The use of simile contradicts the speakers own concept of forever lasting love when he offers his lady to act "like amorous birds of prey" (38) and act upon primal instincts, which is suggestive of participating in savage lust. ... There is no reference to the woman's beliefs or morals, but simply an act of implementing the information necessary for the lady to decide to give herself away. ... In account, the title of the essay is related to the theme of insult and how the act of courtship is replaced by exaggerated metaphorical expressions that invite lust from lies", not love from truth...

• Word Count: 917
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Yet this could be viewed as unjustified as both texts present them as arguably formidable; Gertrude in Hamlet may be viewed critically by audiences as she seems to act without grief when referring to her late husband's death as "common"" in Act One, Scene Two. ... The fact that the characters are almost complete opposites and that Gertrude is arguably self cantered could be why Hamlet has to explain, in Act Three Scene Four, why he is so infuriated with her and Claudius. ... The theme of incestuous love is a negative force present in both "Hamlet" and "Sons & Lovers"; not just between Ge...

• Word Count: 3412
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Moreover, to cater for a 'modern' audience at the time, the film tackled the issue of 'gender' by capturing a woman's desire to act on stage in the Elizabethan era and the frustrating journey she experienced due to the societal confines of her gender. ... Once the play begins to take shape, he soon drops the proposed title and begins development of what we now know as Romeo and Juliet and it is within the casting of this play that he meets Viola. Accurate to the time, women were not permitted to act in the theatre, so Viola dresses as a man and auditions for the par...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate