 | | Contemplation of Death in Hamlet | | by Ebey Soman, May 15, 2008 | | This essay tries to show the progress of Hamlet's obsession with death and its concepts, including his famous soliloquy of "to be or not to be". | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Women in Shakespearian Plays | | by Do Cantin-Meaney, Apr 15, 2008 | | Throughout his career, Shakespeare wrote plays that are categorized as Mature plays, which came in his last years, and the Comedies, in his younger years. However, the female characters are different as well. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Hamlet's Sanity | | by Destination Unknown, Mar 22, 2008 | | Arguing for the case of Hamlet's sanity in the famous Shakespearean play. In addition, it also deals with the prospect of uncertainty exemplified by the most famous monologue within English literature. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | What is Satire? | | by swapna.p, Jan 22, 2008 | | Certain aspects in society, such as the ways people live and act, their attitudes and ideas, are criticized in a literary form, are considered satires. It may be a poem, a book, a play, a film or a joke. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Shakespeare's Edmund | | by A J Allan, Oct 7, 2007 | | Edmund, from Shakespeare's play King Lear, is arguably one of most evil, egotistical characters in all of literature; yet there is one slight glimmer of goodness keeps him from utter evil, one little bit of hope. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | The Tempest | | by luke1203, Sep 9, 2007 | | How does Shakespeare present Prospero's reaction to other characters in Act 1, Scene 2? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Deception and Substitution: Catalysts for Change | | by Peaches O'Neil, Sep 6, 2007 | | Shakespeare transforms Cinthio's "Hecatommithi" in the play "Measure for Measure": in one of these transformations Shakespeare's Duke stays in Vienna disguised as a friar, whereas his counterpart, the Emperor in Hecatommithi, does not reside in the City of Innsbruck. Through analyzing two passages from Measure for Measure, one can see the many layers of deception and substitution the Duke's presence adds to the play. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 7 |
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 | | The Tragedy of Julius Caesar | | by T. M., Aug 24, 2007 | | It is often said that a defeat is less painful if it is at the hands of a strong and worthy enemy. In fact, it is considered honorable to lose to a strong opponent, if you can make it hard for them. In Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, the famous general is given no such honor. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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