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. ... On the other hand, Shakespeare is infatuated by the beauty of his lover, presumably a girl, and eternalizes it to a great extent. ... With Browning and Shakespeare's distinctive styles of representing love, another contrast can be observed between religion and nature. ... On the other hand, Shakespeare refrains from using capital letters in reference to religious beliefs 'heaven,' t...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"The way societies think about and treat women is often considered a means of measuring how civilised they are"– Dusinberre, 2003 William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest writer and poet of the English language. ... The 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love, cleverly altered the way in which audiences viewed Shakespeare by adjusting the temperament of the film with a modern lens. ... Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, is a romantic-comedy drama that depicts a lustrous affair between the privileged Viola de Lesseps (...

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"The course of true love never did run smooth," as ironically noted within William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. ... Renowned as one of Shakespeare's most beloved works, audiences could appreciate the lighthearted tone and satirical notes. ... Shakespeare uses the genuine admiration present between the Duke and Queen in contrast to the false attractions of the other characters. ... Not exemplifying an ideal relationship, Oberon and Titania offer a tumultuous love to Shakespeare's play. ... Shakespeare experiments with human desire to demonstrate the balance o...

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Essay Topic: An analysis of the ideological implication of Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress", in respect to similar themes in William Shakespeare's Sonnets "18" and "73". There is an uncomfortable shallowness of the contextual nature of Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress" that in some way separates it from several of William Shakespeare's sonnets. There is however, a statement made by Marvell that overcomes its unfortunate contextual nature and which uses certain myths concerning love and time that are also manifest in Shakespeare's Sonnets "...

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In Othello, jealousy is presented to the audience by Shakespeare as a disturbing predator, which takes control and attempts to destroy constancy in love. The jealousy portrayed by Shakespeare is based on pure evil, hatred and the joy for destruction as well as swayed, insecure jealousy. ... Shakespeare is able to manipulate the vulnerable flaw of Othello, "the green-eyed monster", that is jealousy. ... In contrast, Shakespeare presents pure, "gentle", committed and inspiring constancy in love through the character of Desdemona. ... In conclusion, William Shakespeare is able...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ...

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Shakespeare's 17th Century revenge tragedy differs greatly to the other texts, mainly because it is set within the court so all relationships are portrayed to have political influences. ... Gertrude imposes herself onto Paul's and William's lives so much that she arguably takes the place of a lover. ... Although, because there are no other examples later on in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy of this possible incestuous relationship, it is more likely that he was just looking after his sister. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate