William Shakespeare

In London during the early seventeenth century William Shakespeare wrote a play called The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Eventually, the play was published for the public to read in 1603; since then many other editions became published. Shakespeare created this play to be a tragedy with a dark and contemplative tone. For years, including my present time this play has created two types of audiences: 1.) people who will debate if he is completely insane and 2.) People who believes he is in…

Shakespeare’s 1599 Hamlet manifests verisimilitude as it is seen through the eyes of a troubled intellectual and how the enduring power of Hamlet’s characterisation has affected personal responses towards the text. Shakespeare evokes many different and contrasting opinions of Hamlet through the way he has articulated the title character and also in the way Hamlet treats those around him and how Hamlet’s troubling nature affects his loved ones, for better or worse. Hamlet forces the line between…

The play Macbeth is similar to any cliche action movie when the main character wants total power and will do anything to get it with just a little convincing. “At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a perfectionistic person whose solution has been highly successful. He precipitates his own psychological crisis by violating his dominant set of shoulds in order to act out the arrogant-vindictive trends which are reinforced by his wife” which is why he slips into evil ways (Gale, Cengage…

sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is/To have a thankless child!/Away, away!”(King Lear Act I. Scene iv, 287-288) may be weighed under the indignation and misjudgment that he suffered and in the backdrop of “Rancorous malignity” of Regan and Goneril. William Hazlitt says that “the third act of Othello and the three first acts of Lear are Shakespeare’s master pieces in the logic of passion.” Iago’s villainy, his persistent manipulations in turning Othello blind to truth and honesty, the telling…

Two unfortunate deaths just by a few unwise choices from a single man. In the story, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, the two main characters of the story, Romeo and Juliet, died at the end because of the choices they made throughout their journey which resulted in their own deaths. The main reason for their deaths was because of the suggestions and decisions that the Head Friar of Verona, Friar Lawrence, made that were supposed to allow Romeo and Juliet to live happily…

a fall-out between the competitors. This spectrum of emotion is a careful balance seen in every aspect of our lives, but deciding where the ever elusive line between too much and too little lies is the key. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare prods at this line,…

Sometimes the people you love and trust can be the reason which let you down. In Shakespeare play “Macbeth” this tragic concept can be seen. Usually husband and wife are always together and work in favor of each other. However Lady Macbeth had other plans.Through the text one can learn that ambition can be a good thing, but when it becomes too powerful , it can lead to negative consequences. Her ambition to capture the throne led hers manipulate Macbeth to do wrong things, mock him and make him…

The wise, rich and clueless. What they all have in common? The all can die due to their blindness to the truth. In the famous play of tragedy by William Shakespeare Where the characters face a fate where they must die. The deaths of the characters Mercutio, Paris and Romeo were bound by fate. All events in the play would still have ended up with them dead. Mercutio’s friendship with Romeo blinded him from reason causing his death. Mercutio was not informed of Romeo’s situation and didn’t…

these affectations are frivolous, egotistical, unnecessary, or wholly misplaced. However, when assigning the singular title of “The Bard,” no such frivolity or error exists. William Shakespeare is The Bard, and a man who shines brighter than any other in the firmament of English literature. The stature of William Shakespeare is eternal. No one is quoted more than The Bard. Shakespeare’s words and phrases exist as the threads holding the meaning of Life’s tailored fabric in perfect fit. Yet,…

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers who ever lived. His plays and poetry have affected people for generations and have impacted history: "The gifted playwright [Shakespeare] who moves audiences to laughter and tears has also moved history" (Marche ix). His works radically changed the English language through the creation of thousands of new words and phrases. His plays addressed topics that were relevant both then and throughout history, giving them long-term popularity. This…