... the late sixteenth century England was beginning to shift from that of a skilled producer to savvy consumer- (Korda, Shakespeare Quarterly, 110). Women like this were sometimes beaten into submission and domestic violence was very prevalent in their lives. The Taming of the Shrew acts as a comedic guide for reconstructing how a man can make his wife submit without resorting to violence. Some critics ... also believed that Katherine was an unsocialized woman whose refusal of men and defiance of her father's wishes were all signs of a uncontrolled and social phobic individual (McDonald, T...

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... the enormity of the tension, which is soon to erupt. This creates dramatic tension as the audience may think Juliet is going mad because previously Shakespeare portrayed Juliet as being such a gentle, innocent, obedient young character and now here she is ranting and raving on about how much she loves ... and father. Act Three, Scene Five is the key scene in which the audience witnesses the defiance of Juliet in her own home. Straight away Shakespeare creates a tense and dramatic atmosphere by having Romeo in Juliet's room in the Capulet household. This shows the great transformation i...

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... the enormity of the tension, which is soon to erupt. This creates dramatic tension as the audience may think Juliet is going mad because previously Shakespeare portrayed Juliet as being such a gentle, innocent, obedient young character and now here she is ranting and raving on about how much she loves ... and father. Act Three, Scene Five is the key scene in which the audience witnesses the defiance of Juliet in her own home. Straight away Shakespeare creates a tense and dramatic atmosphere by having Romeo in Juliet's room in the Capulet household. This shows the great transformation i...

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... beginning of the play foreshadows her sacrifice at the end, both in the name of love and honour, thus is a female character who acts honourably. Emilia's honour is tested as her loyalty is split. When giving her husband the handkerchief, it is unclear whether she does this ... She is saying that, in an effort to obey the "code of honour" and protect their male rapport, the men are allowing truly dishonourable acts (i.e wronging Hero) to go on unchallenged. Although she is a chaste and virtuous woman, who calls herself a "maiden", Beatrice disagrees with marriage ... This may be why it i...

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... comprehend that the oracles were actually correct and they were mother and son as well as husband and wife. The pride of Oedipus brought his downfall. Shakespeare, on the other hand, uses jealousy as the tragic flaw of Othello. Othello's tragic flaw comes out first when the evil antagonist Iago says he ... son of his wife and he killed his own father, he gouges out his eyes in an irrational act. Oedipus proves many times that he acts irrationally and violent in bad times. Othello also tends to act irrationally and violent when he is in a sticky situation. When Othello even slightly ... ...

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... of her family.  Thus, during the play Juliet becomes an independent, courageous, and heroic young woman. Many times in the play Juliet shows many acts of being independent. When she was under the pressure to marry Paris, Juliet stood up for what she thought was right and best for her ... him. Her Juliet shows courage because she decides to stay with Romeo knowing that there is a lot at risk if anyone finds her. Juliet showed many acts of heroism in the play. In order to stay married with Romeo, Juliet takes a potion that makes her seem dead for two days . Not knowing ... fatal reaction...

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