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    Just six years before his birth Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558. It was a time of great history and relative political stability, followed and preceded by eras of upheaval. For the time being, arts held a great importance; theaters thrived and playwrights were active including William Shakespeare. Theater was central to Elizabethan social life leading to great buildings and the development of companies of actors, both professional and amateur. It did receive criticism. Puritan…

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    Anyone who is familiar with famed writer William Shakespeare can easily list some of his most famous plays, such as the tragedies Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Many casual readers do not recognize his sonnets, except for perhaps his eighteenth, which describes a lover who is compared to a beautiful summer day. The majority of his sonnets are fairly unknown to many people, so they miss the part of his writing that offers a more personal glance into his life and opinions. In his sonnets,…

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    Shakespeare, one of the most recognizable authors today, has greatly contributed to literary history. Many people swear by books such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Others believe his stories, written over 400 years ago, have no relevance to today. Middle and high school teachers have taught Shakespeare’s works for decades. People of all different ages know at least a few Shakespeare references, such as the famous quote “to be, or not to be”. Teaching Shakespeare in high schools has become an…

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    I think that an obvious point of both comparison and contrast between these two works is "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is an invitation "The Nymph's Rely to the Shepherd" is an answer to the proposal. By their very nature, then, they are both connected and nothing alike. While they both clearly reference some of the same images, both poems have different functions: one poses a question and one answers it. Another point of contrast for these poems is the speaker's tone. One is a young…

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    Goethe's Faust Essay

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    The outcome/decision of Faust’s fate made by the Heavenly Host is quite surprising because Faust, in the end, is ultimately “saved” and sent to heaven by the chorus of angels. Even though Faust was whole-handedly responsible for Gretchen’s agony and the deaths of Philemon and Baucis, Faust is still presented in a good light. Faust is ultimately saved by the chorus of angels because Faust’s love was too great/powerful for hell. Fate, in terms of the structure of the cosmos depicted by Goethe’s…

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    Romeo and Juliet argumentative essay One of the most famous plays of all time. Every one knows there tale; Romeo and Juliet. Written by William Shakespeare, this tragic play write, has two main characters. Romeo and Juliet, Romeo the Prince of the Montague's, and Juliet the direct heir of the Capulets, die in the end. Their are many people and reasons to blame for there death. Upon looking into it further three main reasons why they commit suicide: Family Feud, Juliet, and Romeo and Juliet,.…

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    ¨The Passionate Shepherd¨ and ¨The Nymph's Reply¨ are two very similar but very different poems. ¨The Passionate Shepherd¨ is a poem to his love the Nymph, Christopher Marlowe is the writer. ¨The Nymph's Reply¨ is a reply to the poem ¨The Passionate Shepherd¨, Sir Walter Raleigh is the writer. In this paper, I will provide examples to compare and contrast to ¨The Passionate Shepherd” and ¨The Nymph's Reply¨. I will do so by using Love, Nature, Time and Material World with textual evidence. In…

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    Cesare Pavese, the 20th century poet, once stated, “All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.” Ambition can be a driving force throughout life. However, if one confuses ambition and personal satisfaction with unceasing desire and materialistic pleasures it can often lead to an individual’s downfall. This is true for both Dr. Faustus from Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus and Willy Loman from Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Faustus follows the…

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    All tragedy in the world could perhaps be avoided if there was less haste and more patience. If instead of rushing to war over a single offense, and patience and tact were employed—lives could be saved. “Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error,” wrote the famous French playwright Molière, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries. The French playwright was well known for his comedies in the same way that Shakespeare is known for his tragedies. One of his most famous plays, Romeo and Juliet is…

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    Romeo and Juliet displays an example one of the most famous tragedies written by William Shakespeare. This story focuses on two families that have a deep hatred for each other, and one member from each family have a deep love for each other. This description of characters represents Romeo and Juliet, and they have a forbidden love. Juliet’s family wants her to marry another character, Paris, in which she cannot because she has secretly been married to Romeo by Friar Laurence. Juliet and Laurence…

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