First Triumvirate

treachery, and guilt. Through examination of the characters and their actions, it is evident how blood represents more than just the physical presence, but further holds a symbolic meaning. First of all, literal blood is presented during the battle, where it symbolizes bravery and honour. When King Duncan notices…

has written 154 sonnets which have been carefully organized and categorized by people over time; not only did these people sequence his sonnets, numbering each in the order they think he wrote them, they also came to the conclusion that he wrote the first 126 for a young man and the latter 28 for a woman. Shakespeare includes a variety of themes that are consistent throughout the entire series, yet he approaches the themes differently, focusing on different aspects of them. In some cases,…

they fell in love and lived happily ever after……… this is not that story. In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, it shows that Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they get married the day after they meet, they experience lust at first sight, and they are too immature. In William Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo & Juliet, it shows that Romeo and Juliet are not in love because they get married the day after they meet. In Act II Scene II of Romeo and Juliet they say: “Thy…

Using wordplay is one of the most effective ways of getting anything desired. Wordplay is a literary technique formed by using words in a clever or playful way. William Shakespeare has given Richard astonishing speaking skills that characters dream of. Skill with words can show both a sure sign of intelligence and capability as well as indicating manipulative cunning and shrewdness. In the play Richard III, many characters have been influenced or have influenced others just by using wordplay.…

The narrator of “Tell-Tale Heart” displays this idea when they first begin to obsess over the old man’s eye, then they begin to hallucinate, falling into a delirious state of mind. Finally, the narrator kills the old man, and without any sanity left attempts to hide the evidence. This form of madness continues to persist…

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” (Shakespeare, 1599-1601). This quote was extracted from a play called Hamlet, which was written by Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon. Also, based on the information obtained, many people said that the Disney movie, Lion King, was derived from this play. Not only that, according to Buzzfeed (an Internet media company), this quote is one of Shakespeare’s most famous quotes. Even though he’s a very well known person and almost everyone in…

On August 20th, 2015, Patrick Nabarro, a celebrated review writer, published his ranking of all Shakespeare plays on his personal website. Among all Shakespeare plays, Macbeth is one of the top three, which Nabarro described as: A thick, pungent, uncanny atmosphere hovers over this profoundly wise and timeless essay on the wilful corruption of a man’s soul. The beauty of the play is how it conjures ‘evil’ out of roots so unlikely, so banal (but therein lies the genius), as phantasmic predictions…

Love’s power seems obscure yet humans dwell on this intangible feeling from day to day life. At the heart of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, is the idea that loves forces people to perform extreme actions. This is shown from Romeo and Juliet’s love for each other. Friar Lawrence's love is also expressed to Romeo through his radical actions. Both the Capulets and Montagues are constantly at each other’s throats while Romeo and Juliet go on a mischievous journey. Romeo and Juliet’s love is…

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…

Harry Berger Jr. interprets conscience as a vital part of self-preservation. Berger notes the ineffectiveness of conscience, which leads to the characters' ignorance of the misdeeds around them (Berger 410). He explains three cases of this idea. The first revolves around the Duke of Clarence, who is commissioned to death. As the murderers come, Clarence's keeper, Sir Brakenbury, remains complicit and "dissociates himself" from the murder (Berger 407). Berger notes earlier in this scene,…