... almost be classified as a history, comedy, or tragedy, the dominant mode of tragedy emerges from the clash of demands between the private life and the public. In addition, the play is not really moralistic. It has more to do with awareness of how others see one. When we examine "Antony and Cleopatra" the background of the play (the translation of Plutarc's work) is easily noticed for the plot of the play also remains close to North's history although ... many of the characters are Shakespeare's creation. Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. Historically, the play ta...

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... to one another to highlight both characters' traits and to enrich their impact on the reader. In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus and Cassius are opposites or foils to one another because Brutus is noble while Cassius is manipulative, Brutus is concerned only for the good of Rome while Cassius is concerned only for himself and while Brutus is naive, Cassius ... never trusts people. Throughout Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Brutus and Cassius are shown to be foils to one another when Brutus is displayed as noble, while Cassius is di...

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... dead, so he killed himself. By waking up, Juliet finds out that Romeo died and decided to end her life to be with her Romeo. In this case, it shows the tragedy of human existence because she was not allowed to be with an enemy that she loved. It was not a tragic flaw because Juliet did what she thought was ... again, Juliet must be with her Romeo. On a good note, due to Romeo and Juliet's death, that caused the parents of the Capulet and Montague's to reconsider their feud and became friends. In Julius Caesar, Brutus' wife, Portia did not display herself very much in the play. The only ...

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