Titus Andronicus

The Renaissance era can be defined by its anthropocentrism; that is, the circumscribed belief that human exceptionalism is what separates human from beasts. In Boehrer's analysis of the literary and philosophical landscape of the Early Modern Renaissance writers, he posited the principles that guided this belief: "humans are radically different from all other life, this difference renders humans as superior to the rest of earthly creation and that this superiority designates the natural world…

We have documented evidence that Shakespeare had his name on all of works, which discourages the idea that any one else could have written them. He had also created works such as Titus Andronicus as collaborations with other writers, so other people help us prove our point. Shakespeare may not have had an education an Oxford, but he had an education at a grammar school that focused on the things that he would have needed in order to be…

Stock Characters Stock characters are people who are stereotypical and are easily recognized by the audiences due to their many recurrences in particular traditional literary. They are not individuals but types based on social prejudices and clichés. They are mostly comfortable aims for parody. In the anonymous Everyman play, the stock characters are kindred, cousins, Fellowship, discretion, and beauty. These characters are portrayed as giving moralistic advice to the main protagonist. They are…

William Shakespeare has crafted various compositions throughout his admirable lifetime and is honored by many writers and readers today. It’s impressive to see how Shakespeare started at square one and worked all the way up to finest dramatist in the world. He’s taken occupations such as, actor, playwright, and poet, to the next level with his vivid imagination. His mark on the world’s literature will forever remain. Throughout his admirable life, he created around 37 plays, 150 sonnets, 2 major…

Aemilia Lanyer is regarded as potentialy the first woman to create a large volume of poetry, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum, in 1611. Her work was created with the intention to be printed and to attract patronage. On the surface, Salve Deus was seen as a devotional work of poetry. Under the surface, however, the work reveals itself as less of a devotion and more of a highly dramatic work of exigesis, which envisions a post-apocolyptic world. Lanyer gives a new perspective in her works, writing from a…

The blue lights are dimmed purposely to show the secrecy of the horror. The knife Titus used to slit their throats will have a little packet of blood or red paint (whichever is more convenient) which he can squeeze to look like blood; and the dimmed lighting will make this even more convincing. There will just be two buckets UC as the…

The Poor Danish Prince An Observation of the Hamlet Character Deserving of the Most Pity Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one of the most tragic stories in history. It’s a play where in the end, everyone is dead. There are many things that go wrong for many people in this play. But which character is deserving of the most pity? Tragedy befalls every character. Guilt plagues the minds of the majority. But nonetheless, there is one character who’s certain exploits draw sympathy from everyone who reads the…

In the front of the room, students scramble to sign up for certain characters. Towards the middle, hardback copies of Romeo and Juliet are being flipped through to find specific scenes. All around, an excited chatter fills the air as groups of students discuss yesterday’s reading. Without Shakespeare in the curriculum, students would never get this kind of experience. They would be exposed to Shakespeare much later- if at all. Since Shakespeare’s works are valuable because his works develop…

On June 29, 1613, during Shakespeare's play, Henry V, a cannon was used to add flair to the arrival of King Henry; however, the outcome was not a dignified entrance. The special effect resulted in a grand exit. The wadding, cloth put inside the cannon, was fired out of the cannon. It landed on the roof and ignited a fire which burnt down the famous Globe Theatre (Allison 68). Most special effects used during the Elizabethan Era did not cause any destruction; therefore, stage crews felt…

Not many of Shakespeare’s plays contain a female character in the lead role position. Therefore, when female characters have a prominent role in plays it is something to pay attention to. For instance, in Measure for Measure, Isabella’s character serves to break down the patriarchy by using their own constructs to emphasize how outrageous their ideas are. Isabella does this by falling into one of the three categories that the patriarchy says women belong to. In this society, women are either…