Ben Jonson

“Another example of conditional love is “To Celia” by Ben Jonson. This theme of carpe diem and conditional love is especially evident in “To Celia.” The speaker in “To Celia” is known as Valpone, whose name means “the fox.” The meaning of his name implies that Valpone is sly and sneaky in his ways, and so he…

Keegan Cody English 1 Rough Draft “All The World’s a Stage” “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts” (As You like It, Act II, Scene VII). William Shakespeare, himself, knew these many parts. In his life he played an actor, a husband, a writer and some say he even played a thief and a fraud. “For today 's public, of course, Shakespeare is to literary genius what Mozart is to music and…

Literature without Shakespeare is like an fishe without water. Shakespeare is the greatest English writer and one of the greatest writers in the literary world. He is the "specialist of miracles."1 This is because of his knowledge "… to influence the outrageous of diminutiveness to create an impact like greatness – to influence the overabundance of delicacy to deliver an impact like power … to do this had a place just with Shakespeare."2 Definitely no other English author has held such a…

William Shakespeare, known as “Bard of Avon”, was and is still regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He is often called England’s national poet. Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, actor, dramatist, and many other theatre occupations. His works within the arts have diversified from over 38 plays, 154 sonnets, narrative poems, and verses all being translated into several living languages. Famous plays like Romeo & Juliet and Henry have been idolized within the arts for…

Just six years before his birth Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558. It was a time of great history and relative political stability, followed and preceded by eras of upheaval. For the time being, arts held a great importance; theaters thrived and playwrights were active including William Shakespeare. Theater was central to Elizabethan social life leading to great buildings and the development of companies of actors, both professional and amateur. It did receive criticism. Puritan…

Semester One Final Essay: Rethinking The Frogs Debate The two playwrights I have chosen for the purpose of this essay are Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), known by his stage name as Molière, and Henrik Johan Ibsen (1828-1906). Molière was born on January 15th in Paris, France and is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. I have chosen Molière as one of my two playwrights because I believe that one of the ways to ‘save society’ is through comedy. Ibsen…

He has been writing plays and sonnets for four centuries. Ben Jonson said this about Shakespeare “He was not of an age, but for all time”. While he was part of the most popular acting companies in London, he often played before the court and Queen Elizabeth I. While king James was in throne in 1603 Shakespeare was…

branches. From the neo-classist point of view towards Shakespeare and the nature of dramatic illusion. The audience knows that it is representation. So why do we need to keep time and place. Aristotle said that without unities people will be confused but Jonson said that unity of time and place is artistic, the audience can’t go with the flow is not true. The truth of literature is how literature talk to us though…

David Williamson is unanimously acknowledged by literary critics as a towering playwright in the contemporary Australian dramaturgy. His main domain is society as a structure with multiple institutions, and individual as its soul. The two entities are in close nexus and are interdependent. A society is what its inhabitants make it. The real essence of an individual lies in his social behavior. The flaws and faults of a person may stigmatize the sacred edifice of the society. Williamson as a…

Ben Jonson wrote Shakespeare “was not of an age, but for all time,” indicating how 21st century ideas and themes can be connected through the centuries to the time when 1 Henry IV was written. For instance, a contemporary issue demonstrated in the play is a phenomenon known as helicopter parenting. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, helicopter parenting is when a parent is extremely involved in a child’s life (“Helicopter Parenting”). Parents will often place expectations on their…