(REFERENCES CAN BE FOUND BELOW JOURNAL) Shakespeare's Sonnet 73 was also a little confusing to me as well from the old English language it used. ... The sonnet is by a man referring his name is William Shakespeare and upon how descriptive and romantic he is within this Sonnet. The speech is credible by how professional the writing is and by the sonnet being by William Shakespeare. ... Shakespeare not only know how to write poetry while using sentence structure, he also uses imagery in his sonnet. ... The repetitions at the beginning of each part of the sonnet resemble a structure that S...

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According to Shakespeare keeping the balance between these extreme forms of relationship is the best way to complete life and love. Two of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare in 1950's - "The Taming of the Shrew" and "Much Ado About Nothing" illustrate this theme. ... Katherine does not seem as a woman who would write love sonnets to Petruccio, when Beatrice does write them to Benedick (Ado 5.IV.88-90). ... Beatrice seems to switch her mood rapidly from writing love sonnets to insulting Benedick right after it. ... If Shakespeare would have written "The Taming of the Shrew" l...

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His literature works written over 400 years ago, have survived the challenge of time, so much so that Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems are still considered to this day an integral facet within the study of culture, society and language. ... 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 (F...

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In Act I Scene V, Shakespeare uses a sonnet for the first dialogue that Romeo and Juliet share; a sonnet has fourteen lies and ten syllables in each line. ... 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. ... The language that Shakespeare uses throughout the play mixes various themes religion, l...

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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. ... It is unlikely that Shakespeare intended for us to dislike Claudio which is probably why his inexperience and vulnerability are emphasized right from the start. ... 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 Claud...

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