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Portia in ‘Merchant of Venice one of the strongest and wisest characters found in William Shakespeare’s play. In this tragic comedy, Portia uses her creativity and wit to save the life of her husband’s best friend, Antonio. Portia’s father has passed, leaving her with a stunning inheritance. This beautiful, wealthy bachelorette is now the sought-after prize for many a young suitor. In fact, young, eligible suitors travel from other countries to win her hand in marriage. Portia knows who she…

Does being a man require you to be prideful angry, and dominant? In the play Macbeth, there are numerous ways Shakespeare shows how these traits affect the actions of people. Shakespeare demonstrates consistently throughout the play that gender roles can manipulate how people define themselves and others. Throughout the play, the expected roles can be demonstrated through pride amongst men. Pride is one of the things that men have always strived for and everyone knows this about men. Lady…

Greene’s use of Bendrix as an antihero in The End of the Affair helps to portray a struggling moral character. Bendrix is another perfect example of an antihero. He even admits his own mediocrity when he says, “My words were overcharged. I could detect their insincerity” (19). Everything about Bendrix is repugnant: he is a complainer, a hypocrite, a narcicist, a pessimist, a paramour, and an atheist (which has a bad connotation attached in society). In other words he is everything a hero should…

Julius Caesar is a tragedy play which displays countless instances of superstitions, supernatural and omens which foreshadow Caesar’s faith. It is one of the few plays by William Shakespeare which he wrote about true historical events in Roman history. Julius Caesar was originally published in the First Folio in 1623, having purely authoritative text about the play. However, it’s first performance was mentioned by Thomas Platter the Younger in his diary, which dates September 1599 . It is a play…

William Shakespeare's play "The taming of the Shrew" is a comedy that presents a complicated relationship between two genders. The events of the play are mainly about two major characters: Katherina and Petruchio. Throughout the play, the first dialogue starts between these two characters, and through it, the reader witnesses a scene full of several elements such as imagery and metaphors, and the most predominant element in the dialogue is animal metaphors. Each metaphor holds behind it more…

Mika Shapshovich Mr. Doherty English 8 January, 2018 The Human Nature of Manipulation for Power: Hamlet, Claudius, and Polonius in Hamlet by Shakespeare Manipulative individuals use their power to deceive others for social status or power. Evidently, manipulation is used to alter the perception of others through deceitful and misleading acts. When a person possesses surplus power they become insecure and unstable, which causes the person…

Can a murderer be a hero? Many would argue no, but such a response can be both incomplete and close-minded. While a character such as Brutus, from within Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, can very easily be judged as being evil due to a superficial deconstruction of his actions, his true character is found only upon deeper analysis. Brutus does suffer from what appears to be an objective lack of morality; however, further analysis of his motives, his internal conflicts, and…

To lack good judgement is one of the major themes Shakespeare explores in his masterpiece King Lear, a tragedy concerning the aftermath of the abdication of King Lear. The plot carries a character development; a descend into madness as a result of an act of folly. This paper further examines the origin of Lear’s madness, how the madness is externalised and finally puts the play and theme into historical context. The cause of Lear’s madness can be pinpointed to several places, depending on your…

A cynical man named Montresor that seeks revenge from his “friend” Fortunato and successfully murders him brings him the exact opposite of what his name means, fortunate. Poe on the other hand, the author of this story, “The Cask of Amontillado”, was brought good fortune from this tale he made that became popular and got to make good money off of it. This success did not come with just his well thought out plot for the story, but also many other elements, mainly literary elements. Edgar Allan…

“Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress,” said Napoleon Bonaparte. In accordance, The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and “Master Harold”…and the Boys by Athol Fugard both consist of dynamic characters who act as oppressors. In The House of the Spirits and “Master Harold”…and the Boys, Esteban Trueba and Harold, respectively, have similar characteristics in the sense that they both lose control of their emotions and take out their anger on others. The House of the…