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- 591: Othello as a Tragedy
- Othello as a Tragedy Othello, by William Shakespeare, was an example of tragedy due to the characteristics and outcome of the main character, Othello. There are five qualities that a story needs to maintain to be classified as ... where the hero comes to understand their error. The main character, Othello, through his actions and the outcome of the play portrays all of these factors. Similar to many of Shakespeare's tragic heroes, Othello is enhanced and aristocratic. He is introduced as very noble and dear to his wife, Desdemona. In act one scene three, he identifies himself with the ... would feel. Finally, he stabbed himself, not only to punish himself for his wrongdoing, but also because he knew that he could never live with what he had done. William Shakespeare's Othello is a tragedy of multiple extents. It introduces many aspects of our modern society such as revenge and jealousy. Throughout history, there have always been those who ...
- 592: Taming Of The Shrew
- The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew written by William Shakespeare depicts the common roles of men and women in the early seventeenth century. Shakespeare writes of Petruchio and Kate, a male and female who sharply oppose each other. Petruicho must "tame" his wife Kate without breaking her true inner spirit. Shakespeare touches on Kate’s changing character and allows her to undergo three phases: Kate’s character in the beginning, the methods Petruicho uses to tame Kate and the final ...
- 593: Antony And Cleopatra
- Antony and Cleopatra In Shakespeare's tragedy/history/Roman play Antony and Cleopatra, we are told the story of two passionate and power-hungry lovers. In the first two Acts of the play we are ... into a fairy tale and leads the audience into believing the two are inseparable. His speeches in Act II are absolutely vital to the play in that this is what Shakespeare wants the audience to view Antony and Cleopatra. Also, in these passages, Cleopatra is described as irresistible and beautiful beyond belief -- another view that is necessary for us to believe ... he does admit to Menas that he "will praise any man that will praise me" (II.iii.88), suggesting that his honor and loyalty may just be simple brown-nosing. Shakespeare probably fashioned Enobarbus as a means of relaying information to the audience that would otherwise be difficult or awkward to bring forth from other characters (such as Cleopatra's ...
- 594: Macbeth’S Changing Fears
- Macbeth’S Changing Fears In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare plays upon many different human emotions. Shakespeare focuses these many emotions mainly in the character Macbeth. Shakespeare plays with a variety of emotions with Macbeth, but one emotion is clearly more predominate in Macbeth than any of the other emotions. This emotion is fear. Macbeth is ...
- 595: Hamlet: Holding Back Revenge
- ... his father’s murder, I think his mother would have still been alive and Hamlet would have became king; instead they all died because of procrastination. BILIOGRAPHY Becker J. George “Shakespeare’s Histories”. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. Durband Alan “Shakespeare Made Easy- Hamlet” Modern English Version Side- by Side With Full Original Text. U.S: Barron’s Heilman B. Robert “Shakespeare: The Tradagedies”. New Jersey: Prentice- Hall, Inc
- 596: Macbeth: Supernatural Influences
- Macbeth: Supernatural Influences Throughout William Shakespeare’s play ,Macbeth, the supernatural is used copious times to make a detrimental impact on the characters and the circumstances surrounding the tragedy. All the paranormal transpiration’s emanate from the witches and diverge out causing the eradication of numerous innocent people as well as the principal character Macbeth. By delving into the realms of supernatural occurrences Shakespeare is able to portray various sinister supernatural influences and effects upon the characters of Macbeth. The witches are one source of the malicious supernatural force which torments the events and ... Macbeth is bombarded by various influences that persuade him to act in ambitious ways that causes his eventual downfall. One of the most significant influences is that of the supernatural. Shakespeare successfully portrays the pernicious supernatural influences and effects that not only haunts Macbeth but also causes a horrific end.
- 597: Imagery In Macbeth
- Imagery In Macbeth In his plays, Shakespeare uses many forms of imagery. Many forms of his imagery are used in his play ‘Macbeth,’ including the forms of clothing and darkness. Each detail in his imagery, it seems ... that the imagery of clothing is used to suggest that throughout the play, Macbeth is seeking to hide his "disgraceful self" from his eyes and from others. I think that Shakespeare wants to keep alive the ironical contrast between the wretched creature that Macbeth really is and the disguises he assumes to conceal the fact. Secondly, I think that in the ... is that of the imagery of darkness. In a Shakespearean tragedy a special tone, or atmosphere must be created to show the darkness and blackness in a tragedy. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the design of the witches, the guilt in Macbeth’s soul, and the darkness of the night to establish the atmosphere. All of the remarkable scenes take place ...
- 598: Othello's Trafic Flaw
- ... important part of the hero and the events that occur in the work is a reflection of that flaw. A tragic flaw is essential in a true tragedy. In William Shakespeare's Othello, Othello is a prime example of an Aristotelian tragic hero. His gullibility and jealousy are the main reason of his downfall. Othello deals with love lost because of ... and used them to his advantage. Othello was made into a fool by Iago, a person that had drive and mental capacity to use someone's psyche to his benefit. Shakespeare portrayed Othello as one of the most loving persons. He lived for the love and care of a person. The way that he was turned to hatred was ironic. "Even though Othello was Shakespeare's most loving man, he was subjected and succumbed by the pull of Iago."(Stoll, 323) Iago's scheming inevitably caused Othello's turn for the worse. '"Othello had ...
- 599: Fallstaff Friend Of Fatherfigu
- Falstaff: Friend or Father Figure? When studying the characters of Shakespeare's Henry IV, one can not help but observe Falstaff. Falstaff is considered by many to be one of the greatest comic inventions ever. Critics have called Falstaff everything ranging ... from a buffoon to "an instance of the predominance of intellectual power" (Coleridge cited in Hemingway 418). He is by far one of the most dynamic characters ever constructed by Shakespeare. Yet, "the question persists, 'wherein is Falstaff good, but to taste sack and drink it? … Wherein worthy, but in nothing?'" states Charlton (cited in Hemingway 446). Falstaff's main purpose ... stands over Falstaff he says, "I could have better spared a better man. O, I should have a heavy miss of thee, If I were much in love with vanity!" (Shakespeare cited in Abrams 546) However, it is known that Hal is not much in love with vanity. Now that we have examined the relationship of Hal to Falstaff, let' ...
- 600: King Lear Earl of Gloucester
- ... relationship between reality and appearances, which Lear has a problem of learning throughout the play. Also, the issue of sight and its relevance to clear vision is a recurring theme. Shakespeare's principal means of portraying this theme is through the characters of Lear and Gloucester. Although Lear can physically see, he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight ... some direction, and his vision is cleared, but it is too late for his life to be saved. His lack of insight had condemned him from the beginning. Lear depicts Shakespeare's theme of clear vision by demonstrating that physical sight does not guarantee clear sight. Gloucester depicts this theme by demonstrating clear vision, despite the total lack of physical sight ... by the use of the reoccurring theme, clear vision. While Lear portrays a lack of vision, Gloucester learns that clear vision does not emanate from the eye. Throughout this play, Shakespeare is saying that the world cannot truly be seen with the eye, but with the heart. The physical world that the eye can detect can accordingly hide its evils ...
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