There is ample reason to support either side; some believe that William Shakespeare, born in Stratford-upon-Avon is the true author of these masterpieces, while others consider the creator to be another. It may well be that the true author of these works is William Shakespeare, and there is substantial evidence to verify this opinion. ... Additionally, the editors of Shakespeare's works were the two editors featured in his will, tying further connection to William Shakespeare as the author. ... It is argued that William Shakespeare could not have known the slang of the many different g...

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The continued relevance and influence of William Shakespeare is unquestionable; the very name "Shakespeare" is a known and respected around the world. ... Pope, in the preface to his six-folio edition of the works of Shakespeare also says, "Shakespeare is not so much an imitator, as an instrument of nature"." ... Shakespeare's approach to writing plays revolutionized Elizabethan theatre. ... There are few others who hold such widespread acclaim as William Shakespeare. His writing has influenced several writers through the ages, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxle...

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The abstract theme of love is explored in Sonnet 43 and 18, written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Shakespeare respectively, through a range of metaphors, alliteration and repetition. ... On the other hand, Shakespeare is infatuated by the beauty of his lover, presumably a girl, and eternalizes it to a great extent. ... With Browning and Shakespeare's distinctive styles of representing love, another contrast can be observed between religion and nature. ... On the other hand, Shakespeare refrains from using capital letters in reference to religious beliefs 'heaven,' t...

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To edit or not to edit If I were to direct William Shakespeare's The Tempest I would not change the location of Prospero's speech to the end. ... If I ever decided to direct this play I would really try to keep it, as Shakespeare would want the play to be. ... These marginal issues aside, The Tempest is the fourth, final, and the finest of Shakespeare's great and/or late romances. ... The play challenges our senses and is self-consciously a performance orchestrated by Shakespeare's effigy in the master illusionist Prospero. ... Nevertheless, from one angle on the text, ...

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Shakespeare authored King Lear around 1605, between Othello and Macbeth, and it is usually ranked with Hamlet as one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. ... Another event that Shakespeare and his audience would have been familiar with is the case of William Allen, a mayor of London who was treated very poorly by his three daughters after dividing his wealth among them. ... Another event that Shakespeare and his audience would have been familiar with is the case of William Allen, a mayor of London who was treated very poorly by his three daughters after dividing his wealth among them. ... Ano...

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Is this true with Shakespeare's "Othello?" ... Response William Shakespeare's "Othello" has the ability to speak to responders of different times and places as they all share different perspectives, including feminism, gay, lesbian and queer, which makes it such a "great text." Shakespeare reflects Elizabethan contexts and values whilst depicting a tragedy instigated by jealousy and mistrust. ... Shakespeare's "Othello" depicts the Elizabethan culture, illustrating how women were oppressed during those times and marginalised in society. ... Shakespeare's "Othello" has the a...

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In reference to Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead, the Transformation from conventional to the radical is more a focus on the original Elizabethan style of Shakespeare's Hamlet and its conversion into the absurdist theatre of Tom Stoppard. Hamlet was written by William Shakespeare in around 1590, and was set in the Elizabethan style of theatre. ... And as the vast majority of William Shakespeare's Audience was indeed the members of society who were deemed important due to their social or economic status, we can see many transference from English society into many of ...

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Shakespeare's depiction of each simultaneously establishes cultural ideals of women and challenges the justice of them. ... Shakespeare uses Emilia to show that women cannot be classified as just good wives or strumpets. Emilia's nonconformist acts are a sign of true feminism in Shakespeare. ... William Shakespeare examines the depiction of women as angels or whores in the play "Othello". ... However, in contrast to both the angel and whore, Shakespeare uses Emilia to show a non binary woman. ...

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Both William Shakespeare's original play and the cinematic adaptation by Oliver Parker explore ideas of otherness and the patriarchy. William Shakespeare represents multiple ideas in his play Othello. Oliver Parker further resonates Shakespeare's ideas, using different cinematic techniques. ... Both William Shakespeare and Oliver Parker show how that idea, when entwined with fears and misunderstandings of otherness can lead to catastrophic incidents. ... Both William Shakespeare's play and Oliver Parkers cinematic adaptation, thoroughly explore the ideas of identity, otherness ...

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"The course of true love never did run smooth," as ironically noted within William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. ... Renowned as one of Shakespeare's most beloved works, audiences could appreciate the lighthearted tone and satirical notes. ... Shakespeare uses the genuine admiration present between the Duke and Queen in contrast to the false attractions of the other characters. ... Not exemplifying an ideal relationship, Oberon and Titania offer a tumultuous love to Shakespeare's play. ... Shakespeare experiments with human desire to demonstrate the balance o...

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The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy written by William Shakespeare, written in the year 1594 ("Shakespeare, William"). ... Katherina sees no need for men and marriage ("MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary"). ... Instead of becoming discouraged, Petruchio become determined to tame Katherina ("Lambs' Tales From Shakespeare - The Taming Of The Shrew"; MonkeyNotes-The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare-Free Book notes/Chapter Summary). ... First he refuses to buy her the clothes she wants (Stokes 178; "MonkeyNotes-The Taming ...

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Essay Topic: An analysis of the ideological implication of Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress", in respect to similar themes in William Shakespeare's Sonnets "18" and "73". There is an uncomfortable shallowness of the contextual nature of Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress" that in some way separates it from several of William Shakespeare's sonnets. There is however, a statement made by Marvell that overcomes its unfortunate contextual nature and which uses certain myths concerning love and time that are also manifest in Shakespeare's Sonnets "...

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William Shakespeare's King Lear: Film production by Richard Eyre or Michael Elliott? King Lear today rivals Hamlet as the most frequently performed William Shakespeare play. ... Directors" Richard Eyre and Michael Elliott have produced two distinctively different film adaptations of Shakespeare's play King Lear. ... He uses film construction techniques to create a central theme drawn from the ideals presented by Shakespeare in the original play. ... Similarly, at this point in Shakespeare's original play, Edgar's character is at an unpredictable stage of characterisa...

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I want the life brought back to the words of Robert Frost and William Shakespeare and I want to see the value and beauty of the English language restored. ... Texting has been defended as simply talking with your fingers; even Robert Frost and Shakespeare never wrote the same way they spoke in conversation. ... As William Shakespeare would say, "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool," be Tweetspeak the fool or the Wiseman?...

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William Shakespeare's work of art Macbeth is a tragedy brought to the 21st century by Rupert Goold. ... Even though Shakespeare's Macbeth and Rupert Goold's film adaptation share numerous ideologies and general storyline, a difference exists in the setting, the characters, and overall atmosphere of the play. Shakespeare's Macbeth is a play set in the 16th century Scotland, but Goold modernizes the setting to a Soviet styled country and utilizes modern elements into the characters and theme. ... In Shakespeare's Macbeth and Rupert Goold's film, the murder scenes sh...

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In Othello, jealousy is presented to the audience by Shakespeare as a disturbing predator, which takes control and attempts to destroy constancy in love. The jealousy portrayed by Shakespeare is based on pure evil, hatred and the joy for destruction as well as swayed, insecure jealousy. ... Shakespeare is able to manipulate the vulnerable flaw of Othello, "the green-eyed monster", that is jealousy. ... In contrast, Shakespeare presents pure, "gentle", committed and inspiring constancy in love through the character of Desdemona. ... In conclusion, William Shakespeare is able...

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William Shakespeare's, The Merchant of Venice, is an abiding play in terms of the values and ideas. ... Thus, the affect of the values and ideas of religion are still important in the modern society, just as in Shakespeare's society. ... Through this, it is demonstrated that the values and ideas of religion endures important to today's society as its relevance in Shakespeare's time. ... This perhaps indicates that Shakespeare understood that women should be on equal ground with men. ... Feministic values highlighted through the characterisation of Portia, represent how Sha...

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The 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, provides viewers with the same theatrical influence as the original play. ... Today, Shakespeare's poetic language would leave viewers perplexed. Luhrmann is able to keep Shakespeare's original language by incorporating creative cinematography, editing, and style. ... He turns Shakespeare's original play into a distinguishable, modern film. ... Luhrmann's adaptation successfully represents the elements of Shakespeare's original play. ...

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In his chapter "The Final Paradox," Irving Ribner seems to believe that Shakespeare was addressing and returning to the theme of damnation, feeling that he has shown this in his earlier plays. ... Damning his soul, I've had a hard time in believing that is what Shakespeare was implying when writing the play. Shakespeare's play seems to demonstrate a continuing struggle for power, whether it be Cleopatra's ever long battle to keep Egypt hers, for she had already made Julius Caesar lay down his sword, or Antony's conflicts within himself to regain his power over not only Rome...

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William Shakespeare once said that "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players". It is well-known that it is almost impossible to play a game if one does not fully grasp the rules of such game. That is where the study of world politics comes into action, to help us understand ...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ...

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ...

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Act I, scene II of William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth gives a clear picture of ambition as a character trait of Macbeth. Macbeth is a tragic play about a tragic hero named Macbeth whom makes an irreversable decision to kill his king and take the throne of Scottland. In Act I, scene ii, a captain ...

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Exploring a ruthless reality, William Shakespeare's Macbeth highlights human nature's desire for power, and the lengths one will go to obtain it. ... Shakespeare's characterization of the key narrative figures, use of imagery and symbolism, depicts the respective roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the ensuing tragedy. ... Shakespeare created a manipulative and conniving character of Lady Macbeth, who is mostly responsible for the downfall of her husband, Macbeth. ...

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Macbeth, whilst the Witches and Lady Macbeth influence him, is ultimately responsible for his downfall. In William Shakespeare's play, Macbeth is a tragic hero, who is destroyed by his own desperate lust for power. At the beginning of the play he is portrayed as a loyal soldier, lauded as a "valiant...

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