William Shakespeare

actions are for love or for hate. In Romeo and Juliet, the romantic tragedy written by William Shakespeare is about love, hate and passion, William Shakespeare demonstrates throughout the play and through the actions of most of his characters that an individual will do anything to fuel their passion, no matter what the cost. The hate in an individual can cause and motivate him or her to do irrational things. Shakespeare even emphasizes the point that when a loved one has passed on, due to…

A Stroke of Genius: The Man, the Myth, and the Legend of William Shakespeare With a stroke of his pen he is able to affect people with his words. He can either make them laugh cry or jump out of their seats. His words can haunt them even after they are said, the darkness looms in the air and it haunts them in their dreams. As they think about the blood, the gore, the screams that still haunt their dreams. That’s the power of his plays and other works as well; do you know who I’m talking…

sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal” (Alvin Toffler). Many times what causes one to lose their sense of sanity is several events joined together to create an enormous problem for the individual. In the tragedy Macbeth written by William Shakespeare this is exactly what happens, Macbeth is a relatively normal man who is currently fighting for his country however, after many self induced events that took place throughout the play in order to make Macbeth successful he falls into the…

William Shakespeare (usually referred to as just “Shakespeare”) is undoubtedly the most famous playwright in history. His works are usually required reading in high schools, and college english classes as well. Almost everyone recognizes his name when it’s mentioned and knows at least one quote from one of his works. He is known worldwide for his plays especially, which are so special because of his ability to convey the inner workings of the human mind and emotion. His writings have lasted for…

word jealousy they think of something destructive. Both Terri Guillemets and Shakespeare view jealousy as a terrible thing that tears people apart. Current events like high school and Hollywood actors show hove bad jealousy is for society today. Othello, by William Shakespeare, shows this theme perfectly because the character Othello is so driven by jealousy that he ends killing his wife. Both Guillemets and Shakespeare view jealousy in a very similar manner. Guillemets views jealousy as a…

perfect. Love is stupidity with a smile, blind trickery, and spontaneous thoughts (1.1.134). Throughout William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” he portrays the theme of love through his characters as erratic, blind, and foolish. Shakespeare was not the slightest bit modest when illustrating how inconsistent love is. By speaking through his characters, Hermia and Lysander, Shakespeare demonstrates how discordant love is. The two lovers’ love is broken overnight, but by dawn…

The last play by William Shakespeare was written 400 years ago. Many believe that he plays he wrote constitute the greatest things we have in the English language. The plays are a supreme literary achievement. Every nation of the world acknowledges Shakespeare as the greatest dramatist who ever lived. He is a respected man of the dramatic arts who wrote 37 plays, 154 sonnets and two long narrative poems. He is often called England’s national poet and “no vacation to Britain can be considered…

Henry V by William Shakespeare is the fourth part of a serious that deals with the rise of the house of Lancaster. Henry V treats King Henry as a man who has grown up to be an adept king unwavering in determination to claim the French throne contrary to how he was portrayed as a reckless teenager in earlier plays. The play itself shows events between the battles of Agincourt a battle that was a major turning point in the hundred-year war. The play has since become synonymous to how audiences…

One of the most time honored pieces of literature is the tale of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. The entire story is based around two young lovers but was it really love that they feel or is it something else? Love is a mystical word because it is a noun that is used to describe itself. Everyone experiences and has felt it so why is it so hard to define if every human knows what it is? There are so many components that all come together to form a different feeling each time.…

In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the protagonist should to be perceived positively because of both his intellect and his understanding of his own transgressions. Hamlet’s acumen enables him to evaluate and overcome the challenges that arise. Additionally, his intellect permits him to accost the buffoonish characters in his life, such as Claudius and Polonius. Furthermore, Shakespeare expresses the advantages of education through Hamlet’s wit. The goodness of Hamlet’s persona is further…