Dr. J.F. van Dijkhuizen Literature 6B: Shakespeare: An introductory course 5 August 2011 How are relations between different ethnic groups represented in The Merchant of Venice and Othello? Now in the early twenty-first century we tend to associate racist attitudes as fallacious and inhuman. The Merchant of Venice and Othello can‚ therefore‚ present challenges to modern readers and audiences because‚ to a certain extent‚ Shakespeare presents relations between the different ethnic
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Have you ever heard about Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare? Yes‚ exactly. Literally everyone has heard about it already since it is a very famous work of William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet love so hard under the feud between their family and die because of the feud. One reason why I believe that student should read Romeo and Juliet because it is a famous and climactic tragedy. In my experience I know that many modern works are based on the idea of Romeo and Juliet as well. Additionally
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In Hamlet‚ a famous play written by Shakespeare‚ Hamlet faces many challenges. Right from the opening of the play‚ Hamlet is challenged with grief and loss and is given the task of revenge. This burdensome task consumes Hamlet‚ making his nominal success pointless and superfluous. However‚ what Hamlet’s task of revenge does accomplish is that revenge is a dark and dangerous deed which can consume someone as easily as liberate them. Hamlet is all about gaining revenge against his uncle/stepfather
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LITERATURE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: An overview of his life and works Submitted to :- Ms. JYOTI HERMIT Submitted by:- TANISHA GUPTA Course :- BJMC (ASCO) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : AN OVERVIEW OF HIS LIFE AND WORKS CHILDHOOD William Shakespeare was born on April 26‚ 1564. William Shakespeare
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’’Let me not to the marriage of true minds’’ by William Shakespeare is an Elizabethan sonnet of 14 lines divided in three Quatrains and the habitual rhyming couplet. In this particular poem Shakespeare uses a complete different approach‚ luring the reader by achieving a dramatic change of style. Although keeping the simple A/B/A/B/C/D/C/D/E/F/E/F/G/G rhyming scheme‚ providing the sonnet with an harmonious‚ fluid sound and giving it the pleasant impression of a light-hearted song ’’Let me not to
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Duncan is depicted as Shakespeare’s idea of a fair king that others should admire. Duncan speaks to all people with respect‚ when the bloodied captain brings news to Duncan in act 1 Duncan greets him by calling him a “valiant cousin” and “worthy gentleman”. As well as showing respect to his subject he also held in utmost respect‚ as he is frequently called great king and chants of god save the king are also frequent throughout act 1 scene 3. Even after his death people still speak highly of Duncan
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can confine and effect them for the entirety of their lives. In some cases‚ an individual may take it upon themselves to cure their grief with actions of revenge‚ however ultimately this will most likely not completely rid them of their grief. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s behavior after his father’s death makes many of his family members and friends question his sanity. As the readers‚ we can see that Hamlet is not mad‚ but instead‚ is grieving and in disgust of his mother’s
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because it’s a big risk that has to be made. Making a risk to trust someone can either end up really bad or end up really good‚ depending on who you truly trust. Would you be mad if you trusted someone so untrustworthy? Well in the play Othello by Shakespeare‚ trust and fake friendships is involved dramatically and things turn bad and don’t end up to pleasant. Othello really likes a local girl where he lives so he asks her father for permission. The father had no trust in his daughter because he said
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island according to witness statements.” claimed the Naval Officer who had first spotted the boys on the island. The police had already contacted the families of those on the plane‚ out of the thirty-six passengers‚ twenty-two remain. Ralph Williams‚
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Love has the effects of a drug. One can become an addict to love and act irrationally‚ just like the effects of a drug addiction. In the Elizabethan era romantic comedy‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare reveals with a motif of the magic of a special violet flower the effects of love make people irrational‚ and can happen to anyone. Love has effects that make one irrational. The play shows several times with the magical effects of two different flowers how irrational love can make
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