Jennifer Li English Period 10
April 21, 2017 Essay
Literary Analysis Essay Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Cleopatra and Anthony are a few of William Shakespeare's works that features “star-cross lover” tragedies and romantic love affairs. While William Shakespeare has created many famous works that are constantly read over and over and admired by thousands of people, these romantic tragedies do not have an impact on people’s perceptions of love, because even after the tragedy occurres, they still imagine how love is sacrifice, something important in a marriage, oppositional, and ultimately death. In the relationship between Cleopatra and Anthony, their love is so deep that they are able to sacrifice their own lives for each other. While Cleopatra, the queen and ruler of Egypt is one of the most beautiful woman in the world, as a woman of power and beauty, she is fierce, loving and passionate when in love with her mate. On Act 5, Scene 2 page 16 it states,
CLEOPATRA
This proves me base.
If she first meet the curlèd Antony,
He’ll make demand of her and …show more content…
In the story Othello, unlike Desdemona that would try her best and do anything for her love and was like that throughout the play, Othello changed in many ways. In the beginning of the play, Othello was willing to give up his freedom to marry Desdemona. However, when Othello believes Lagos and thinks that Desdemona has cheated on him and had sex with other people, he becomes a totally different person. On Act 5 Scene 2 page 4-5 it
April 21, 2017 Essay
Literary Analysis Essay Romeo and Juliet, Othello, and Cleopatra and Anthony are a few of William Shakespeare's works that features “star-cross lover” tragedies and romantic love affairs. While William Shakespeare has created many famous works that are constantly read over and over and admired by thousands of people, these romantic tragedies do not have an impact on people’s perceptions of love, because even after the tragedy occurres, they still imagine how love is sacrifice, something important in a marriage, oppositional, and ultimately death. In the relationship between Cleopatra and Anthony, their love is so deep that they are able to sacrifice their own lives for each other. While Cleopatra, the queen and ruler of Egypt is one of the most beautiful woman in the world, as a woman of power and beauty, she is fierce, loving and passionate when in love with her mate. On Act 5, Scene 2 page 16 it states,
CLEOPATRA
This proves me base.
If she first meet the curlèd Antony,
He’ll make demand of her and …show more content…
In the story Othello, unlike Desdemona that would try her best and do anything for her love and was like that throughout the play, Othello changed in many ways. In the beginning of the play, Othello was willing to give up his freedom to marry Desdemona. However, when Othello believes Lagos and thinks that Desdemona has cheated on him and had sex with other people, he becomes a totally different person. On Act 5 Scene 2 page 4-5 it