Hamlet at this point in his life is going through great difficulty trying to cope with his father's murder and his mother's quick marriage to his uncle. ... With Ophelia he changes from the lover to the cruel abuser, "Get thee to a nunnery" With Gertrude he is the loving son, "I shall in all my best obey you, madam." and with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern he is the joker. ... Hamlets age is open to interpretation; however he is often known to be in young adulthood, since he returns from university studies to come home after his father's death. ... For Hamlet this is not helped by...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Edmond is responsible for portraying his brother, deceiving and portraying his father, using both Gonerill and Regan for his advantage and also for Cordelia's death. ... Edmond's mockery stresses the gulf between the father's older world-view and the son's fashionable scepticism. ... In contrast with his father, Edmond believes that nature is a malign force that acts as a powerful motivator, and is concerned only with his own advancement and profit: "When we are sick in fortune. ... Lear's daughters Gonerill and Regan sabotage the power structure of the monarchy by fal...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Edward de Vere was not a dull man of prominent background, father like son, a ruthless sexual adventurer without political consequence. ... The "Who Was Shakespeare" document characterizes a youth from an illiterate family, son of an illiterate provincial butcher which the standard against which all playwrights are now judged. ...

• Word Count: 1431
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sheri Metzger, in Cliffnotes on the The Tempest, states that the reason behind his unease is that "a man of property, especially a king or his son, must be assured that his offspring are truly his. ... She now belongs to another man who is not her father; she is restricted to her virginity and this confinement is not her choice. 
... Claribel's primary strength is her value in the marriage market; her own personal desires are disregarded as she "[struggles] between disgust at marrying an African and the desire to obey [her father]". ... This is imposed by her father, a sy...

• Word Count: 2000
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate