Play Essays

Firstly, Lady Macbeth is wicked. She calls upon “thick night and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell” so that her “keen knife” will be unable to see “the wound it makes”. Although her senses are so alive and acute, Lady Macbeth’s speech is filled with the desire for …

“The most important factor in the enduring popularity of Shakespeare’s plays in that his drama presents timeless themes and memorable characters that continue to speak to modern audiences.”How true is this statement of the Shakespeare play you studied in class?What were the main themes?Were these themes ‘timeless’? (must provide examples …

Love is a universal feeling that everyone experiences at least once during his or her lifetime. According to Webster’s Dictionary, love is defined as a strong, positive emotion of regard and affection. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, there are many questions that the reader would ask about the love that …

In the play ‘Hamlet’, corruption is conveyed within many of the key characters; Prince Hamlet is not corrupt, but merely fools the people around him into believing that he is, in order to help him carry out his orders. Prince Hamlet learns at the beginning of the play of his …

History had left many with wrongful convictions, while no one can be certain of a person’s innocents, looking back it appears as if many trials were conducted poorly, and that the convictions of were based on unreliable and unbelievable circumstantial evidence. Now, only in hindsight, is it seen the errors …

William Shakespeare uses many different techniques to show Juliet’s fears. The scene starts with Juliet telling the nurse and lady Capulet to leave her alone. Her statement, “God knows when we shall meet again,” foreshadows disaster, implying that she may die. Juliet then starts questioning herself about taking the potion. …

It is believed that the almighty God controls everyone’s destiny, but it is also true that individuals are capable of shaping up their own fate with their behaviour and actions. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, they young lovers were victims of their own impulsive actions. The lead characters were impatient …

Is Lady Macbeth More Ruthless? Everyone in life have their own desires and work to fulfill their goals. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, had the goal to becoming king and queen. To obtain their goal they took matters into their own hands and killed the present king, Duncan. …

For centuries many people have contemplated the masterpiece Hamlet. They have ravaged it for ideas and plundered it for its true meaning. Many have argued over its themes of madness, incest, isolation, revenge, and etc. Some scholars believe that Hamlet was truly mad; while others think he just feigns insanity. …

I think that everyone has been told to be a team player, yet there is no clear definition of what a team player is. A team player can be associated to any type of profession a person participates in while working with a group of people trying to accomplishment the …