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“King Lear” is one of the great works of William Shakespeare. It is the tale of an elderly king who leaves his entire estate to two of his three daughters as he slowly descends into madness. One of the main themes in this play is suffering. There is a vast amount of suffering felt by all of the major characters throughout the play, but it is nothing compared to that felt by king Lear and Gloucester. These two characters are pushed to their limits by the pain that they must endure. However,…

Shakespeare is a writer that has many great stories like “Hamlet”, “Julius Caesar”, “The Tempest”, and many more, but Shakespeare's stories have similar themes and plots with other famous books. That is the case of the story “Macbeth” and “The story of the fall” from Genesis chapter 3. In both of these stories, the greed and ambition of mankind affects both sets of characters and plots of the Bible story and “Macbeth”. However, the good comparison, Shakespeare used in “Macbeth” from the Bible…

When picturing the impeccable villain, most would automatically, based on what they have seen, read or experienced, picture someone or perhaps something quite petrifying-looking whose pure intention is to act absolutely horrendously. For some villains, however, this is not the entire case. Ann Pettway, from the movie "Abducted: The Carlina White Story" directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, clandestine past, unyielding determination, and mediocre appearance all compose the ideal devious villain whom…

Instead of trying to talk to Edgar first about the letter he instantly assumes it was Edgar’s “very opinion in letter! Abhorred villain! . . . . I’ll apprehend him. Abominable villain!” (1.2.75-78). Consequently, Gloucester fails to realize that Edmund is the evil son and Edgar is the one…

The character of Hamlet has remained a topic of interest for literary critics since the play was first published towards the late 16th century. Since then, literary critics and Shakespeare enthusiasts alike have attempted to shed light on his true thoughts and intentions throughout the play—ultimately trying to determine why his character remains so elusive throughout the majority of the pages. A number of theories have been developed, and just as many opinions expressed on this subject, but to…

Blindness is a powerful weapon that is able to influence many causing them to make many irrational decisions, thus being able to affect the fate of an entire kingdom. Within King Lear, Shakespeare forces the reader to question many emotional and social issues, one of which being blindness. Many characters throughout this play are blind to the truth, which essentially leads to their demise. King Lear himself struggles with blindness when faced with challenges and decision making. His lack of…

stereotypes. The two lovers warmed many peoples hearts by the strength of their love and their belief that they were born to be together. The flaw was that destiny had nothing to do with the cause of their deaths; it was their own childish choices. The first bad choice that was made was when Romeo was informed of the “Capulets” party and decided to go. Benvolio had begged and pressured him into going saying “Your lady’s love against some other maid. That I will show you shining at this feast,…

their families won’t allow them to be together so they both decide to commit suicide so that they can be together forever in peace. Shakespeare’s play is a tragedy much more than it is a romance even though most people believe it is a romance. The first example as to why Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy rather than a romance is because of the fact that Juliet and Romeo both commit suicide because of their families feuding which causes the two lovers not to be able to be together. “A pair of…

Macbeth, A Tragedy play written by William Shakespeare. It’s the shortest play to have been written by Shakespeare. My motif is fate, Shakespeare says fate isn't predetermined but can be alternate through the action of the person he says this through the character Macbeth In his tragedy play Macbeth. In Act 1 after his great victory Macbeth, three witches visit Macbeth and speak to him about his victory and his future. “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis!All hail, Macbeth!…

My take on MacBeth MacBeth has been around since the 1860’s, clearly this play has been a turning point in the acting world. This play was written by William Shakespeare, and he did an amazing job with it. I first began to learn about macbeth in high school where we read it and then later discussed it and also watched a few different productions of it that were all executed very well. The original production was well done by Shakespeare himself but was kinda dry. By this i mean it was very…