Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare and published in 1673 during the reign of King James I. Macbeth is thought to be the play that most closely relates to his relationship with the king. Macbeth is a General who receives a prophecy from three witches saying, “all hail Macbeth, he shalt be king hereafter!” prophesying his becoming King of Scotland....
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In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Friar Lawrence doesn’t notice the anguish he has given to Romeo and Juliet. He plays the main role in the midst of their love, all because of his great influence over them and their marriage. Also, his personal reasons to end the feud between the Montagues resulted in the deaths of Romeo and...
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Both Bernstein and Prokofiev share similarities in certain musical elements depicted in their unique compositional skills. Both these composers are of the 20th century, but as their history, purpose, and skills differed we see compositions of different qualities as well. Structure & Form: The structure and form of both Bernstein’s and Prokofiev’s compositions are similar in their utilization of leitmotifs....
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A man who is virtuous and has many sympathetic traits, a person with flaws people would consider fatal, a person wounded by experience: that person is a tragic hero, and a tragic hero is perfectly shown by Shakespeare's Othello. Othello’s past is the reason he is the way he is today, his past is the reason he is considered a...
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Shakespeare presents Ophelia in Hamlet as nothing more than a reflection of societal gender restrictions. This is shown in Ophelia`s easily manipulated and innocent nature which Shakespeare seems to think is indicative of a woman`s nature. Ophelia is often taken advantage of by the male characters of the play. She isn`t useful until a man needs her, and when she...
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Troy Maxson – Fences The Characterization and Formation of a Tragic Hero In the play Fences, August Wilson (author) introduces Troy Maxson, a man who truly loves baseball and wanted to pursue baseball as a career since it was his passion. Due to the times, he was living in he couldn’t become a baseball player and it causes him to...
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Romeo and Juliet is a classic story about a pair of ‘star-crossed lovers’ being controlled by fate and destiny. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme as it focuses on the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In the story, love is depicted as a violent, ecstatic, overpowering force that supersedes...
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When someone is in love, it is natural to behave out of the ordinary. More importantly, many factors lead them to think about things they usually wouldn’t do if they weren’t in love. A great example of this plays out in Shakespeare’s play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Initially, Romeo was depressed after getting rejected by another girl, but his perspective of...
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A situation, state, or idea is artificial when it has been created unnaturally, and therefore seems unnecessary or insincere. Thus, in many ways, the term “artificial” can be applied to Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short stories “Jumping Monkey Hill” and “The Arrangers of Marriage” from her short story collection “The Thing Around Your Neck”....
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“Whether the spirit of greatness / Or of woman I know not, but it shows / A fearful madness. I owe her much of pity”. Cariola’s choric commentary at the end of Act 1 Scene 1 of ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ reflects her uncertainty of whether to see the Duchess’ bid for self-determination as “greatness” of spirit or as “madness”,...
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In late 16th century English drama vengeful ghosts, adapted from a Senecan drama, became a common occurrence. William Shakespeare, a well revered writer, “is unique in the fact that he is the only author who fully participates in the popular vogue for presenting ghosts onstage”. According to Stephen Greenblatt, “Shakespeare, more than anyone of his age, grasped that there were...
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“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive” (Shakur par. 1). Life is extremely unpredictable; one minute, everything is transcendent; the next, everything goes down in flames. These events are what ultimately shape an individual’s character. This matter is very eloquently portrayed in Shakespeare’s quintessential tragedy, Hamlet. The theme of...
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Hedda Gabler is a purely modern text and a modern tragedy. Because Hedda cannot distinguish between the ego-inflating show gestures and the tragic death that sublimates the ego to realize the value of life. Expanded and reborn. Her helplessness, unaware of the difference between soap operas and tragedy, explains the gap between Hedda's presumptive view of her suicide and our...
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What is arguably Shakespeare's greatest play, “The Tragedy of Hamlet,” is understood to be a revenge tragedy, however, it is quite an odd one at that. Unlike his other plays that came off as deceptive, Shakespeare took a turn when writing Hamlet and added uncertainty. In his opening lines, William Shakespeare writes, “Who’s there?… Nay answers me. Stand and unfold...
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Death has always been a part of life but is a mystery nobody experiences to tell. In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses loss as a theme, which permeates throughout the play. There are several ways this theme develops throughout, from where the ghost introduces the idea of death and its consequences, to Hamlet’s preoccupation of death, to the idea of suicide. To...
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It is not unusual for Shakespeare’s plays to have a recurring, main theme spread throughout and reflected in the characters, the incidents and situations they experience, and detailed suggestions made in the plays. One of such main themes in the play Hamlet is the theme of loss, be it loss of family, loss of possession, loss of love or loss...
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Hamlet's character in the movie ‘Hamlet’ is very distinct from the other, more masculine characters. This is primarily due to the fact that he analyses situations rather than jumping into action without considering the consequences. Hamlet is described as a ‘floater’ and has a delay in seeking revenge. Throughout the play, Hamlet is put into certain situations where he can...
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At Dovecote's funeral, Coriolanus sings the Panem anthem, 'Gem of Panem,' having learned it from his grandmother. During the funeral, the bullet-ridden body of Brandy is paraded by Peacekeepers, along with the other tributes. The mentors and tributes are then taken for a 'tour' of the Capitol Arena, where Coriolanus again meets with Lucy Gray and learns that the tributes...
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Proclivity for violent outbursts. The proud and inflexible Coriolanus cries out in a key scene in the play, surrounded by his enemies, I banish you There is a world elsewhere (act 3, scene 3). But there can be no other world for a Roman-like Coriolanus, who was raised on the ideal of serving the commonwealth and striking blows 'for Rome':...
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My chosen media for analysis and comparison to Macbeth is “The Great Gatsby” - a 2013 romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name “The Great Gatsby”. Both follow the story of Jay Gatsby, a man who builds his life and does whatever it takes to be united with Daisy Buchanan, the love he...
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Hamlet includes many references to performances of all kinds – both theatrical performances and the way people perform in daily life. In his first appearance, Hamlet draws a distinction between outward behavior— “actions that a man might play”— and real feelings: “that within which passeth show” (I.ii.). However, the more time we spend with Hamlet the harder it becomes to...
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How far would you go to make your dreams come true? Would you be willing to give up things you love and go through many hardships just to turn your dream into a reality? Even if the dream has a low chance of coming true and is an unrealistic goal, will you still stop at nothing to get it? Well...
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Moreover, Shakespeare characterizes Lady Macbeth as a “poisoner,” ridiculing the preposterous stereotype that witches used poisons for evil purposes, such as to harm or kill someone. Although Lady Macbeth does not poison her husband in the literal sense, she poisons her husband’s mind, causing him to become a different person, a power-hungry tyrant, who will not hesitate to harm anyone...
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Textual Background It is thought that Shakespeare composed Julius Caesar between 1599 and 1600 and even though there were many prior accounts of Caesar`s rule and demise, Shakespeare is the only one that follows the other characters, particularly Brutus (Shakespeare`s Plays). The only reliable text of Julius Caesar comes from the First Folio of 1623 and it is believed to...
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Shakespeare's breathtakingly composed catastrophe, Hamlet, is created with disaster and subjects of vengeance, yet it is similarly prominent for the double-dealing and lies that the players have towards one another. All through the play, characters incubate plans and keep an eye on one another, making a high-strain state of mind. Shakespeare does this so as to include sensational strain, in...
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Why is Julius Caesar considered a tragic hero? The answer is Julius Caesar fits all characteristics of a tragic hero except the tragic hero's death at the end of the play. First, Shakespeare explains how Caesar is a tragic hero by showing that he is a historical man with tragic imperfections that lead to his death. He is powerful, confident,...
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Shakespeare presents Romeo and Juliet’s love in the extract as pure, holy, and sacred. The idea of their love being holy is evident when Romeo says, “have not saints lips, and holy and palmers too?” which is part of an extended Christian metaphor. The particular use of the noun “saints” within the metaphor used by Shakespeare suggests that Romeo is...
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In the play, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ the author William Shakespeare presents the relationship between the two youths as one that is destined from the start, but in contrast, their love is also ill-fated. Their relationship only lasts for three days all of which they are oblivious to what the future holds for their relationship until their demise. Within the play,...
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The concept of tragedy within plays is to highlight the dramatic style of humanity, through our encounters with sorrow and terrible events. Specifically, in Elizabethan and Jacobean tragedies, this approach to tragedy was filled with dynamics based upon the characters of the plays actions. Often, the source of such tragedies stemmed from the conspiring roles of villains. The existence of...
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The concept is famous in Disney movies, scientists today still struggle with identifying it, and for the lucky ones, it is first experienced the moment they reach safe arms. This concept is known as ‘love’ and in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, love is made notorious in the tragedy of the play’s plot. While the romance between Romeo and Juliet...
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