Shakespeare Essays

Compare/Contrast Shakespeare and Marlowe William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe were both writers of the Elizabethan stage, living in the same town of London, at the same time, and they wrote plays while working with the same people. Their strongest similarity was in their work. They both had an innate ability …

King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s many tragedies, The Tragedy of King Lear begins with King Lear desiring to step down from the throne, he chooses to divide the kingdom up amongst his three daughters. In order for them to receive their inheritance they must first pass his test, they …

In William Shakespeare’s Elizabethan drama Macbeth, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth conspire to kill the king Duncan in order to gain the monarchy. To be able to earn the kingship, Macbeth must commit more murders so that someone else does not inherit the position. Not only does Macbeth defy his loyalty …