We can acknowledge that film in today's society are more respectable than in earlier times, acting as a medium that easily feeds Shakespearean texts and universal themes to mass audiences. ... What I"m suggesting here is that Shakespeare on screen has successfully crept within the literary canon. ... Who without changing the original source has reflected the values and theme on his modern day characters but mostly on Patrick Verona who appropriates Petruchio. ... As universal themes that Shakespeare incorporated in to taming of the shrew and Gil junger appropriated in 10 things I hate abo...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the same way that Shakespeare uses complex roles to define the Twelfth Night theme, he uses symbols to make the theme more prominent. ... Shakespeare also shows his theme of reversed roles by making Olivia's character chase after Cesario. ... Although the Twelfth Night theme is the most recognizable theme found in Twelfth Night, it is not the only theme present. ... This theme also relates back to the Twelfth Night theme because love is a sensation of pain that suddenly overturns into an object of fulfillment, happiness, and joy for many of the characters. ... According to Bloom,...

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The city of London had seen its population double in the decades following 1563, to top 200,000 people for the first time, and a massive new middle class was influencing the economic, cultural, and literary development of the nation. ... For instance, modern readers should remember that all roles in Renaissance drama were played by men and boys, so that Rosalind and Celia (as well as Phoebe and Audrey) would really have been played by youths in women's clothing; this puts the theme of cross-dressing in a whole new light. And the "mode" in which As You Like It is written - in which noble p...

• Word Count: 1477
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• Grade Level: High School

His use of poetic and dramatic means to create a unified aesthetic effect out of a multiplicity of vocal expressions and actions is recognized as a singular achievement, and his use of poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social, and universal situations is considered one of the greatest accomplishments in literary history. ... The question of time is a key theme of the play, from the introductory 2question, quoted above, to Mac Beth's despairing "to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow (v, v, 19) dirge, to Mac duff's triumphant e...

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One of the main themes of this play builds up when Macbeth becomes king and his character begins to transform. ... The unnatural theme in this play always seems to be revolving around Macbeth's actions. However, when he comes in contact with an unnatural event, Macbeth's obsession makes him interpret it literary and not figuratively. ...

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Aldous Huxley chooses to include references to the literary works of Shakespeare many places in his novel Brave New World. ... Love, death, family, and passion are major themes in his plays, every one of these removed from the minds of the World State citizens. ... When grown in test tubes and bottles until "decanted-, then raised by various teachers in the Center London Hatchery and Conditioning Center, families come to be thought of as primitive and unhygienic, preventing people of this society from identifying a major theme of almost every Shakespearean play. ...

• Word Count: 1445
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the main aspects of Shakespeare's writing that literary critics assess and praise is his ability to write women that are fully developed and rich in character. ... The preservation of a woman's virginity is a recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays; in A Midsummer Night's Dream, we see Helena make known her love for Demetrius, which of itself is a measure executed almost exclusively by men. ... A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. ...

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Villains are self-serving characters that set out to achieve their goals at the expense of everyone around them, perpetuating the main theme which is the blur between that which is real and that which appears to be real. ... As literary critic Morris White notes, His government works smoothly. ...

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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. ... Similarly, the theme of redemption runs through the sub plot. ...

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But it addresses yet another central theme of the play: What does it mean to be a king? ... Additionally, the sounds produced by Richard's utterances play an important part, especially since we are discussing a genre which is more oral than literary. ...

• Word Count: 1858
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