The Merchant of Venice

One of the most heated topics in education today is the current implication of the Common Core State Standards. Created by education leaders and the governors from 48 of the 50 United States (Texas’ Rick Perry and Alaska’s Sarah Palin refused to participate) and the District of Columbia (Murphy) the CCSS was deigned to prepared students for college, and get schools away from curriculums that catered to standardized tests. The creators also hoped that it would create an even benchmark for…

The Different Meanings of Power Marco Polo, Niccolò Machiavelli, Bartolomé de Las Casas, Olaudah Equiano, and the Signatories of The Declaration of Independence define ideas of power and difference through their personal narratives or texts and the intentions of their writings. Primary sources that will be explored in this essay are Marco Polo’s The Travels of Marco Polo (1298) translated by Thomas Wright and William Marsden, the Venetian, Machiavelli's The Prince (1532) translated by W.K.…

the title of the “Shakespearian Comedies”. Somehow, the pain in enigma may be imminent in the work enough describing it more of a grave nature and tone than the previously understood and thus included on the list of Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado about Nothing, Troilus and Cressida, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, and even…

Church Corruption In the Middle Ages Introduction. The middle ages, highly romanticized in modern media, but quite possibly one of the worst historical time periods to have lived in. From the brutal pseudo-caste system that dictated the life of you and your descendants, to the leaders that were all either massive cowards or power-hungry generals, and even the many holy wars that ravished the peasants livelihood, simply making it another day was a challenge for the people. When times get tough,…

one of the most famous English writers to have ever lived. He has lived among the wealthy, and poor which explains his masterful usage of both classes’ languages. He is recognized for writing classics such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, etc. The play is essentially about four young Athenians who resolve…

Especially within Shakespeare plays, the tempest, the taming of the shrew, Merchant of Venice, and so on. Commedia dell'arte had great influence of Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado about Nothing". This form of theatre shows many comparisons to the Shakespearian comedy. Commedia dell'arte created elements within a comedy that became standards…

One of the most important factors in the development of the trumpet was its acceptance as a key contributor to art music. This realization became fully accepted in the 17th century during the Baroque period. Prior to this time the trumpet was seen primarily as an instrument delegated to military functions and processional fanfares. Due to its construction the common practice of playing trumpet was limited to just notes within the harmonic series of the trumpet. This limitation hindered many…

directly—perhaps because they are simply terrified of what she would say back to them if they addressed their words to her. If we compare Katherine to the heroines of Shakespeare’s later comedies, such as Rosalind in As You Like It, Portia in The Merchant of Venice, Viola in Twelfth Night, or Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Katherine’s situation appears extremely anomalous. All of those later heroines are outspoken and independent, and the happy resolution of those plays depends upon whether…

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Richard II, Henry VI, Henry V and of course the iconic Romeo and Juliet. Most of his earlier plays demonstrate the common theme of the consequences of weak rulers. However, he also wrote various comedies, these include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Merchant…