Shakespeare Essays

Fate is the tragedy of love in Romeo and Juliet and is a driving force that leads to many consequences and uncontrollable tragedy. The choices that the two lovers make are not bad or lives end with horrible tragedy/death. Romeo’s reckless decision to uninvitedly appear at the party of the …

Your Hamlet final exam will be on Thursday of this week. You will need to study the following terms, ideas, and themes. You will be expected to answer multiple choice questions, essay questions, and short answer questions. Shakespearian Drama ● What is the difference between a comedy, tragedy, and history? …

Getting to read “Romeo and Juliet” was a great experience that will never be forgotten! A tragic story of young lovers with innocent hearts who attempt to fight their “star-crossed” fate. It was very interesting to see how different directors interpreted the play compared to the original by Shakespeare. Viewing …

Shakespeare utilizes the supernatural and fate to pave the destiny of some of his characters in his tragedies. Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet appear to have a common novel theme of fate, betrayal to supremacy, and the struggle to restore providential power. Shakespeare uses rhetoric to effectively convey the idea …

Good morning/afternoon Mrs Douglass and class. Today I will be comparing two versions of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. One of the films was produced in the year 1996; this was directed by Baz Luhrmann. The two main roles of Romeo and Juliet were played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire …

William Shakespeare’s eponymously titled play ‘Othello’, manifests greed, ambition, jealousy, revenge and most of all, manipulation. Iago’s skillful manipulation of protagonist, Othello, eventually leads Othello to self destruct. The once “noble and valiant moor” is transformed into the “blacker devil” as he kills his beloved Desdemona due to her supposed …

“The Merchant of Venice” is a play about revenge, justice, deseption and friendship. The story is about, Shylock a wealth Jew, lending one of his enemies, Antonoi, three thousand ducats. Although Antonio is a rich merchant all his resources are in his ships, trading too distant countries, but because he …

In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a few of the characters face insanity. This insanity begins with their desire for power and sovereignty. A man named Macbeth is told of a prophecy that states Macbeth will become king. However, the witches’ prophecy also states Macbeth’s friend, Banquo is the father of the …

Major Essay Outline William Shakespeare not only wrote magnificent plays but captured what it was like in the Elizabethan era and how certain relationships played a huge role in their life. Certain relationships like with God, family, and between lovers are shown throughout Shakespeare’s plays and give people today a …

No fear Shakespeare to Titanic For this project we had to compare the No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet graphic novel, to the movie “Titanic”, both the movie and the book were very interesting. They did have some major things in common, as well as some big differences. One thing …