Firstly, I will point out why Richard's long monologue marks a transformation in the king's behaviour and how this is evident in the text. Secondly, I will focus on the language Shakespeare employs, trying to establish how Richard's metamorphosis impacts on his diction, or, conversely, how the poet expresses the king's change through language. On the basis of my findings, I will finally assess how significant the passage is in comparison to other key scenes, pinpointing reasons why or why not it could be more important. ... It is in this context that one has to read th...

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The difficulty with Measure for Measure lies in the misunderstandings, manipulation, and hidden identities woven into the plot and not in the real moral question of the play. ... In Luke and Matthew the "measure for measure" passages are closely linked to Christ's important pronouncements on the doctrine of Christian forgiveness. ... The biblical passages also contain the familiar instruction not to judge others lest you be judged. ... Shakespeare shows how even the strictest Pharisee will prove to be a villain if he came across the right temptation. ... Despite these serious issues, the ...

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Discuss this statement with reference to the play. ... "Macbeth- is, in many ways, a play with a moral, showing us how power and ambition can corrupt a person, and, in the case of Lady Macbeth, how a guilty conscience can be their demise. ... She admits in her speech as much, that she has: "passage to remorse-, so she knows her weaknesses, and must have assistance to rid her of them. ... She asks many rhetorical questions to emphasise her point: "Was the hope drunk ?... He is the sort of man who would be riled at having his courage and purpose questioned, least of all by a woman, and ...

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As May notes, these people more that other people questioned matters beyond their vision (39). ... Although the court sometimes pressured his into including some form of the supernatural in his plays that had nothing to do with his themes, he rarely allowed Elizabethans' demands to affect his own conception of how the supernatural should be used. To understand how far Shakespeare exceeded other writers, a comparison of their supernatural characters is necessary. ... The passage of years replaced it with seriousness and later with pessimism. ... Hamlet reveals that his mind is darkened by...

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It does not take long for the play to quickly shift gears from discussing how great and heroic Othello the warrior is into Othello being fully involved in Iago's plot for revenge. ... An important question to ask for this section of the play is, how could the good-hearted, brave Othello automatically assume his loving wife is cheating? ... Think'st thou make a life of jealousy, to follow still the changes of the moon with fresh suspicions?... He says that he will remain faithful in his wife until she is proven guilty, however, later on in the passage; Othello lets his thoughts get to...

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As I sat down and pondered this question, the solution that I came up with was that in this world the quality of the writing that is done is often diminishing. ... By using just the right combination of words, or by conjuring just the right image, Shakespeare was able to write countless passages and entire play that were so powerful, poignant, comedic, tragic, and romantic, which are still know to this day. ... How did he understand love and the characteristics that surround it? ... Who would have ever known what he had gone through, as well as how he was feeling? It would seem that by writing...

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It has more to do with awareness of how others see one. ... This is the opening passage of the play and, already, it shows Antony has tragic potential. ... Although she is in love with Antony, she does not hesitate to use him for her own benefits. She exactly knows how to manipulate Antony very well and she has her own methods and tricks to make him carry out her requests. ... It can still be discussed whether the play is a tragedy or a historical play but when the points are taken into consideration there can consequently be one correct answer to the question about the play's genre: i...

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Cordelia understands her position and accepts her duty without question. ... When Lear is forced to live in the elements by the maltreatment of his daughters, he experiences how the poor are treated and he becomes humanized. In the following scene 3.4 line29 Lear sympathizes with the poor, Poor naked wretches, whereso"er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitileess storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your looped and windowed raggedness, defend you, From seasons such as these? ... In this passage Faustus reveals his desire for the powers that will bring him ...

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The Witches" prophecy only stated that he would become King, no specifics as to how or when. ... After she found him, her short breathed questions showed signs of fright and tension as if something might have went wrong with their agreement. ... He had spent some time deciding if he should continue with the plan or abandon it. ... (Shakespeare, I, v, 41-54) This passage proved her to be bold and strong. ... Furthermore, she questioned Macbeth's manhood. ...

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William Shakespeare's classical play "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" begins with a prologue. ... These are used alternatively in the three sections, made of 4 lines so, for example the first line would rhyme with the third and the second with the fourth and so on. ... This line informs you about whom the characters in the play are and how many. ... The ending pattern of the prologue is different to the rest of the lines in it, which is like how the storyline of the play is structured. ... Its sets a questionnable scene that makes the audience think, which in turn keeps them interested. ...

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