Cultural Poetics is term Stephen Greenblatt uses in his book Renaissance Self-Fashioning, meaning the interpretation of literature as an essential element in the cultural creation of identity. Greenblatt's intention was to "explore the ways in which major English writers of the sixteenth century cr...
My plan: What makes Iago carry out his evil plans to destroy Othello and Cassio's reputation? As the play begins, Othello promotes Cassio to be the lieutenant, Iago, who is hiding behind the door, has seen everything. So he asks Roderigo(who likes Desdemona) to alliance with him to get rid of Othel...
This becomes apparent not so much through a study of her character, but through an analysis of her interaction or "merry war" with Bene*censored*. ... The true relationship of Beatrice and Bene*censored* compared to the relationship of Claudio and Hero, gives the reader not only a better understanding of the power of the literary foil, but also a foil into which that reader can reflect and better understand himself....
When looking back at one's life, it seems as though everyone always looks to the points in life where things went wrong, for example, cheating on a girlfriend, failing a test, getting in a huge fight with family. The same is the case for Othello when he looks back on his life right before he kills h...
Perhaps I could ask you to suspend your judgements until the end of my lecture to weigh your opinion in light of well-known literary critics both ancient and modern such as Aristotle, A.C. ... Once this sin is established, an analysis can be made whether the King is redeemed, how, and why. ...
The tragedy of Hamlet told in the widely known play Hamlet written by the 16th-century play writer William Shakespeare is still recited and treasured today. Although written and aimed towards an outdated audience, the story contains key ideas and values that readers today can still absorb, relate to, and apply to their lives.You're walking throughout the mall, telling yourself that you only came here for the necessities and nothing else. But somehow you find yourself gravitating towards the shoe department, your weakness. Out of the corner of your eye you catch glimpse of something captiv...
Hamlet, the enigmatic Shakespearean character has enthralled readers for centuries. He contains such complex characteristics, mainly due his contemplative and thoughtful state, that he is very often uncertain and confused and becomes discontent. However, at some instances behaves rather rashly which contradicts his reflective nature. The question of whether or not he is really mad or angry is very controversial as well. It is a question that can be validated in both views. ...
1st Essay in LT 319 - Shakespeare and Other Theatres The second scene of Act 3 is one of the most crucial scenes in Shakespeare's "Richard II" (1595) in a number of ways, and the passage in hand might be considered the most important part of it. In the following essay, I will analyse both the ...
From this perspective, the turning point in the criticism of King Lear was Harry Jaffa's brilliant analysis of the opening scene of the play, in which he shows that Lear has a sophisticated scheme in mind for dividing up his kingdom, one in which he hopes to secure the bulk of his land for Cordelia, together with an alliance with the House of Burgundy. ... I will not go over the details of Jaffa's subtle analysis; suffice it to say here that he points the way to understanding Lear as a tragic figure. ... In another essay on "King Lear," I have tried to extend Jaffa's analysis, a...
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...
