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    2013 Essay 1 Shakespeare Dramatic Plays William Shakespeare was a great writer and is still famous today for his amazing plays. Some of his plays are "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello." One thing that made his plays so famous is that the characters had real problems. His plays were very dramatic and tragic. He didn ’t only write plays but he also wrote poems. Although Shakespeare died a long time ago‚ his plays and poems were so great that they are still famous today. Shakespeare knew how to

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    Shakespeare is one of the most influential playwrights of the 1500’s. But not just the 1500’s. Shakespeare is one of the most influential playwrights ever. From Romeo and Juliet to A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ Shakespeare’s plays include many examples of the modern human condition and also include a plethora of words and phrases that no one had even thought of! When he could not think of a word or phrase‚ he made up a word or phrase. These words and phrases are used for a reason‚ one just has to find

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    William Shakespeare‚ one of the most influential writers of 17th century‚ was very well known for his work in theatre and as a poet. In his sonnets‚ Shakespeare uses imagery and objects of nature as metaphor in describing beauty through contrast and aging. Sonnets were the pop songs of Shakespeare’s era‚ a very fashionable poetic; all gentlemen were required to learn them as a discipline and a sign of one’s education. A good sonnet alluded to a good education‚ conveying one’s upbringing as one

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    attraction of an individual’s external appearance; love should come from the heart. In the poem itself‚ Shakespeare was able to portray this theme through comparing a women who is not physically perfect to beautiful matters. Regardless of his mistress’s not so attractive appearance Shakespeare is still captivated by her‚ "And yet‚ by heaven‚ I think my love as rare‚ line 13." Ultimately Shakespeare was able to develop the meaning within a poem through the usage of selective diction‚ the specific rhyme

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    Analysis of Othello by William Shakespeare A brief synopsis of the plot The play opens on a street in Venice‚ Italy. In the opening scene Iago‚ Othello’s ensign‚ and Roderigo‚ the suitor of Desdemona‚ decide to tell senator Brabantio that his daughter Desdemona has left to marry Othello without her father’s permission. Brabantio confronts Othello‚ but finally he is convinced by Othello and Desdemona that they love each other and gives them permission. At the same time Turkish invasion is reaching

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    3rd Period  January 9‚ 2015    Who is Shakespeare?    “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and others have  greatness thrust upon them”(goodreads). William Shakespeare is said to be one of the most  popular idolized English authors. He has created some of the most relevant plays and poems  which are still important today. Many of the things he portrayed in his writings were thought to  be from his life experience. Shakespeare has lead the way for modern authors

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    conspiracy surrounding William Shakespeare is too outrageous to be ignored. Shakespeare was a man that many people didn’t really actually know unless they were in a play. why‚ It is a widely spread theory that ever since the death of Shakespeare in 1616‚ his authenticity‚ for the most part‚ has been questioned by great scholars‚ professors‚ and educators. Shakespeare was raised in a household at Stratford-Upon-Avon where writing was not a common thing. the Shakespeare family would sign official documents

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    Moszczynski Primary source: 1. Shakespeare‚ William. "Hamlet: Entire Play." Hamlet: Entire Play. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://shakespeare.mit.edu/hamlet/full.html> Reference: 2. Bevington‚ David. "William Shakespeare (English Author) : Understanding Shakespeare." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica‚ n.d. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537853/William-Shakespeare/232444/Understanding-Shakespeare>. Websites: 3. Farouky‚ Jumana

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    information about William Shakespeare’s life and death derives from public instead of private documents: vital records‚ real estate and tax records‚ lawsuits‚ records of payments‚ and references to Shakespeare and his works in printed and hand-written texts.[1][2] The bare historical record documents that Shakespeare was baptised 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire‚ England‚ in theHoly Trinity Church‚ at age 18 married Anne Hathaway with whom he had three children‚ was an actor‚ playwright

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    each other at the same place and time establishes a deeper love between the two and this very fateful night has now changed both of their lives‚ just as Shakespeare planned it. Finally‚ fate is exhibited a lot in the end of the play. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet were caused by themselves‚ but that is exactly where fate comes into play. Shakespeare could have chosen to save Romeo and Juliet rather than having them kill themselves; their deaths‚ however‚ were deliberately planned that way because

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