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    Every film‚ concert and play needs characters to act out the themes and ideas of the scriptwriter‚ such as in the play "Twelfth Night"‚ written by William Shakespeare. There are many characters in the play "Twelfth Night" including Olivia‚ the Duke‚ Sebastian and Viola. Each character has his or her own personality traits‚ distinguishing qualities and purpose in the play. Viola‚ who is the main character‚ represents the two themes of love and disguise or mistaken identity in "Twelfth Night". Viola

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    will focus on in this essay. Jealousy‚ out of all the themes can be identified from the very beginning of the story until the end. Jealousy first arises when Roderigo is envious of Othello because he wishes to be with Desdemona‚ and at the end of the play‚ when Othello is furious with envy because he believes Cassio and Desdemona have been engaging in an affair. One character in particular seems to be at the forefront of all bad that happens in Othello‚ which is Iago. As the story unfolds he creates

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    In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ we are introduced to a controversial yet crucial character named Mercutio. However‚ in the original Shakespeare play and the modern film adaption of Romeo and Juliet by Luhrmann‚ the presentation of this character alters. Mercutio’s name derives from the word ‘mercurial’ which means eloquent‚ active sprightly and changeable‚ and Shakespeare purposely used this characters name as to present his character of this manner. In both the original play

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    Biography of William Shakespeare Quotes - Plays - Sonnets - Pictures - Timeline- Facts - Biography - Poems - Bubonic Plague - Globe Biography - Dictionary - Elizabethan Theater - Identity Problem - Biography - Black Death - Stratford The World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have fascinated people for centuries. The questions and mysteries which surround William Shakespeare the Great Stratford playwright and his biography‚ life‚ times and works (including his plays‚ sonnets and

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    King Lear by William Shakespeare is regarded as one of the greatest tragic plays ever written. We see heroes die left and right for what is “right”‚ we see the bad guys come to their demise and‚ in the end‚ we are left with Edgar of Gloucester. Edgar‚ throughout the play‚ underwent serious transformation‚ serious rough times‚ serious agony and true self-discovery‚ going from naïve heir to bold champion and because of that‚ he can fill Lear’s shoes. The average playgoer would say this with ease: the

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    Shakespeare Authorship

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    attributed to William Shakespeare shows education‚ experience‚ creativity‚ and wisdom far beyond what many people are willing to accept came from a single author. This is due to the scarcity of facts concerning his life‚ speculation rose about whether or not Shakespeare became more common. In turn‚ some have chosen to put forth other candidates as to who authored the plays. However‚ these theories have little sustenance and it is likely that the entire body of work attributed to Shakespeare in fact belonged

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    Shakespeare in Love

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    Jena’ Tolbert Ms. Philips 1st period May 22‚ 2013 William Shakespeare in Love In the movie Shakespeare in Love‚ written by M. Norman and T. Stoppard is about William Shakespeare and his goal or drive as an actor and producer of plays to regain his remarkable gift of imagination. In the adventure of creating his new play‚ he discovers a very impressive female actor named Lady Kent‚ and falls in love. Although he is married‚ he is still capable of falling in love with someone else. It was against

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    Cadence in Shakespeare

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    delivered. In order to appreciate the words of Shakespeare‚ in particular‚ one must consider the implications of intended cadence. Although Shakespeare’s work can be enjoyed through a silent reading‚ certain nuances of his plays are lost without the aspect of performance or delivery in which the cadence is more visible. In an article from The Sunday Telegraph London Charles Spencer approaches the importance of cadence in performances of Shakespeare. He gets his point across very well by stating

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    The Work of Shakespeare

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    Work of Shakespeare William Shakespeare‚ born in April 1564 was the son of John Shakespeare who was a prosperous alderman in the town of Stratford and was later granted a coat of arms by the College of Heralds. Not much was known of Shakespeare’s youth and is presumed that he attended the Stratford Grammar School. It was known that his father lost his fortune and Shakespeare could never finish school. At the age of 18‚ he married Anne Hathaway who was 26. Being financially broke‚ Shakespeare was debarred

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    Occasionally it seems as if Shakespeare is holding up love as the most intensely wonderful and perfect feeling one could experience. Yet‚ most of the time‚ it seems that Shakespeare cannot describe a single couple that is actually as perfect as it appears to be. At first I thought that Shakespeare was criticizing love as an ideal‚ saying that it actually does not exist and is too perfect an ideal to ever be reached. The sonnets are the only clue that Shakespeare gave legitimacy to the concept

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