William Shakespeare has written many pieces in the late 16th and early 17th century‚ period of wars of religion in England between catholic and protestant. England had just come under protestant rules but was surrounded and still had knowledge on catholic beliefs. Queen Elizabeth 1 prohibited the expression of religion in plays. Shakespeare was able to indirectly express thoughts and questions on religion‚ in a way to make the audience think and question themselves. In the play Hamlet‚ the Ghost
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How does Shakespeare establish the character of Feste in Act 1‚ scene 5? Plan – Introduction Feste’s underlying intelligence (shown when arguing with Lady Olivia) Feste is presented as a likeable character Feste’s state of mind can be questioned Feste has a deep understanding of the other characters Shakespeare uses a uses a large range of dynamic methods to portray the different layers to Feste’s temperament. At the commence of the scene‚ we are lulled into a false sense of security
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Naples‚ Alonso. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses several techniques to reveal this character in the story. Here‚ I will only be discussing three of those techniques: what Sebastian does‚ the reaction of others to Sebastian‚ and what Sebastian says. One way William Shakespeare reveals Sebastian is through what Sebastian does. In Act 2‚ scene 1‚ Antonio repeatedly attempts to lure Sebastian into the idea that killing his brother‚ Alonso‚ would be a satisfactory act because it would lead to Sebastian
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cannot entertain her claims; he must leave before the morning comes or be put to death. Juliet declares that the light outside comes not from the sun‚ but from some meteor. Overcome by love‚ Romeo responds that he will stay with Juliet‚ and that he does not care whether the Prince’s men kill him. Faced with this turnaround‚ Juliet declares that the bird they heard was the lark; that it is dawn and he must flee. The Nurse enters to warn Juliet that Lady Capulet is approaching. Romeo and Juliet tearfully
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Analysis of Act 1‚ Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet A form of love expressed within ’Romeo and Juliet’ is the “love at first sight” that Romeo feels upon seeing Juliet for the first time. In Shakespearean times‚ platonic love was prominent and this is clear in Romeo’s soliloquy. “Beauty too rich for use‚ for earth too dear” implies Juliet is angelic‚ demonstrating Romeo’s instant affection for her. Angel is within the semantic field of religion‚ a very important factor in the time with which the play
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Texts and Contexts Essay 1: The Tempest Clothing and Appearance: Connotations in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Shakespeare’s The Tempest was written between the years 1610 and 1611‚ and was known as one of only two plays that Shakespeare wrote as an entirely original piece. It was performed for the second time in 1612 to honor the wedding of the daughter of King James. Given the fact that it was written as an original‚ there is possibility that Shakespeare may have written this with royalty in mind
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How does Shakespeare present strong feelings about love in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ In Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice There are many examples of strong love. The two most prominent examples of strong love are romantic love and unrequited love. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there appears to be more examples of unrequited love than that of romantic love‚ despite the main theme of the play being the romantic love between Romeo and Juliet. The unrequited love between Romeo
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2 Original Text | Modern Translation | Scene I | | [Inverness. Court of Macbeth’s castle.] | | Enter Banquo‚ and Fleance‚ with a Torch* before him. | | BANQUO:How goes the night‚ boy? | BANQUO:How’s your night going‚ boy? | FLEANCE:The moon is down; I have not heard the clock. | FLEANCE:The moon’s down. I haven’t heard the clock chime. | BANQUO:And she goes down at twelve. | BANQUO:The moon goes down at twelve. | FLEANCE:I take’t ’tis later‚ sir. | FLEANCE:I think it’s later
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Through changes in Kate’s actions‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs regarding Petruchio and the idea of marriage‚ Shakespeare characterizes her transformation from a wild young girl who refuses to be told what to do to a well-mannered woman who is submissive and kind towards her husband. When Kate is forced to “give her hand opposed against her heart‚” she resists as much as she can. She doubts Petruchio and his promises to her every step of the way‚ including on their wedding day when Petruchio shows up
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How does Shakespeare present disturbed characters? Othello is a tragic hero whose jealousy is cleverly manipulated by the maleficent Iago‚ transforming him from a noble figure to a disturbed murderer. In keeping with the tragic genre‚ Shakespeare depicts a sequence of events through which bring about Othello’s decline. The playwright slowly escalates the emotional intensity of the play as Othello becomes more obsessed and less rational. The audience experience a range of emotions as the emotional
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