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It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt (A discussion on the similarities and differences in Shakespeare’s King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing) When renting movies nowadays, the movies are often organized according to their genres. There are thrillers, comedies, rom coms, action/adventure, horror, etc. The list goes on for ages. Before there were movies, there were plays. Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in history. He often wrote plays in three genres. Comedies, tragedies, and…

During the seventeenth century in England, a great battle for power was taking place throughout the country. William Shakespeare captures this epic battle for power through his tragic play Macbeth. This play takes place in 11th century Scotland and is a story about a Thane called Macbeth, his rise to power and his fall. Throughout the play we see hints of whose fault it is for the actions and eventual downfall of Macbeth. Macbeth is responsible for the death of King Duncan and his fellow people…

John Updike originally conceived his novel The Centaur as a companion piece to Rabbit, Run, published two years before. If the earlier novel was about a life-embracing man constitutionally unable to sacrifice himself for any person or idea, the later one is its opposite: a novel about a man obsessed with his own death who is nevertheless able to sacrifice himself for the betterment of his family. He thus exchanges his literal, physical death for a series of smaller, spiritual, daily deaths—the…

There is no denying that Shakespeare has presented many themes in his play, Julius Caesar, throughout the course of the plot. In the play there has been many instances where trust and lack thereof has factored in many of the outcomes of the story. Lies, deceit, and distrust has killed many, hurt relationships, and angered people. Those who displayed loyalty and honesty have prevailed against obstacles. In Julius Caesar, the themes of how lying will lead to problems while truthfulness will help…

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a1982 novella written by Stephen King. In the story, Andy Dufresne is the protagonist -the formerly talented banker with a good of justice, but he is convinced of murdering his wife. So, he is imprisoned in Shawshank prison in Maine. This novella becomes one of the most popular fictions because of themes whether it be theme of hope, theme of correction system, and etc. Nevertheless, to my mind, theme of intelligence is the major theme that Stephen King…

This essay investigates the continuities within the above “epigram.” Shakespeare’s fascination with madness is derived from the human nature of confinement and the perplexing attitudes of unrestrained ferals such as those driven to Insanity. Why does Ophelia permute into lunacy throughout Hamlet ? Ophelia is grieving as a result of her dependency on others. Ophelia was left alone as her brother,Laertes, left for France and her father, Polonius, was slain. Ophelia who is seemingly in a…

In Hamlet, does Shakespeare give details to prove that the kingdom is rotten? Shakespeare does prove the kingdom is rotten because of the deaths that take place throughout the entire play. In Hamlet, deaths take place to prove the kingdom is rotten. Also, the insanity of the characters gives good explanation on how the kingdom can be rotten because of the actions. Throughout the entire play events are taking place to put the characters in situations to show how rotten their souls because of…

Santa Anna’s Leg Many people did not know that Santa Anna had a fake leg make from wood and cork, until one man found out about it, and decided to educate about it. Santa Anna lost his leg by being hit by a cannon, then having to have it amputated. He went into battle because he wanted to redeem himself from his loss of Veracruz. It was the Pastry War. He was told to defend as necessary, and lost his leg in the process. Later on, Santa Anna lost his prosthetic leg to the Illinois Infantry and…

Transparancy To Say less or to say more Barker being a student of History brings forth the crucial problem of revelation of Shakespeare in Hamlet and also knows the revealing face of murkiness of the story in Elizabethan culture. He uses powerful imagery of mirror throughout the play, mirror which is made of glass questions the truth in Elsinore. This mirror reflects the image that can not be seen It allows to see without being seen. Here Hamlet affirms the impotence of words : “ I’m saying…

What is “justice”? Throughout history, humanity has struggled to determine justice and how to perpetuate it. According to Macmillan Dictionary, justice is “the treatment of people that is fair and morally right”. In ancient Greece, justice and legislation was determined by the will of their deities. In ancient Mesopotamia, justice was Hammurabi's Code, which roughly says that a punishment should be similar to the offense. However, what justice is not is clear to a famous playwright from the 17th…