Shakespeare Essays

In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the concept of ‘bottoming out’ can be seen throughout.  King Lear reaches his financial bottom after giving away most, and then subsequently losing all, of his possessions to his two eldest daughters.  Great Britain itself hits bottom when it is forced into war with France.  Many …

            Shakespeare’s Othello is a timeless emotional saga of lust, jealously, conspiracy, duplicity, and murder, all essential assets for a drama ripe for endless interpretation.  Of some things and characters we can be certain.  Othello’s wife, Desdemona is a beautiful woman desired by many.  She is also an innocent victim, …

As one of his greatest works, Shakespeare’s King Lear describes a world of deception, scheming, ambition, arrogance, humiliation, destruction, and, sometimes, redemption.  Lear, who is an elderly king, partitions his kingdom among his sons.  He asks his daughters to compete with their flattery to win his heart most, and is …

Introduction Colonization is a recurrent theme dealt by Shakespeare throughout his play The Tempest. The paper would evaluate and discuss the story being the range of interest of an expedition to colonize part of America as it inspires Shakespeare to write ‘The Tempest’. The European greed is a driving force …

Neo-Platonism is a collective designation for the philosophical and religious doctrines of a heterogeneous school of speculative thinkers who sought to develop and synthesize the metaphysical ideas of Plato. Such synthesis occurred especially in Alexandria and included Hellenistic Judaism, as exemplified by the Jewish-Hellenistic philosopher Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, as …

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damasked, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in …

In the play, ‘Othello,’ by William Shakespeare, one character is considered the most evil character in all of English literature. This character is Iago, the antagonist of the play. He is considered so evil because of his ability to manipulate and persuade people into believing things, and making others’ good …

William Shakespeare, probably the most influential writer in English literature, lived at the age of changes – that’s why his creative heritage is so diverse – from optimistic comedies to pathetical tragedies and life dramas. The tragedy “Othello” was written between 1602 and 1604 and immediately performed in the theatre. …

The fools or jesters were a common sight in the courts at and before the time of Shakespeare and they had the right to speak where everyone else had to remain silent. The jesters in Shakespeare’s plays were placed in order to entertain the audience as well as give advice …

            Regardless of it’s popularity the play, Hamlet, still remains a puzzle which scholars for centuries have been analyzing and debating.  Authors, of any genres, simply can not guarantee how their writings will be interpreted by future generations.  Much of the criticism surrounding the play Hamlet, deals with the duality …