This will be compared with the character and the figure of Richard III in the eponymous play by William Shakespeare, while identifying the significance of his figure in relation to being the villain in the play and his quest for power at any cost. ... Shakespeare's Play, Richard III According to William Shakespeare's presentation, Richard III in the eponymous play is a man driven by vengeance, ambition, and a thirst for power. ... The unattractive physique used by Shakespeare makes Richard III look like an anti-hero, and as a result, other characters and the audience repelled him. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of the most outstanding English poets of this epoch was William Blake (1757 - 1827), who painted his visions both in words and in pictures Blake, inspired by songs for children, is mostly known for his two early collections, The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience. ... Blake's works are deeply influenced by Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible. ... ( Mark 10:15) The works of William Blake are often mentioned as painted visions. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Of this group of poetry the poems written as part of William Shakespeare's sonnets are considered to epitomize the height of the English sonnet.... During the 19th century a movement began that ultimately would change the syntax and them of poetry. in his 1802 preface to the Lyrical Ballads, William Wordsworth railed against the artificial poetic diction found in the sonnets and declared his intentions to write "in a selection of language really used by men"(qtd in Where the Arts live n. pag.). ... The initial pioneers of the movement were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady an...

• Word Count: 4095
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School