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- 641: Criticism of Keats' Melancholy
- ... give in to drugs or suicide to forget your problems that cause you pain. Mourning Becomes Melancholia also points out that Keats’s “Ode on Melancholy” has similar elements as Shakespeare’s sonnets, especially Sonnet 31. Both present the “narcissistic” pose where the poet considers his poems “an assembly of lost loves, impersonated by the notorious ‘young man;’ an assembly of ... to state, “Keats adds to these victims of the poet the poet himself as the victims of poetry, or rather, of the muse that melancholy became for poetry”(703). However, Shakespeare overcomes his loss through poetry, but Keats continues to dwell in melancholy. There are few similarities, but many differences between Gaillard and Haverkamp’s articles. First I will discuss the ... Haverkamp’s focus is based more on the feeling of melancholia and the comparison between Keats’s writing and other poets. He also compares Keats’s “Ode on Melancholy” to Shakespeare’s Sonnet 31 and Milton’s “Lycidas” which dealt with the mode of consolation. Gaillard’s style of writing was quite informal, which made his article very understandable. Gaillard ...
- 642: Othello - Injustice As A Theme
- Injustice in the Tragedy of Othello In the Tragedy of Othello, by William Shakespeare, an injustice is done to the main character, Othello the Moor. He is manipulated by the archetypal villain Iago to satiate Iago s need for control and his desire to ... head, uses the innocent actions of others as his proof; and Othello, who is not practiced in worldly matters, believes his honest Iago , and eventually is consumed by the lie. Shakespeare sets up the character of Othello as a man who is calm and steadfast, as shown by reactions of Othello in Act I, scenes ii-iii, when Senator Brabantio accuses ... for him; and Othello repeatedly asserts that he is not bothered by Iago s claims, he does not think but Desdemona honest. Othello has the utmost faith in his wife. Shakespeare makes sure the audience knows that Othello is not by his nature a suspicious person, but a trusting one. The audience naturally feels an empathy for the noble, honest, ...
- 643: Entertainment During The Renaissance
- ... inspiration of many authors. The expression it showed was experimental(Sarah Howarth, 21). A lot of famous people were involved in all the process of theater, such as Palidio, William Shakespeare, and Lope de Vega(Sarah Howarth, 19-21, John Brown 173-219). William Shakespeare was an excellent author, he experimented with all the rules of theater by combining tradegy and comedy(Sarah Howarth, 21). Shakespeare was associated with two obsessions Change and changeability and playing the world on stage(John Brown, 173). The theaters themselves were a beautiful sight. The stage was set on ...
- 644: Revenge Vs Justice(macbath)
- ... But following the principle of an eye for eye, tooth for tooth , is not intelligent way to pursue justice. This is the same case in the play Hamlet written by Shakespeare, in the 16--------th century. In the play the two of the character s fathers are brutishly murdered. The first murder character is the king Hamlet who is supposed to ... causes the gain of the power of Fortinbras. So revenge is improper and wrong way to punish someone for his penalties, which creates more troubles and problems. Vengeance is unjust. Shakespeare uses this powerful imagery to show the injustice that takes place when people are judged on their action, without any thought to their reasons. Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to enhance the injustice of revenge. Punishment is a must for a better society, but revenge is not a suitable form of punishing. But people still ...
- 645: Oedipus Rex (film Vs Text)
- In the film Oedipus the King produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company we are presented with a modernistic adaptation of Sophocles' classic Greek tragedy. A Greek tragedy essentially consists of the story of something terrible happening to a person of noble ... all the roles of the play upon themselves, which is where the importance of masks came into effect in order to help the audience distinguish between different characters. The Royal Shakespeare Company has taken Oedipus Rex and made some changes with it in their film, some of which make sense and some others that do not seem to make sense in ... the same point across, I still feel that this was an unnecessary change, which more or less transforms this it into a completely different play. It has become The Royal Shakespeare Company's Oedipus Rex and is no longer Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.
- 646: Evolution of Profanity
- ... language used today. Some cuss words have somehow maintained their original meanings throughout hundreds of years, while many others have completely changed meaning or simply fallen out of use. William Shakespeare, though it is not widely taught, was not a very clean writer. In fact, he was somewhat of a potty mouth. His works encompassed a lot of things that some ... curses. Most all original (before being censored) Shakespearean works contain very offensive profanity, mostly religious, which is probably one of many reasons that his works were and are so popular. "Shakespeare pushed a lot of buttons in his day- which is one reason he was so phenomenally popular. Despite what they tell you, people like having their buttons pushed" (Macrone 6 ... once in Othello. 'Sblood occurs less than 'zounds, but is equally offensive and means basically the same thing. Several other words came from Great Britain, but were not included in Shakespeare's works. Today the expression "Gadzooks!" is not particularly offensive to most. Of course, most don't know what it originally meant. Gadzooks was originally slang for "God's ...
- 647: Macbeth Issues
- In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, there are many issues that may have had an affect on the play. The complex marriage between the power hungry Macbeths, lady Macbeth’s dominant character directing Macbeth ... his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing”. (Act V, Scene 5) Shakespeare shows that male and female relationships during this time were based on status or positions of authority. For example, Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), who some critics claim Shakespeare alluded to with Macbeth, chose not to marry for many years, because she wanted to remain solely in power. In contrast to her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, married ...
- 648: The Elizabethan Age
- ... the playhouses was simply called the Theatre. It was located in the northern region of the river in Shoreditch. James Burbage, the father of one of the greatest actors in Shakespeare's company, Richard Burbage, built it. The plays that Shakespeare wrote before 1597 were performed there. The next playhouse, Henry Canman's Curtain, was built directly adjacent to the Theatre. It was used by famous clown and singer, Robert Armin ... the parts of children and of women. Then at the age of approximately 15 or 16, they begin to leave the more effeminate roles and take on more masculine roles. Shakespeare makes a reference to the boy players in Antony and Cleopatra when Antony says " Shall be brought drunken fourth, and I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness ...
- 649: Hamlets Madness
- ... doubts his control over psyche. Method in the Madness: Hamlet's Sanity Supported Through His Relation to Ophelia and Edgar's Relation to Lear In both Hamlet and King Lear, Shakespeare incorporates a theme of madness with two characters: one truly mad, and one only acting mad to serve a motive. The madness of Hamlet is frequently disputed. This paper argues ... distinction is not as clear as it is in King Lear. Using the more explicit relationship in King Lear, one finds a better understanding of the relationship in Hamlet.While Shakespeare does not directly pit Ophelia's insanity (or breakdown) against Hamlet's madness, there is instead a clear definitiveness in Ophelia's condition and lear uncertainty in Hamlet's madness. Obviously, Hamlet's character offers more evidence, while Ophelia's breakdown is quick, but more conclusive in its precision. Shakespeare offers clear evidence pointing to Hamlet's sanity beginning with the first scene of the play. Hamlet begins with guards whose main importance in the play is to give ...
- 650: James Earl Jones: A Voice in the Crowd
- ... than pull (Jones) back and them the Method,@ they decided to Alet (him) go (his) own path.@(107.) Papp gave Jones his first acting breakthrough opportunity as Micheal Williams in Shakespeare=s Henry V. Papp was credited with injecting a Adash of social conscience by casting Williams..as a negro (ably played by James Earl Jones)@ (Gelb 23). Papp was a ... what he termed a Abreakthrough year@ in 1961 (Jones 123). Papp again cast Jones in a production, this time as Oberon in Midsummer Night=s Dream at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Although his performance was not critically acclaimed, Jones began to get small parts on television with roles on APlayhouse 90,@" The Brighter Day,@A The Catholic Hour,@A Camera ... in London which cast Sir Lawrence Olivier as the title role. The second major production cast James Earl Jones as the moor and debuted in Central park with the Summer Shakespeare festival and re-opened in October at the Martinique. Calling it Aunjustly neglected,@ Life magazine compared Jones to Olivier and called Jones Aimmensely moving,@ as a reminder of Acivil ...
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