To what extent do Katherina and Bianca conform to the ideal of women and marriage in Shakespeare as time? ... The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular films such as ëten things I hate about you. ... The reason for Katherine's shrewish demeanor is never given in the play, though many directors have interpreted it as an act to discourage suitors, much like Hamlet's feigned madness. ... Yet they share the same characteristics that Shakespeare imparted onto many of his heroines...

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Arguably one of Shakespeare's greatest works, this familial play takes us on the journey of a ruler who must painfully divide his kingdom amongst three daughters. ... On the pretense that his knights have been rowdy and disruptive, Goneril manages to make herself look like a victim as she throws her father to the cold. ... Regan, the King's middle daughter, proves to be the most fierce and brutish of all Shakespeare's female characters. ... Regan grabs a sword and slaughters the servant, a gruesome brutality not shown in many of Shakespeare's females. ... I know you what yo...

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Haemon tells his father, "I"m your son you in your wisdom set my bearings for me-I obey you", revealing his loyalty to his father and acknowledgment and respect for his father's authority (lines 709-710). Haemon goes on to say, "No marriage could ever mean more to me than you", conveying the emphasis he puts on paternal bonds over nuptial unions (line 711). ... Veils represent dramatic statements in Greek culture for important events, like weddings (Greek Drama). ... The heartbreaking story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare illustrates this type of bond between a young couple ...

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The play Hamlet by William Shakespeare demonstrates the recklessness of Hamlet is the main cause of his death. ... Like mirror, literature is reflective. ... 'It is about time I caught you doing things maids are not meant to do. ... I'll make you proud,' Krishnan said, his voice cracking.... I said the same thing to my mother; "I'll make you proud"(150). ...

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A Parent's Love Has No Bounds " Harry, your father loves you," a loving father says to his son, who refuses to communicate with him, in the short story "My Son the Murder". ... Leo also explains that feeling worried about someone else is the "worst kind" of worry and "that's the real worry because if he won't tell you, you can't get inside of the other person and find out why."... They would like to feel secure and to make sure that their son/ daughter is safe and well. ... Shakespeare's "Hamlet" also deals with the issue of the invasion of privacy. ...

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Shakespeare once wrote that a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet; that the true essence of something lies beyond its name. ... (How often have you or someone you know quipped, "I guess her parents were hippies," upon meeting a girl named Harmony or Sunshine?) ... Beginning with Angel, when we are first introduced to her and begin to learn about her life, the name Angel seems like a misnomer. ... In order to "properly" name something or someone, you have to know it. You have to be able to understand it, and, one would argue, before you can truly know someone else, you must know y...

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• Grade Level: High School