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- 331: "King Lear" and Parallel Plot - Crucial For The Play?
- ... parallel" plots. "Parallel" plots, or sometimes referred to as minor, give the opportunity of experiencing a secondary storyline going along with the main plot that otherwise would be unmentioned. William Shakespeare shows excellent use of a parallel plot in his play "King Lear", but some question it's essentiality by asking: Is it really necessary? Does it help the story or ... sometimes actually comes into unison and characters interact with each other. The parallel plot can be taken into account as a "back-up" or "supporting" one. It proves the point Shakespeare is trying to make in his main plot. Gloucester's problems can be compared with Lear's and similarities can be found very easily. Both fathers have serious difficulties with ... the materialistic possessions. Edmund's character cruises along the same tracks - "power and wealth is the goal". All three have disrespected their father and caused major destruction to the family. Shakespeare's use of Gloucester's plot in the play gives the reader opportunity to experience the dilemmas and their answers not just once, but twice. The reader can catch ...
- 332: Hamlet: An Instrument of Life - Hamlet's Contribution To the Play
- ... is an instrument of his father, his own self, and of sanity. The appearances of the Ghost, although sporadic, do not come without meaning. Hamlet Senior, arguably, is one of Shakespeare's finest creations. The character was molded using the Elizabethan view on death and apparitions. Such belief stated hauntings had a communication value that was used to seek resolve in unfinished business. The basis for Hamlet Senior's untimely visits should be sought. "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder." (Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. United kingdom: Longman Group UK Limited, 1995. Act One, Scene Five, ll 29.) The above quotation provides insight into the Ghost's purpose. Hamlet is a device that ... with revenge is terrifying, it has mangled his thoughts and damaged his will. "He clearly was a heroic revenger, a procrastinator, lost in thought and weak of will." (Courtney, Richard. Shakespeare's World of Death: the early tragedies. Toronto, Simon & Pierre Publishing Company Limited, 1995.) Hamlet is a brave soul, but his sense of good judgement wanders, and procrastination becomes ...
- 333: Macbeth: Aristotelian Tragedy
- ... The definition of tragedy in an excerpt from Aristotle's "Poetics" is the re-creation, complete within itself, of an important moral action. The relevance of Aristotle's Poetics to Shakespeare's play Macbeth defines the making of a dramatic tragedy and presents the general principles of the construction of this genre. Aristotle's attention throughout most of his Poetics is ... The Exodos is that entire part of a tragedy which has no choric song after it. Of the Choric part the Parodos is the first undivided utterance of the Chorus." Shakespeare follows this precise arrangement of parts to tell his story of Macbeth. Macbeth is divided into five acts. It contains a Prologue, Episode, Exodus, Parodos and Stasimon, but is the ... and deception. Stated above, Aristotle says, the plot of a Tragedy must be an imitation of a noble and complete action. Macbeth follows Aristotle's expectations of a complete action. Shakespeare's Macbeth also contains a noble and moral action that creates the foundation of the plot. Whether Shakespeare provides a nobel action, however, is an issue of the culture ...
- 334: Romeo + Juliet: An E Ticket Ride
- Romeo + Juliet: An E Ticket Ride 11/21/96 The new release of Romeo and Juliet is fun, fast and exciting to watch. It is a slick cinematic rendition of Shakespeare's work brought to the screen for contemporary movie-goers. There is something for everyone in this movie. A timeless story, a dynamic cast, a hip soundtrack, great sets and costumes and plenty of action. From the beginning the audience is told," buckle up, this Romeo and Juliet ride is going to be like no other Shakespeare you've ever ridden." This movie supports the notion that the stage is an actor's medium and the cinema is the director's. Romeo and Juliet is a feast for the eyes and does a great job of engaging the audience with the story at all times through various cinematic techniques and tricks which make understanding Shakespeare fun, interesting, fresh and easy. Visually dynamic, and edited with a sense of urgency, most movie-goers will get caught up in the story and forget that they are ...
- 335: Magic
- ... wish I had been endowed with those powers. If I had to choose a favorite; I would have to go with the two poems I obtained from the Concordance to Shakespeare and the Granger’s Index to Poetry. It all started when we received our word list. I looked for a word that I interested me, and that I thought would ... my very wise mentor was right. I did find the rest of the items I was in search of, which were a periodical, a poem, and an excerpt from a Shakespeare play. It may have taken two hours of pen biting, flipping page after page, making copies, and looking up call numbers, but I did it. I definitely worked the hardest ... though it was sort of a children’s poem I still enjoyed the story it told. Probably the most difficult thing for me to read was the Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare by Marvin Spevak. Now a lot of the books that I found relating to Shakespeare’s plays did not have numbers of verses so I couldn’t find the ...
- 336: Christopher Marlowe
- ... his choice of writing style and in the metre that he used. Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564 the son of a Canterbury shoemaker and was an exact contemporary of Shakespeare. He was educated at the King's School, Canterbury, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a BA in 1584 and a MA in 1587. He seems to have been ... one can see that Marlowe has moved towards creating a more developed character. Marlowe thus breathed new life into English tragedy, and paved the way for the greatest English dramatist, Shakespeare. It is quite possible that without Marlowe's contribution to English tragedy, Shakespeare would never have at tempted such an unpopular style and he would not be canonised as he is today. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is surely the pinnacle ...
- 337: The Role Of Women In Shakspear
- ... are able to suppose his intent in creating characters that inspire so much controversy. Two works, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night, stand out particularly well in regards to Shakespeare s use of female characters. After examining these two plays, one will see that Shakespeare, though conforming to contemporary attitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare s most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular television series such as Moonlighting. For all the praises it has garnered throughout ...
- 338: The Masque Of The Red Death
- ... are able to suppose his intent in creating characters that inspire so much controversy. Two works, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night, stand out particularly well in regards to Shakespeare s use of female characters. After examining these two plays, one will see that Shakespeare, though conforming to contemporary attitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare s most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular television series such as Moonlighting. For all the praises it has garnered throughout ...
- 339: Sonnet 130
- SONNET CXXX In our class we have been discussing sonnet cxxx. Many of my classmates believe that Shakespeare was saying that, although this girl is ugly, he still loves her. While others claim that he was not making any statements about her looks, but instead being realistic. It ... eyes as deep as the ocean or lips as soft as velvet. Although these all sound very romantic they are probably not true. In the first line of this sonnet, Shakespeare says "his mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun". then he says that her lips are not as red as coral, and that her skin is not as white as ... He goes on to say that perfume smells better than her breath. never says that In our class we have been discussing sonnet cxxx. Many of my classmates believe that Shakespeare was saying that, although this girl is ugly, he still loves her. While others claim that he was not making any statements about her looks, but instead being realistic. ...
- 340: Tamed Shrews And Twelfth Night
- ... are able to suppose his intent in creating characters that inspire so much controversy. Two works, Taming of the Shrew, and Twelfth Night, stand out particularly well in regards to Shakespeare's use of female characters. After examining these two plays, one will see that Shakespeare, though conforming to contemporary attitudes of women, circumvented them by creating resolute female characters with a strong sense of self. The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular television series such as Moonlighting. For all the praises it has garnered throughout ...
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