John Gielgud

Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers who want to love each other freely, but in the end, it concludes that they both die by committing suicide. Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers who can’t be together because of the families that they live in. Juliet is a Capulet, and Romeo is a Montague. The feelings that Romeo and Juliet had for each other were feelings of true love because they killed themselves because they couldn’t be together, they love each other over their own families, and…

Romeo and Juliet Identity Crushes Shakespeare uses both romantic crushes and identity crushes in plays. These romantic crushes and identity crushes are shown multiple times through Romeo and Juliet. Most examples of these crushes are shown mainly through large events in the plays. Examples of such would be Romeo and Juliet dying as a result of their love and Friar Lawrence telling Juliet to take a poison and she does so because she looks up to Friar Lawrence. Identity crushes and romantic…

“To be, or not to be? That is the question...” (3.1.64)This is a line that many can recite off of the top of their head, but many of them might not know the context behind it. At that point in the story, Hamlet is questioning if he should live or take his own life; he is questioning his mortality. This moment in the story, and the fact that almost everyone involved in the progression of the plot dies should be reason enough to believe that mortality is a recurring theme in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.…

During the storm scenes of King Lear, we are given numerous contextual signifiers. Some of these signifiers are that, the king and the people he is with are outdoors and that shelter is not far. Another is that the elements are stormy and that it is nighttime. Aside from close to the hut, there is nothing to let you know that they are near anything else during the storm. This is what indicates helps to indicate the where the characters are location wise. Each of the characters adds nuance to…

A blessing is a positive life changing event closely linked to religion. A blessing usually comes when it is least expected and cannot be asked for by the receiving person. In The Tempest, the storm brings everyone together and they realize the things they really want in life. The tempest that Prospero creates is a blessing because the characters that are deserving are able to complete their quests and find themselves in the process, the sinners repent, and the chain of being is eventually…

Many scholars have argued about the role of justice and mercy in The Merchant of Venice. One of the largest interpretations of the role of justice and mercy is that Portia represents mercy seen in Christianity while Shylock demonstrates the emphasis on justice seen in Judaism. Rather than emphasizing one religion over another, Shakespeare utilizes Portia and Shylock to demonstrate how both concepts of justice and mercy can be utilized for self-seeking purposes in The Merchant of Venice. The…

What does it mean to be truly mad? Not mad in the sense of anger but in the sense of insanity. Throughout Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night; Or, Whatever You Will the theme of madness rings throughout. I am going to be examining the theme of madness in this play by looking at Shakespeare’s Malvolio, Sebastian, and Antonio. First let 's have a look at the character Malvolio, servant to the fair maiden Olivia. Malvolio is made out to be a Puritan. Puritans “strove to make it impossible for…

One of the most interesting characters in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. We never know what he looks like on the outside, but his character traits are vivid, like a bouquet of flowers. Mercutio is Romeo’s good friend, they share life, stories and thought together. Shakespeare created Mercutio in direct opposition to Romeo, the main character. Even though Mercutio's life in the play is very short his appearance dominates the dialogue and the action whenever he appears in…

In Romeo and Juliet, we see two ill-fated lovers from two feuding families fall in love for one another but soon die in the end as a consequence of their love. Teen crushes have a major impact during adolescence, as when Shakespeare explains the story. The lovers’ parents didn’t take the relationship seriously, thinking that it was just a phase, unaware that they were very much in love. Parents shouldn’t laugh off their children’s crushes, because teens can end up harming themselves and/or…

In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare introduces and later develops Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. We first see Romeo as very light and poetic, but his demeanor then shifts to a more dark and depressing outlook. Around the beginning of the play, we see Juliet as a young woman who has never thought of marriage. Nearing the end, Juliet’s opinion on marriage shifts completely. During Shakespeare’s play, we see Romeo go from light and poetic, to depressing and dark. His first…