Christopher Marlowe

We’ve all been associated with Shakespeare, whether we’ve read one of his pays for a school assignment or watched one of his plays. One way or another we know who William Shakespeare is. For years there have been people saying that William Shakespeare, from Stratford- upon- Avon, is not the one who wrote all those plays and poems. Instead Oxfordian’s believe that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, is the one who wrote some of most known plays and poems in English literature. There is enough…

Pen names are glass doors. While the truth seems visible it can not be truly seen without first getting passed the door. Shakespeare’s work has been admired for centuries and it has gained much respect, however, some say the work of Shakespeare may in fact not be his. There are many questions surrounding the topic of Shakespeare’s authorship and whether or not he could have really been the author of so many thought provoking and diverse plays. There is great argument over his lack of proper…

The Shepherd got Rejected The two poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd, each share their own insight on their life. The second poem is a depressing reply to the first poem, which tries its hardest to get his lady to come stay with him and love him forever. It shows happiness and joy, while the second one points out why they could never be together forever. The response to the Shepherd uses three main reasons not to move in with him, all the beauty he…

William Shakespeare wrote many plays, one of his most well-known plays was “The Tragedy of Romeo an Juliet.” In this play the star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, fall madly in love but it comes to a tragic end. This is all due to the choices they made due to their family rivalry. In “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,” by William Shakespeare, there are a lot of references to the stars but the story also relates to choices. Instead of choosing not to go to the party. Romeo goes because of the…

Since the very beginnings of the tale of Faust the story has been incredibly open to artistic interpretation. The story of Faust can be seen as far back as the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and from that point onward the story has taken on an innumerable amount of differing thoughts and interpretations. However, in observation of three separate paintings from three completely different time periods one can see how the three paintings share very similar aspects. These three paintings, all…

William Shakespeare's fictional tragedy, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ set in fair Verona, depicts two warring households, both alike in dignity, the Capulets and Montagues. The feud results in the tragic fate of the pair of star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet who took their lives due to their parent’s strife. The play explores how various forms of conflict was conveyed to reflect the era of the Renaissance when political turmoil and European nations were at war. Shakespeare represents the theme of…

“Pyramus and Thisbe” and Romeo and Juliet: A Comparative Essay Tragedy and love, two of the most common themes incorporated into ancient and modern literature, can be found in almost any piece of text ever written. Even more common, some might say, is a tragic love. The most famous tragic love story is a dramatic play written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. It took place around the 14th century in the city of Verona, Italy. The play follows a pair of star-crossed lovers who belong to…

“Romeo and Juliet” The play Romeo and Juliet was first performed in 1594 and has been played time and time again, most said it has stood the test of time. Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare and is performed countless times across the world in high schools for fundraisers or on broadway for entertainment. Romeo and Juliet is one of the greatest plays written because we can still relate to the fighting and to the love story between the two kids. One problem in the world…

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Paper The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare is incredibly suspenseful. From viewing the movie and reading the story from the perspective of an audience, it is clear that dramatic irony, soliloquies, and asides, are the most important yet interesting literary devices to the audience. Dramatic irony provides suspense on the stage, due to the audience knowing something that the characters are not aware of. Soliloquies provide useful…

Anistasia Perry Ms. Renk English 2B 16 March 2017 Julius Caesar New Historicism In the world of Elizabethan England, there was a man known as William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was known for writing various plays that have various connections to his society at the time. One of these plays was known as Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar, although being written about a Caesar, common name for the Roman emperor, who was assassinated; shares many parallels to the society and events going on…