In literature, one of the most commonly identified roles is the tragic hero. ... How did this role become a force in literature? ... The next most important character who helps round out Othello's character as a respected man is Cassio. ... Cassio's trust helps show that Othello is not only respected by his superiors, but also his inferiors (Douthat n. pag.). ... These traits help create a formidable force to contrast the evil or, in the case of a play, the antagonists. ...

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The author's age must not only correspond with the publishing and writing dates, but the age must also correspond with the content of the literature, that is the author cannot be too young or too old to be writing this. ... The point also must be made that the author shouldn't have only been knowledgeable in foreign languages, but also have access to the literature from which so much has been derived. ... It seems suspicious that when the supposed greatest writer in all of literature died in 1616, there was no reaction (The Shakespeare Mystery). ... William Shakspere's backg...

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For actors, figures of speech usually help to determine the most prominent traits of characters. ... With the help of Mephistopheles who is his agent representing Lucifer, they negotiate the terms of their agreement and agree that Faustus will sell his soul to Lucifer the devil in exchange for 24 years of power, and Mephistopheles will remain his servant and he will satisfy his every whim. ... With the help of his satanic power, Faustus swindles a Horse-courser, and then plays a terrifying trick on him to confuse him when he returns. ...

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This essay presents the form of argument the most important events in the life of actor, poet, author and one of the best playwrights of world literature, where the process begins with the state of the literature, in which information was collected about William Shakespeare, in various electronic sources, books and documents, this information is analyzed and debugging it was made. ... Shakespeare was born into a wealthy family is that his father John Shakespeare was a businessman and his mother Mary Arden came from a wealthy family, but later came adversity and John Shakespeare was devoted to ...

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A vast amount of literature finds their roots in the story of the fall of Adam and Eve and the forbidden fruit. Such a piece of literature is The Tragedy of Macbeth, a play written by William Shakespeare in 1606 for King James I, the king of England. ...

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Hegel claims that dramatic literature in its original form is concerned not with characters in conflict but with historical and cultural systems "individualizes in living personalities and situations pregnant with conflict" (Hegel in Fisch, 27). ... In fact, the naked Tom helps Lear to see the naked truth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School