. --- Although some scholars have speculated that Shakespeare wrote portions of The Tempest at an earlier stage in his career, most literary historians assign the entire play a composition date of 1610 or 1611. ... Recognizing that all of the themes and accompanying figurative strands of the play cannot be discussed here, the play's topical highlights can still be approached by first noting the salience of two themes that arise from the very theatricality of the play: the opposition between reality and illusion and the tandem subject of the theater itself. ...

• Word Count: 727
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The abstract theme of love is explored in Sonnet 43 and 18, written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Shakespeare respectively, through a range of metaphors, alliteration and repetition. ... Love, as a theme exists in poems, however differently, implying the many facets of this emotion. ... Additionally, the sonnets comprise of distinctive movements that highlight each of their unique aspects regarding the themes of love and eternity. ... Through skillful craftsmanship and varying literary devices, both the sonnets serve as exceptional pieces of poetry that truly encompass pure and abs...

• Word Count: 1172
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Aldous Huxley chooses to include references to the literary works of Shakespeare many places in his novel Brave New World. ... Love, death, family, and passion are major themes in his plays, every one of these removed from the minds of the World State citizens. ... When grown in test tubes and bottles until "decanted-, then raised by various teachers in the Center London Hatchery and Conditioning Center, families come to be thought of as primitive and unhygienic, preventing people of this society from identifying a major theme of almost every Shakespearean play. ...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Critics have noted his disregard for Aristotle's rules regarding literary unities, but in the words of Pope, "To judge of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rules, is like trying a man by the laws of one country who acted under those of another"." ... The themes he dealt with, although in accordance with a particular setting, were universal and easy to relate to irrespective of social class or position. ...

• Word Count: 1032
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the main aspects of Shakespeare's writing that literary critics assess and praise is his ability to write women that are fully developed and rich in character. ... The preservation of a woman's virginity is a recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays; in A Midsummer Night's Dream, we see Helena make known her love for Demetrius, which of itself is a measure executed almost exclusively by men. ... A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. ...

• Word Count: 2000
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Different authors use various figures of speech to present their characters in plays or poems. For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. The first part one of this paper analyzes the character of Doctor Faustus who is the protagonist of Marlowe's play who was overwhelmed with the desire to possess power and the presentation of the character as a pure villain in the play. This will be compared with the character and the figure of Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, while identifying the significance of his figure...

• Word Count: 4910
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: Undergraduate