Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

One of the great artists of all time, William Shakespeare, had a famous saying, “A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man thinks himself to be the fool.” As cliché as this sounds, William Shakespeare consistently wrote about topics that he was not very familiar with himself, and therefore whenever he wrote on these subjects the reader can always tell that Shakespeare tries to be as vague as possible while still getting his point across. In the book Macbeth, there are many sciences,…

In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Laertes claimed, “I am justly kill'd with mine own treachery”. Much like Hamlet, Laertes set himself up for his own destruction. The story began when an apparition of Hamlet’s father appears. Hamlet followed the requests of his father’s ghost to avenge his death. After the encounter with the apparition, Hamlet’s entire motive in life changed, and his every decision is then lead by revenge. After putting on a play in front of King Claudius that exposed his…

Doctor Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe. It was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe’s death and at least ten years after the first performance of the play. Doctor Faustus is the story of a man coming to grief by his unbridled thirst for knowledge and power which leads him to his final damnation. It is a play of deep questions concerning morality, religion and man’s relationship to both. This play actually feeds the desire of the supernatural beliefs of the Elizabethan…

This song was chosen for the album because of how well it describes the theme of the play. The theme of the play is, "vaulting ambition leads to unchecked morals, destruction, and death." This song is called "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." The theme of the play revolves around the fact that Macbeth cannot be satisfied, he is greedy and just wants more and more, until it ultimately ruins him. The song is about social isolation, and how it affects you. When you distance yourself from society's…

In the play Hamlet, there are three significant revenge plots that Shakespeare includes. Which subsequently all of them are keen to the plot and storyline. Shakespeare expresses this through the skillful use of diction and irony.Without hardship and determination these three vengeances would have never occurred. Before King Hamlet was murdered, he had killed the king that had once ruled Norway.”Young Fortinbras,Of unimproved mettle hot and full,Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there…

Polonius is an advisor to the King Claudius and wants to stay in power and in order to stay there he advises the king of what is goes on in the court. Polonius is the father of Laertes and Ophelia and he shows care for them. Polonius cares for Ophelia as he doesn’t want Ophelia to get hurt by Hamlet and he gives advice and gives his blessings to Laertes before he leaves to France. Polonius can be considered to be conniving, obsequious and superficial. Polonius time of being conniving will come…

"I essentially am not in madness,But mad in craft." (III. iv. 187-8.) Hamlet is supposed to be pretending to be insane, but is his insanity really an act? In some instances of this play Hamlet does convince many that he is really insane. In some instances his actions are to great, to bizarre to be an act. After seeing a play acted out of Hamlet, I came to the conclusion, Hamlet is not in fact mad he is human. Some reasons I think hamlet is not insane are, he shows compassion towards many people.…

within the castle, where we can see King Claudius, Queen Gertrude, along with two newcomers, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. These newcomers are, in fact, old, distant friends of Hamlet whom were summoned by the king himself. The reasoning why would be do this is because his majesty had hoped that maybe these two could talk, spy, to Hamlet and help find out what 's going on with him. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were happy to be of service to the king; however it may be because of the reward that…

“There are no small parts, only small actors,” as once stated by Constantin Stanislawski, illustrates that not every character has to have an abundance of stage time in order to play a substantial role. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet , King Hamlet’s Ghost, although only present in a modest number of scenes, proves to be a significant presence among several of the leading roles. Trapped in purgatory, the ghost is unable to repent his sins, therefore seeking revenge for his murder…

Coping with Trauma; The Emotional Differences Between Macbeth and Macduff In the story of Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, the author tells a story of a man who was once a brave soldier, that later succumbs to the witches prophecies, becoming a murderous tyrant. Macbeth’s response when he hears the news of his wife’s death is pessimistic and bleak whereas when Macduff hears about the death of his wife and children he reacts with heartache and fury. Their contrasting reactions towards…