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    Shakespeare In Love

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    Shakespeare in Love” Director: John Madden Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare Judy Dench as Queen Elizabeth I Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman Colin Firth as Lord Wessex Year: 1998 Summary: Will Shakespeare is a known but struggling poet‚ playwright and actor who not only has sold his next play to both Philip Henslow and Richard

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    Shakespeare and Kingship

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    In writing his history plays‚ Shakespeare was actually commenting on what he thought about the notion of kingship. Through his plays‚ he questions the divine right of kings‚ which the kings and the aristocracy used heavily in their favour to win the people’s love. In Macbeth‚ King Richard II and King Henry IV part 1‚ Shakespeare shows us his opinion of kingship in general. Although the plays are written about individual kings‚ I think that Shakespeare used the plays as an opportunity to voice his

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    The Moon in Shakespeare

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    The moon in Shakespeare’s play symbolizes Diana‚ the Roman personification of the moon‚ and the Wheel of Fortune. What does the Wheel of Fortune have to do with Diana? Shakespeare considered both of them to be much the same. Both have a cyclical nature: the moon waxes and wanes just like Fortune waxes and wanes. The motif of both figures in Shakespeare’s plays reveals his belief that the moon is a symbol of the fickleness and changeability of fortune and luck‚ at once an omen and a blessing‚ and

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    Shakespeare in Love

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    John Madden’s multi-award winning film Shakespeare in Love (1998) examines the perennial theme of forbidden love within the historical context of the Elizabethan Era but also from a more contemporary prism since the film emanates ideas‚ values and attitudes that resonate with modern audiences. The film‚ a romantic comedy‚ concerns the great writer‚ William Shakespeare and how he overcomes his writer’s block through his love affair with the wealthy and radiant Viola de Lesseps. However‚ due to differences

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    I have great satisfaction in introducing this nationwide evaluation study of the functioning of the National Child Labour Projects (NCLPs) to the policy makers‚ academicians‚ government functionaries‚ NGOs‚ international agencies and all those who are engaged in the task of prevention and elimination of child labour. This evaluation study was initiated by the V.V.Giri National Labour Institute at the instance of and with the financial support from the Ministry of Labour‚ Government of India. Prior

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    Shakespeare and Humanism

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    Shakespeare and Humanism in the 16th Century Humanism is a worldview or system of thought that gives the highest importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. It rejects religion and centers on humans and their values‚ capacities‚ and worth. Modern humanism as we understand it dates back to the Italian the Renaissance when a cultural movement turned away from the medieval religious beliefs seen at an earlier time of the ancient Roman and Greeks. Humanist thought can also be

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    Shakespeare Analysis

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    One would question the credibility of the enigmatic apparitions within Macbeth’s renowned Act IV‚ Scene i. Shakespeare gains the audience’s acceptance of the three mystically summoned apparitions through methodically foreshadowing a supernatural event is about to occur. Each stance of Shakespeare’s foreshadowing - cauldron potions‚ Hecate‚ the second witch’s awareness of Macbeth‚ and stage direction -- contributes to the believability of the apparitions’ appearance in the play. The fact the witches

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    Hamlet - Shakespeare

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    himself‚ his revenge on Claudius‚ his mother’s sudden remarriage‚ the purpose of the ghost and the corrupt nature of Denmark. By not informing the audience of the intentions of the ghost‚ Shakespeare keeps them engaged by creating disillusionment through Hamlet’s struggle for the truth. Furthermore‚ Shakespeare continues to engage audiences by presenting ideas of duty and corruption which are shown largely through the characterization of Hamlet. Hamlet struggles with his thoughts and feelings

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    Shakespeare Sonnets

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    Arushi Bhardwaj December 11‚ 2012 English Homework Shakespeare’s Sonnets Two sonnets that are very closely related‚ are sonnet 12 and 15. Both these sonnets are essentially talking about how aging and time creates an end to beauty. In Sonnet 12‚ Shakespeare states "Then of thy beauty do I question make‚ / That thou among the wastes of time must go //Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake / And die as fast as they see others grow." This line is basically talking about how beauty wears away

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    Shakespeare at 450

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    The Bard at 450 The Bard is alive and with us at 450. The dawn of 2014 is special for that very reason‚ for the world shall sway to the strains of the Bard‚ and in celebrations all over where man exists and the word lives on‚ we shall relive his works a thousand times over. A mortal immortalized by his art of literature‚ ‘not of an age‚ but for all times.’ We shall begin the year of celebration of the Bard in this space by revisiting the Shakespearian Sonnets. Jeet Thayil‚ the writer of Narcopolis

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