full of characters pretending to be someone other than themselves. To what degree are the characters aware that they are role-playing? Does their acting have serious consequences‚ or is it merely a game. In the text as you like it by William Shakespeare many characters have alter egos in whom they use to influence and associate themselves with other characters. The two main characters that are pretending to be someone other than themselves are Celia and Rosalind. In act 1 of the text Rosalind
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my keen knife see not the wound it makes.." She is powerful - in fact i think the most powerful of all Shakespearean female characters. But her strength is the strength of the Devil. She is confident‚ focussed and downright evil. How does Shakespeare present Lady Macbeth’s character and how does it change during the play? Lady Macbeth’s character throughout the play changes very dramatically. At the start of the play she is portrayed as a powerful‚ manipulative woman who doesn’t have second
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written by William Shakespeare. The play is set in Scotland during the mid 11th century. But‚ the play was written in 1606 at a time where James I was on the throne. King James was a very superstitious man who believed in magic and witchcraft and these themes were presented in Macbeth to please the King. Also the political context is important as it was included in Macbeth with the ideas of excessive ambition. On the other hand‚ Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have
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twenty four hours. In Shakespeare’s Othello‚ arguments as to how far the unities have been broken are often discussed. These arguments have been shown in the unity of time‚ and critics – such as A.C. Bradley – have doubted the faithfulness of Shakespeare. This argument is shown in the time period of Act I‚ on Othello’s wedding night where they leave for Cyprus‚ and when Act II starts they have landed‚ and on the night of the arrival the marriage is consummated and Cassio is demoted. Although the
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Shakespeare once said “Love looks not with eyes‚ but with the mind‚ and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” William Shakespeare not only makes us realize the true meaning of love‚ but also how love itself is characterized. In the play Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare demonstrates three main types of love: True love‚ courtly love and profitable love. For instance‚ Viola’s hidden love for Duke Orsino is incomparable to Duke’s self-indulgence and love for Olivia or to Sir Toby’s “friendship” with
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Deceit is a common theme that Shakespeare uses in his plays to advance the plot. In The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing he uses deceit to advance the play to reach the end of the play which is a wedding between two people that were meant to be together. Shakespeare could have used many different ways of making his plays reach the climax without using deceit but that was the most appropriate way. In the play Much Ado About Nothing Shakespeare uses the theme of deceit to advance the
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Composition 08 10 11 William Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I and II” Starting on Act 1‚ tensions and problems already begin to introduce themselves. It all begins with love and war. With the audience wanting Demetrius‚ Lysander‚ Hermia‚ and Helena to be separated lovers‚ the author places both Demetrius and Lysander to love Hermia instead of Helena. I consider this unbalanced love with a happy ending. The reason why I say this is because Shakespeare creates a dramatic feel and role
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Anaylaze why Shakespeare is relevant and so widely studied and performed today? Denise Ooi The History of Theatre Mrs 24 September 2008 For over four hundred years‚ the works of British playwright William Shakespeare has remained fundamental in the role of theatre‚ study of the English language and presumably‚ skills in the study of business management as critics claim. 1 Shakespeare’s works had cultured the stage all over the world as well as in the development of English
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Shakespeare‚ quite possibly the greatest poet of all time is now under scrutiny and heavy controversy on whether or not he wrote his plays or poetry for that matter. Could pieces such as Hamlet‚ or Romeo and Juliet been created by a completely different person? All of these fantastic forms of art are raising questions all around; who was Shakespeare‚ why was Shakespeare...Shakespeare‚ and what made Shakespeare tick. All of these questions lead us to the looming thought overhead‚ “Did Shakespeare
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I think the idea of every text having a use by date is incorrect and I will therefore argue against the topic. There are a few things which can help to keep texts from ever having their use by date and as a result proving my argument. For example‚ texts‚ such as Macbeth‚ can always be changed slightly and interpreted differently to make them interesting time and time again‚ for old and new audiences. Also‚ just because a text was written a long period of time ago doesn’t mean that it still won’t
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