Elizabeth I of England

‘Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit monstrous acts, but they are not monsters. Discuss.’ ‘Fate’ and ‘Ambition’ are the two keys components that drive the play Macbeth forward. In terms of plot and characterization, the two powerful characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth take fate into their hands to reach towards their goals which lead to a series of misfortunes and sins which turns them from an ambitious person into a monster. The play starts with the three witches quoting, ‘Fair is foul, and foul…

“The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present” -Niccolo Maciavelli Deeply disturbing. Machiavelli and ‘his prince’ are seen as synonym for evil. Machiavelli was a 16th century Italian diplomat, historian, philosopher and play write. His magnum opus “The Prince” created shock among the people. It was something new for them. A man who was giving advices to princes to be cruel, cunning, ruthless and deceitful created a sense of fear among people and…

their conscience. The language he uses also hints that conscience is something that comes and goes. This seems to explain Clarence's earlier confession. This recognition is a troubling confirmation of just how ineffective conscience is in Richard III. I believe this explains many of the occurrences in the play. Overall, it explains why Richard faces defeat after ignoring his conscience for so long. His visit with the ghosts seems to awaken his conscience finally, but it appears to be too late.…

With as much as literature and entertainment have evolved in the past 400 years since the honored genius William Shakespeare popularized theatre and genres such as the Tragedy and Comedy, people still remember his work by reading and seeing it performed from time to time. People are even shown techniques he pioneered on his own such as words he invented and comic relief. In the play Macbeth, it has been debated for years about the value of the Porter’s scene and whether or not it is comic relief…

The effectiveness of the representation of particular groups in texts is often the source of much conjecture. The stage drama, The Secret River, adapted by Andrew Bovell and set between September 1813 and April 1814, is moderately effective in representing the Dharug people’s perspective of land ownership, inter-race relationships and their own cultural values. Such perspectives are conveyed by Bovell’s use of dramatic conventions in order to humanise the Dharug perspective and add a dimension…

The Truth behind Shakespeare’s Plays The odds of someone having read Shakespeare at least once in their life is significantly high. William Shakespeare is known worldwide as a writing icon for his works such as “Romeo and Juliet”, “Macbeth”, and countless others. One impact of Shakespeare’s works is that they are commonly used as a learning tool in many schools nationwide. Students examine hidden meanings behind his literary devices and the Elizabethan era language. Although Shakespeare is…

place. Usually, it looks as though Hal takes better care of Falstaff than the other way around. Between in 3.3 when Hal repays Falstaff’s debts and in 5.4 lines 152–153, “For my part, if a lie may do thee grace, / I’ll gild it with the happiest terms I have.” Aside from Falstaff’s ineptitude when it comes to being remotely heroic, the two are close, and that is admirable given the vast…

Holbein’s ambassadors In 1532 Jean de Dinteville arrived in England for his second diplomatic venture. Whilst it yielded little, he was sent by the French king to protect relations with Henry VIII, who was in an uproar, planning to break away from the pope in Rome and the Catholic church. Dinteville had little to do in English court of Henry VIII other than wait for the pregnant Anne Boleyn to marry and become queen of England, which brought about the English Reformation in following year. In…

According to recorded history and fact, there was never a woman who had the brilliance of Shakespeare during his time. This could be for several reasons; one being that women were not schooled as men were at the time, and another that even though they may have tried to follow the path to brilliance, they were forced into the stereotypical and traditional life of a housewife (at the time). A third is the fact that the frustration of not being able to engage in their genius drove them to madness…

“ I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” (Oscar Wilde) Many people, much like Oscar Wilde, share the love of theatre. Theatre, or other play like performances, have been around since the beginning of time. They first evolved from simple storytelling, to huge productions, much like the Broadway Theatre. This form of entertainment first gain traction in popularity, in…