James I of England

To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me How to respect you. You are the lord of duty. I am hitherto your daughter. But here's my husband, And so much duty as my mother showed To you, preferring you before her father, So much I challenge that I may profess Due to the Moor my lord” (1.3.180-189) Desdemona is also described as an adventurous free spirit…

Persuasion is the influential action or actions to change an individual or a group’s state of mind or view on a specific subject. Life in England in the 1590’s was changing as the movement called Humanism was emerging and changing the way the people perceive their own life. The spreading change consumed the country and affected the audience of William Shakespeare as his viewers’ morals and views begin to twist and warp as the influence of the movement gulfs their minds under its sea of…

In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, the line “Et tu, Brute?” stands out as one of the most famous lines in the play. The only problem, however, is that Julius Caesar did not say that line upon being stabbed twenty-three times. Although the play Julius Caesar seems quite credible, Shakespeare has indeed embellished a few parts of it. In the play, the character of Marc Antony does not correspond to historical texts; but the assassination of Julius Caesar in essence does stand validated with…

Phonies, or a fake people are those with multiple identities. These people act different in public and private, or in different groups of people. Phonies have been criticized in literature for hundreds of years, but one of the most notable times, and possible the first time it was criticized was in Shakespeare's Othello. Shakespeare uses characters in Othello, such as Iago, Othello and Desdemona, to show how the worst of people usually have an extreme difference in their identities, while the…

and in order to understand Shakespeare's play we should study all the aspects in the play itself. Shakespeare is good for teaching moral values. I will discuss three Shakespearean plays, in order to prove to what extent each play is morality play, or maybe not. The plays I would like to examine are: Richard III, Henry IV, and Julius Caesar. First of all I want to define the morality…

Romeo has no intention to get involved in the dispute and he even tries to resolve it. However, fate does not allow Romeo to be out of the matter by upbringing the death of Mercutio which stimulates Romeo’s anger. After killing Tybalt, Romeo says, “O, I am fortune’s fool.”(Act 3. Sc. 1.pg.71). This means that he kills Tybalt not because he intends to but because of the unknown forces that push him to do so. Juliet also blames fate as she says, “O Fortune, Fortune all men call thee fickle. If…

William Shakespeare is a writer from the 16th century and is to this day still seen as the greatest English poet of all time. His play Othello was written between 1601 and 1604, it was first performed by the King’s Men in 1604. Othello is a play about a general, named Othello, who is being manipulated into thinking that his wife, Desdemona, is unfaithful. The way that women are represented in this play, differs from the way women were viewed during Shakespeare’s time. During the Elizabethan era…

Comedy vs. Tragedy (An analysis of the differences and similarities between Shakespeare’s two plays, King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing) Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer of all time by many. He is brilliant in his development of plays, as well as his characterization and dramatic effect. Another element that makes his writing so incredible is the symbolism and themes that are hidden in the messages of his major works. After going back and reading a particular play two or three…

Los Angeles “The Town of The Queen of Angels” was the name of Los Angeles in the late 1700’s. The city of Los Angeles is very big and has lots of pretty places and lots of things. Los Angeles has many landscapes, mountains, sports and places to go. Most people move to Los Angeles if they become successful in sports, music, writing, or singing because Los Angeles is an entertaining place with lots to do. Los Angeles was not always called “The City of Angels”(Hively). Los Angeles was called “El…

Love and Conflicts in Twelfth Night In the old days people mostly entertained themselves through plays and theatre. One of the greatest playwriter at that time was Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a very known playwriter who's plays are all over the world today. In one of his play's called Twelfth Night, he shows us how human emotions drive people to make either good or bad decisions. Some of the actions these characters take lead to good or bad consequences that teaches the audience a lesson. There…