... amongst all the others in Peter Hall's version was Titania. Her costume consisted mainly of green body paint and three strategically placed leaves, which was done intentionally to add some sex appeal to the film. Judi Dench the beautiful actress that played Titania in the film, may have just been the sexiest Titania ever. The fairies depict an image of evilness ... them in a very sinister way. Also all the scenes in the woods are suppose to take place at night but if you look close enough you can see the sunlight shine through the trees. In Peter Hall's A Midsummer Night's Dream the fai...

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... beginning of the play he is portrayed as a loyal soldier, lauded as a "valiant cousin" by his peers. When given the role as Thane of Cawdor, his "black and deep desires" shine through, as the witches' prophesy begins to come true, prompting him to take the icy path toward the life of a tyrannical leader. Macbeth is firstly influenced by the witches, who ... ...

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... woman who owns and controls her sexuality is Sycorax. When Prospero recounts her story, we see that she is an independent woman who maintains her power even after having had sex. However, Prospero's distaste is unmistakeable; when referring to her, he uses her name and the words "damned witch" and "hag" interchangeably. As Kristina Trajanovska comments in ... and even the law. Egeus comes to the sole conclusion that Hermia's decision to reject Demetrius is insupportable. Since active decision making seems to be the prerogative of the male sex, he resorts to "taking Hermia to the literal...

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... Iago's sexuality. The two framing of men who cross the acceptable proximity of space is accompanied by soft, romantic music, creating a feeling of intimacy between same sex characters. Othello's rejection from Emilia's request for sex and her consistent acts of seduction can be indicative of his preference in gender. The scene where Othello and Iago share their blood and mingle it to ... ...

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... is obvious, though Sly is at first pre-occupied with making sense of his outrageous change of circumstances, as soon as he discovers that he might be able to have sex he immediately stops questioning whether his situation in real or fantasy, commanding his wife to "undress you and come to bed now", at which point his language switches back to ... them both. The confusion between the two languages creates a comic mood. There are two obvious quotes that show the difference in social class. The first is that Sly talks about sex as the higher-class talks about Courtney love and the other is...

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... Juliet who is also employed to take care of Juliet and has a humorous side that is reflected through her interaction with Mercutio in Act II Scene IV. I have changed the sex of the contrasting character of the Nurse to a male, as I believed this would achieve a greater humorous response, as due to the change in times humour is commonly more related with ... the male sex. The development of Maurice into a somewhat nasty character is intentional to reflect my belief that the Nurse acquires a less nurturing role when Juliet refuses Paris's marriage. Shakespeare's characters developed signi...

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... uses her sexuality to manipulate Macbeth into killing King Duncan, which makes her somewhat responsible for Macbeth's downfall. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's relationship becomes tense when Lady Macbeth threatens their sex life. The imagery of impotence evoked by Lady Macbeth, suggests that Macbeth lacks the ability to perform sexually, he loses his nerve and becomes "pale and green." Lady ... ...

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... actions are not taken seriously and she is seen as a weak character. This passiveness is seen in Desdemona as well, however, Desdemona is loyal and married, and Bianca is merely a sex slave to Cassio, making her passive actions look pathetic and humorous to the audience. Bianca's function in the play is to show the dichotomy between her and Desdemona and portray ... ...

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... , because it substitutes Claudius as a veil for Hamlet's mother."" (Stone) It confirms his bitterness toward his mother's actions and makes concrete the evidence that the female is viewed as a weaker sex. It is therefore not inconceivable that women are portrayed as inferior and their traits are conveyed upon the masculine characters to distinguish fault in the men. Stone suggests "the view ... ...

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... were never allowed to be emotional creatures. Conditioned from birth, they were told that emotions are unpleasant and should be dealt with through soma or ignored with another distraction like sex or a complicated game of electromagnetic golf. John used other quotes of Shakespeare through the novel in response to all highly emotional situations, slowly introducing the reader back into the intensity ... ...

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