William Shakespeare is quite possibly one of the most famous playwrights in theatrical history. ... In many, if not all of Shakespeare's tragedies, fate is a common theme. ... Finally, the most common theme in all of Shakespeare's tragedies is death. ... Gender issues and mistaken identities are raised in Shakespeare's comedies. ... A theme that is consistent in all of Shakespeare's comedies is the theme of love. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare presents an excellent leader but a poor reasoner in Othello. ... Shakespeare sets up Othello as his perfect leader: no one ever questions his ability to conduct an army (because he does not engage in combat during the play, this opinion must be drawn from the lack of negative sentiment from anyone in the play). ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The character of Macbeth created by William Shakespeare demonstrates many of the qualities that Aristotle believed a tragic hero should possess. ... The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a tragedy in which a young man named Macbeth living in Scotland during the 11th century visits three witches who foretell that he shall become King of Scotland. ... This is shown in Shakespeare's Macbeth when the audience sees a truly great man succumb to the forces of evil and this makes the audience feel for themselves as lesser beings. ... Macbeth written by the playwright William Shakespeare is a...

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Antony and Cleopatra is a historical play by William Shakespeare first performed in 1607 or 1608 and first printed in 1623. ... Shakespeare worked closely from this work and astonishing numbers of phrases within Shakespeare's play are taken directly Thomas North's translation of the prose. It is believed that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" in 1606 after Macbeth and it is obviously one of his greatest plays. ... Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. ... Thus we can appreciate Shakespeare one more time for he is the best author who can mix two or more gen...

• Word Count: 1424
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William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, composed around 1603, was first performed in 1605. ... Using nature as a physical power is done many times by Shakespeare and it is a reflection of King Lear's internal confusion. ... Shakespeare presents blindess in the play in two tragic storylines of the main plot and the sub plot. ... " Shakespeare uses the word "beat" to represent King Lear's broken heart and calls his children ungrateful. ... ", here Shakespeare is cleverly using cliches in King Lear's dialogue. ...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout Titus Andronicus, a play written by William Shakespeare, hands and tongues are reappearing topics that represent the action and speech of each character-hands representing action and tongues representing speech, respectively. ... These characters in Titus Andronicus have an affect on the outcome of the play by using hands and tongues, and, therefore, Shakespeare shows how strong words and actions can be, even when used in remarkably different situations. ... Shakespeare uses hands and action towards the beginning of the play. ... Shakespeare portrays Aaron's black skin color ...

• Word Count: 1360
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, we are introduced to the character, Hamlet who is by far one of the most intriguing and yet elusive characters ever presented in history. ... William Shakespeare's construction of the character Hamlet is extremely well thought out and also very intricate. ...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, our hero is haunted by the ghost of his kingly father who was viscously and premeditatedly murdered by the King's own shameless wife and coveting brother. ... It is obvious that Shakespeare's most popular character has lost control and can no longer handle the pressure that is put upon him. ... 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....

• Word Count: 1514
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Othello, one of William Shakespeare's tragic plays, focuses on two main characters that are both conflicted with their own insecurities. ... Because of this, Shakespeare creates Othello's character as someone who everyone looks up to, so that he would be worthwhile of everyone's time. ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, we discover that Macbeth is a tragic hero. Macbeth is very ambitious, courageous, and a moral coward: all these things lead to his tragic death at the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, Shakespeare defines Macbeth as a hero very clearly. From ...

• Word Count: 2254
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate