At First Sight

The first kind of power is one focused through objects. These objects include his staff, described in the stage directions at line 5.1.33, and a ”magic garment“ (Shakespeare 1.2.24). In addition, he has learned spells and charms from spell books, which provide…

By the end of the First Crusade, Pope Urban’s dream had come true; the Holy Land had been reclaimed from the Turks. Following their success, majority of those that fought went back home to Western Europe. Those that stayed settled in different areas and created four primary regions: Antioch, Edessa, Tripoli, and Jerusalem. Their goal was to maintain order within the region. Due to Christians being the overwhelming minority, the Crusader states operated similar to that of the Arab states under a…

Macbeth is saying that he did not notice his own hands were the ones completing the deed. He never had been in the position and when feeling all these new stimuli he could not recognize his own hands. Finally, the last sense would be the sense of sight, programmed by the eyes. Think back and create a vivid picture of the stabbing of King Duncan. This must be the most traumatic experience of them all as…

positive characteristics, but many fail people fail to point out the flaw of her not speaking up throughout the entire play. Also Regan and Goneril appear to understand the Lear’s mind better than he does. This is evident in their plotting in the first act of the play when Goneril states: The best and soundest of his time hath been but rash; then must we look to receive from his age, not alone the imperfections of long-engraffed condition, but therewithal the unruly waywardness that infirm and…

English language what it is today. “Lie low”, “comparisons are odorous”, and “as merry as the day is long” originates from just one of his many plays and texts. To “lie low” means to “keep out of sight. This phrase is used widely from the romantic comedy it came from to old western movies. It was first said by Antonio, a character from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This has a double meaning. “Lie low” can mean to get down or to crouch it can also mean to remain hidden for a period.…

Reading, Shakespeare plays like Macbeth can improve students reading. According to Mark Bayer, an associate professor and chair of the Department of English at UTSA, “The language is so dense, so rich, the first couple plays they read are difficult. Not because the language is archaic, but because it is semantically dense. You have to read the lines over and over,” But like anything else, time and effort bring an understanding, “Students go into it because…

Love is an inherently powerful emotion. It is consuming, influential, and passionate. It can also easily blur one’s morals and judgments. Because of this, love is often time used as a shortcoming for characters in tragic literary works. In the play King Lear, Shakespeare utilizes the theme of blindness in the beginning as a metaphor for the “blindness” Lear and Gloucester have regarding their children, and then uses it as a crux for Gloucester when the nobleman goes from being metaphorically…

stereotypes. The two lovers warmed many peoples hearts by the strength of their love and their belief that they were born to be together. The flaw was that destiny had nothing to do with the cause of their deaths; it was their own childish choices. The first bad choice that was made was when Romeo was informed of the “Capulets” party and decided to go. Benvolio had begged and pressured him into going saying “Your lady’s love against some other maid. That I will show you shining at this feast,…

The king's son, Ferdinand, is brought to Prospero, where he sees Miranda, and it is love at first sight. The second party is Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio. Alonso fears that Ferdinand is dead and grieves for the loss of his son. Antonio easily convinces Sebastian that Sebastian should murder his brother and seize the throne for himself. The third…

Romeo found another to love, by choosing to go to the party. At this party Juliet meets Romeo, but does not know his name. Later that night they meet and agree to marry each other but first they will need the Friar’s approval. Romeo takes care of the approval. Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. As their marriage happens, Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, sends a letter daring Romeo to fight. With no response Tybalt searches for Romeo. Tybalt and…