fiercely determined, but with a sense of humour. Although his intentions may be honourable, the motives for them may not. He may be acting upon a purse offered by the church, and only undertaking the campaign for his ow...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate