Yet she makes no order for this to change nor does she more than mildly rebuke those who think that a woman on the stage is the 'beginning of the end'. ... The 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love, cleverly altered the way in which audiences viewed Shakespeare by adjusting the temperament of the film with a modern lens. ... The set of Shakespeare in Love is a clever conception of London in the 1500's and convincingly reveals to the audience the possible conditions of how Shakespeare may have lived (Fitzsimmons, 2012). ... As per Dusinberre (2012): "The female gossip networks gave...

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Without Desdemona, Othello feels incomplete as he has no one to talk to about his daily adventures and Desdemona has no one as manly in her life. ... " (Shakespeare Act 5 Scene 2 Lines 0-17). ... Whenever she feels is necessary, she backs herself up and stands up to Othello, "Why I should fear I know not, since guiltiness I know not.... " (Shakespeare Act 3 Scene 4 Lines 76). ... He has no way of knowing that she will always love him and he is afraid to lose the love he thinks he will have forever. ...

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Throughout the play, Romeo and Juliet are forced to show their love for others. When Romeo marries Juliet, he is forced to show love and respect for Tybalt. But when Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo's genuine love for Mercutio overshadows his love out of duty, and Romeo kills Tybalt, which leads to hi...

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Troilus's Love For Cressida In the Shakespeare play Troilus and Cressida, Troilus seems to think that he is very much in love with Cressida. ... On line 69 he tells Cressida, "O let my lady apprehend no fear. In all Cupid's pageant there is presented no monster." Saying to her have no fear in doing this no monsters are here. ... There is no use for one glove or one sleeve. ...

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The love they share at the end of the first act is that based on looks, beauty and idolisation, and for Romeo this is no longer an unrequited love as was his love for Rosaline. ... Shakespeare uses this type of monologue to inform the audience of a characters feelings and thoughts. ... Shakespeare has chosen to use deep imagery in this scene, portraying fire and explosions, ownership, wealth and music. ... Shakespeare's use of imagery in this scene relate to the light/dark and day/night motifs used earlier in the play. ... There is no doubt that from their original meeting to their final...

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It is always important when reading Shakespeare to remember that Shakespeare was writing for an Elizabethan audience so therefore we will interpret and respond differently to the situations presented to us. ... Critics suggest that the way Claudio idealises Hero is his way ofhiding a fear and hatred of women.? I personally do not think that Shakespeare was trying to portray Claudio as against women. ... Shakespeare has been criticized for making Claudio's rejection of Hero too cruel along with Beatrice'sKill Claudio? ... At the very beginning Beatrice sarcastically asks of Be...

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The opening scene of the play shows that she is a woman to be feared and represents the common people's views. ... Cleopatra cannot resist and interrupts him with: "No, let me speak". ... Which is also a reference to Antony's speech in Act 4 Scene 14, line forty- six: "Since the torch is out, lie down and stray no farther." ... Cleopatra's role in society at the time is often question and Shakespeare's choice of play during that period is often linked to Elizabeth I, who had died three years previously (1603). ... Cleopatra is shown to be no ordinary women. ...

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When her husband, the Duke of Albany, shows his disapproval and outrage at her actions, she shows no fault or guilt. ... At the end of the play, Goneril fears the consequences of her disgusting actions; after the success of a final scheme, she stabs herself and dies. Goneril's character is one of selfishness and she shows no moral fibre. ... 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. ...

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This is an unfortunate theme in "Macbeth", one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. ... "With the valor of her tongue, " she encourages him with her advice to carry out this act without fear. Many scholars of Shakespeare's work have suggested that Lady Macbeth is the one true character of evil. ... Women of that time had no rights, especially political. ... (3.2 5-7) "Macbeth" is one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragic stories of all time. ...

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And the qualities, which make this masterpiece of Shakespeare -Hamlet - a heroic character, have certainly laid him vulnerable to sufferings and destructions in his life. ... Hamlet's tragic flaw is his indecisiveness, which stems from his fear of being sent to hell for his sins on Earth. ... This fear prevents Hamlet from feeling the many joys of life including loyalty to his family and ambition. ... It seems that Hamlet at times, makes no decisions and instead projects the image of an indecisive, inactive and passive individual, a romantic incapable of action who is in some ways snivel...

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Marva Collins No work is insignificant. ... Ann Landers Nothing in life is to be feared. ... Muhammad Ali Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. ... Anne-Sophie Swetchine To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead. ... No one can do it for me. ...

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Iago is the ultimate bad-guy and a good contrast with Desdemona for it is obvious that Iago thinks of no one else's emotions but his own. ... Othello knows no other than his life as a soldier, all that takes place out of the military, must some way be related to that lifestyle or he is lost. ... There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the other characters). ... Iago is able to fake an affair with Desdemona and...

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