Shakespearian fool

he takes on a misogynist perspective. Hamlet unfortunately takes advantage of Ophelia’s obedience toward men as he starts taunting her with cruel words to degrade her mentally. “Get thee to a nunnery, farewell. Or if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them” (III.i.137-140). In his anger, Hamlet implies that Ophelia 's status equates to that of a prostitute. He deems that women like her are creatures that use their beauty and skin to…

particular that really makes this Shakespearian tragedy so interesting is Hamlet’s antic disposition. The term ‘antic’ is defined as ‘a playful trick or prank’ or ‘a grotesque, fantastic or ludicrous gesture, act or posture’. Furthermore, ‘disposition’ is defined as ‘the predominant or prevailing tendency of one 's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood’ or ‘a state of mind regarding something’. Hamlet’s madness is feigned because he uses antic disposition to fool the King and his…

a way to conceal their true inner being. The theme of appearance versus reality plays a huge role in the play Othello. The protagonist, Othello, often renders characteristics that cause him to masquerade himself to be seen as a noble being. In Shakespearian literature, William Shakespeare tends to compose characters that eventually become involved in villainous behavior. In this specific scenario, Othello and Iago are a prime example. Othello and Iago exemplify the theme of appearance versus…

“Pre- History of Beatrice and Benedick,” suggests that Beatrice believes that Benedick is more capable than Cupid when it comes to making a woman swoon over him. He quotes Beatrice saying, “[Benedick] challenged Cupid at the flight; and my uncle’s fool, reading the challenge, subscribed for Cupid and challenged him at the bird-bolt” (Daalder 2004, pg.523). This would suggest that Beatrice had indeed already previously fallen for Benedick and for the independence he displayed, which she can saw…

“Frailty thy name is woman” (1.2.150). A statement as such today will be regarded as sexist and may aggravate women who do not fit that stereotype. In the Shakespearian time period women were socially degraded and were inferior to men. The society win which Hamlet, from the play Hamlet, resides in is a patriarchal society – a system where men are in authority over women in all aspects of society. In the play Hamlet, women are portrayed as weak and inferior through the dysfunctional relationships…

closeted Catholic despite there being no mention of it in the play. Although small vital details in the play give away the real possibility that he is Catholic, which could've been a way of Shakespeare himself drop hints of his own faith. Since Shakespearian times were extremely anti Catholic, English citizens who were Catholic had to be very secretive about it. Although Hamlet does give in to the Protestant belief thinking that the ghost he saw might've been the devil which is a Protestant…

determining what is good and what is evil, and therefore have no way to use reason to control his appetite. This appetite combined with the fact that he doesn’t respect his service toward Othello is only suggesting one thing, as seen in another Shakespearian play, Troilus and Cressida, Iago’s state of mentality is clearly referring to Ulyses’s Universal Wolf , saying that : if…

It is a classic Shakespearian sonnet in that every other line rhymes except the last two which rhyme with each other. The content is a little misleading at first. The narrator starts by describing how his mistress’s eye’s where not as brilliant as the sun. Second that coral…

aDave Pelzer, autobiographer and victim of child abuse, once said, “Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.” Unfortunately for Huckleberry Finn, it is the latter. His father is an abusive alcoholic who is unable to provide for Huck, as all of his money goes straight to purchasing liquor. He kidnaps Huck from Widow Douglass, who taught him proper etiquette, and takes him to live in a run-down shack near the river. Here, he is…

Pride is a mask worn by those who are hiding their insecurities often times when that barrier is broken a fight to regain security and power takes place. Within the Shakespearian play Othello the main character Othello loses his sense of control leading him to spiral out of control. Throughout the play it’s obvious that Othello is grasping for the renewal of his recently lost confidence but along the way becomes hostile and irrational. While Othello shows a prideful demeanor in the beginning of…