In "Henry IV," Shakespeare uses Prince Harry, the Prince of Whales, to exemplify the process of character transformation. ... The Princes" character transformation unfolds in three distinct stages. ... After the robbery, Prince Hal and Poins returned to the Boar's Head Tavern and were confronted by the sheriff. ... Prince Hal's statement is not just a promise to the sheriff, but a pivotal moment in the story because it foreshadows the possibility that Prince Hal may have to part with his Boar's Head Tavern companion in order to complete his transformation. ... Hal vows to pro...

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Prince Hal's representation of "self" in Part I Henry IV is deceiving to the reader. ... Shakespeare introduces Prince Hal in Act I by having him compared to Hotspur, his rival. ... With the confidence from his father, Prince Hal goes on to battle Hotspur. This battle will prove that Prince Hal is the rightful heir to the throne. ... Throughout the play, Prince Hal's "self" was in question by the reader. ...

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Using this definition of "father," when looking at Prince Hal in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part One," the case can be made that Prince Hal is mentored, influenced and guided by two father figures; King Henry IV, and Falstaff. In the beginning of the play the reader is introduced to Prince Hal who is the heir to England, but seems to be disinterested in his title and future. ... These two men play very important roles in influencing the person Prince Hal becomes. ... Using his logic to make his transformation into a great prince even more miraculous. ... By doing this Prince Hal has even su...

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GROWING PAINS In the epic tragedy Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Prince Hamlet is entrapped in a world of evil that is not of his own creation. ... Making Hamlet more a story of personal growth than a dark murder mystery, Shakespeare emphasizes the emotional, rather than the physical, obstacles that Prince must face in accomplishing his goal. ... The now fully grown Hamlet attains salvation after he is poisoned, and this is hinted at by Horatio: "Good night, sweet prince; / And the flights of angels sing to thee thy rest' (V.ii. 370-1). GROWING PAINS In the ep...

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He makes it very obvious to the audience that Prince Hal does not live up to his expectations. ... The rest of the world may think of him as a spoiled Prince, but in actuality Hal is acting this way to gain more loyalty before his crowning when his true personality will replace the Hal of old. ... Hal, now King Henry V, as a response to those who believe him to still be the misguided Prince Hal, says, "presume not that I am the thing I was " (5.5, line 56) because Hal has "turn'd away my former self"" (5.5, line 58). ...

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Many writers of the day mentioned machiavellian ideas including those influenced by Machiavelli's The Prince, his masterful book explaining how a Prince should truly gain and maintain a kingdom. ... However, the law may not be sufficient enough so one must rely on the second and therefore, a prince must know how to use both the beast and the man (Machiavelli 69). ... Most people consider Machiavelli's The Prince to be the bible of realpolitik. ... Similarly, Machiavelli argues that a prince should know how to be deceitful when it suits his purpose. ... Edmund, in his lust for power,...

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Many writers of the day mentioned machiavellian ideas including those influenced by Machiavelli's The Prince, his masterful book explaining how a Prince should truly gain and maintain a kingdom. ... However, the law may not be sufficient enough so one must rely on the second and therefore, a prince must know how to use both the beast and the man (Machiavelli 69). ... Most people consider Machiavelli's The Prince to be the bible of realpolitik. ... Similarly, Machiavelli argues that a prince should know how to be deceitful when it suits his purpose. ... Edmund, in his lust for power,...

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Although this is true, Hamlet utilizes his gender, status (as a prince) and madness to use and disrespect women. ... This is suggested by the title of the play, Hamlet, who is also the prince in the play. ...

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Although this is true, Hamlet utilizes his gender, status (as a prince) and madness to use and disrespect women. ... This is suggested by the title of the play, Hamlet, who is also the prince in the play. ...

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Ezra Pounds poem "The Jewel Stairs' grievance" was a little confusing to me to be honest. "The jeweled steps" "gauze stockings" "crystal curtain" and "watch the moon" to me symbolizes a queen in a palace where the grounds are covered in snow and she opens the curtain while watching the moon thinking...

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The Prince of Denmark does confess there is something amiss, but his old friends do not yet see that the thing gone awry is his father's death and not his mind. ... In the end Shakespeare's Prince never finds peace from his troubled mind, neither in his friends or lover, nor certainly not in family, but only in death....

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When reading reviews and commentary on Shakespeare, one most likely expects to see great praise and admiration for his work. It is not surprising to come across such commentary as "Shakespeare had developed a remarkably fluid, dreamlike sense of plot and a poetic style that could veer, apparently e...

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However, the four major characters in Henry IV; Henry IV, Prince Harry (Hal), Henry Percy (Hotspur), and Falstaff; seem to have come to determine their own separate stance on how honor works and to what degrees this idea holds an importance to them personally. ...

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William Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing is described as a comedy, however the plays comedic revelation is based upon the number of themes featured in this story. Shakespeare has written the play so the reader or viewer is entertained by the number of events and themes that unfold all at the o...

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Almost every tragedy has a villain, to provide the conflict which catapults the plot into its bitter end. William Shakespeare was a master at providing an audience with a keen insight into the human psyche through the actions and words of his heroes, and even more so, his villains. Perhaps the two...

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There are many examples of this situation in Shakespearean plays; in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Claudius commits his evil acts because of his greed for the throne; in Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is so moved by her greed for wealth and power that she forces her husband to commit murder, and in Othello, Moor of Venice, Iago rips apart the lives of innocent people because of his greed for power and attention. ...

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Antony is delusional in his death, when Eros kills himself he sees him as being more honorable than himself, he kills himself thinking that he will regain his honour and return to 'the greatest prince o' th' world, noblest.' ...

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In The Feminist Subtext of Shakespeare's Leading Ladies, Emily Squyer states that Oberon's success in gaining the boy is so that he can grow to be a prince who can romp and play as opposed to being adorned with flowers by foolish women. ...

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In "The Elizabethan World Picture" Eustace Tillyard argues that the Elizabethan era is run from a cosmic order (Tillyard, 91). On the surface of Henry V, Shakespeare poses a convoluted image of King Henry. He crafts Henry with a seemingly different personality throughout the play. Some would argue ...

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