From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. ... Edmund, realizing the same truths as Lear, pushes and plays with Goneril and Regan though his Machiavellian mind fore a machiavel realizes how to utilize such a flaw to further himself. ... Edmund exemplifies such a Machiavellian idea entirely through realizing flaws in characters and capitalizing on the events surrounding him in Shakespeare's King Lear. ...

• Word Count: 1654
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: High School

From Julius Caesar to Macbeth, from Othello to Hamlet, Shakespeare presented at least one machiavel. ... Edmund, realizing the same truths as Lear, pushes and plays with Goneril and Regan though his Machiavellian mind fore a machiavel realizes how to utilize such a flaw to further himself. ... Edmund exemplifies such a Machiavellian idea entirely through realizing flaws in characters and capitalizing on the events surrounding him in Shakespeare's King Lear. ...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Eugene O"Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, each member of the Tyrone family attempts to ignore his or her problems by descending into the depths of substance abuse and finding fault with the others. As Hinden notes, "The Tyrones exhibit patterns typical of families in which chemical dependency is a serious problem. Their interactions are characterized by denial, suspicion, insecurity, guilt, isolation, and resentment. (34)" The fourth act brings the closest thing to resolution possible for the Tyrone's. The late night meeting of James and Edmund Tyrone shows their tr...

• Word Count: 4355
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School