By the point of adolescence, arguably every individual in the western world will have heard of William Shakespeare in one way or another- whether it be from a play that was put on by the high school drama department, or merely by seeing his name as they aimlessly flip through HBO and come across "that one Leonardo DiCaprio ... his most noteworthy work, The Spanish Tragedy is responsible for the introduction of an abundance of game changing ideals such as "the iambic pentameter, the five act structure, the play within a play, causality, the Machiavellian villain, the soliloquy, the blank vers...

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... it; some people see it as it is, like seeing "The Taming of the Shrew" as a simple comedic play or for others looking deeply into the play and attempting to analyze it scruptuously like seeing "The Taming of the Shrew" as a very sexist and derogatory play about a spirited woman being "tamed" into submission. "The Taming of the Shrew" has many strengths that make ... "sexist" theme of "The Taming of the Shrew" has been criticized, but an argument is that it is there purely for humor, which is how the common people (who the play was made for) view it. Another compelling strength is the am...

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One of the main topics of interest in the field of Shakespearian studies is that which considers the various roles that women play in the Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies. Literary and historical scholars agree that women did not enjoy political, economic, or social parity ... her own right to make decisions to authority simply because it should be respected because it is a male-based authority. Until this early point in the play, Hermia is an admirable and even heroic female figure, especially for the feminist reader, for both in this and other examples from A Midsummer Night's ... Dream...

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... them to meet these social expectations. Women were viewed "possessions" of their husbands and were expected to fulfil their role within the family as both carer and supporter. In this play, the male lead, Torvald, calls his wife, Nora, his "little squirrel", which, in linguistic terms, creates images of a busy creature concerned with petty activities such as collecting and hoarding - thus ... address is patronising, arrogant and insulting. The notion of a woman's duty to her husband and family has been replaced by her duty to herself - thus forcing us to interpret the play and character...

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... be replaced by irrational jealousy and how love is vulnerable to societal influences. Because of these messages, 'Othello' remains relevant to readers through time and age. Through Iago's foul play and deceptive conduct, Shakespeare demonstrates how duplicity fosters misplaced trust and subsequently abuses the innocent. Shakespeare reflects on the unsettling effects of the deception behind Elizabethan Era's Babington Plot, which ... ...

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