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    William Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe are two famous and well known poets that wrote many pieces of art that is read all over the world. Because of the poetic devices used in their pieces‚ a majority of their work is known. However‚ after analyzing Shakespeare’s sonnets to the Tell Tale Heart and The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe‚ one can compare and contrast the poetic devices used in these bodies of literature. In each piece of writing‚ the similarities and differences of the poetic devices of structure

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    In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare develops a conflict between love and Olivia in order to show that desire for Olivia will end up causing many conflicts throughout the play. The conflicts cause misunderstanding which in result‚ cause confusion. In addition to the other three men

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    This dissertation is an empirical descriptive research into the differences of the rhetorical device translations in the 12 Chinese versions of William Shakespeares Hamlet. The frequent use of rhetorical devices is one of the writing norms during Renaissance; however‚ the reason why Shakespeares plays can stand out among his contemporary works and why he can become one of the worlds famous playwrights have much to do with his creative and skillful usage of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices are

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    Mariana “I am directed by you” – Isabella. Both these lines are addressed to the Duke. What do they suggest about women status in this play? What other evidence can you find to support your view? Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in the seventeenth century which crucially presents the role of women. Women were viewed as pure and were not expected to be promiscuous‚ but dependent on men with few options or choices. Shakespeare’s interpretation of women in Measure for Measure

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    The English sonnet underwent changes in the 16th century. The most significant change would be how sonnets are now structured. The Italian Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced as two parts: 8 lines with the scheme of abbaabba and then six lines with the scheme of cdcdcd. This can be seen in Petrarch‚ Rima 140. However‚ William Shakeseare change how sonnets would be written. He came up with the Shakespearean sonnet with is fourteen‚ ten syllable lines with a certain rhyme scheme (abab cdcd

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    Love is an everlasting theme throughout literature. In the play “Twelfth Night”‚ Shakespeare explores and illustrates 3 different types of love--true‚ self‚ and friendship. For each type of love‚ Shakespeare created its own characters to represent it‚ and these characters and their love played a major role in the play. True Love: There are three romantic love stories in the play. In the opening‚ Duke Orsino expressed his deep love for Countess Olivia. Later‚ in the following scene‚ Viola disguised

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    Final Paper: Passage # 5 Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear‚ demonstrates power struggles between parents and children in the form of a tragedy. The main conflict of the play is between King Lear and his two daughters‚ Goneril and Regan‚ whom he gave his inheritance to. One of the most significant passages of the entire play is where Goneril‚ the eldest daughter of King Lear confronts him for the first time‚ and they argue about the issue of King Lear’s one hundred followers. This dispute is literally

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    play is a metaphor itself. Twelfth night is a holiday in which things are said to be turned upside down‚ like the events of the play. “If the music be food of love‚ play on‚” is the very fist line of the play. This line is a very good example of Shakespeare comedy use through language. The line refers to music as an important metaphor for love.  Another important feature is the theme of love. In Shakespearean comedy‚ often times there are sets of lovers who by time overcome the obstacles in their

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    Shakespeare’s ideas towards kingship can be seen throughout the play. He shows that a king should be chosen by divine right and shows the attributes of what a good king should be. The play ‘Macbeth’ is set in medieval Scotland at the fictional time of King Duncan. Scotland is currently at war with the Norwegians when news of their victory comes through‚ with thanks to the two leaders of the army Macbeth and Banquo. On their travel home Macbeth and Banquo stumble upon some old hags‚ and they predict

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    response‚ the musical score written during the process of a play receives a greater acknowledgment. Viewing Twelfth Night from a analytical musical perspective‚ Shakespeare underscores how the expression of various genres of music reveals the inner feelings of characters and foreshadows the progress of the characters. William Shakespeare organized his style of writing through a series of periods; the first of four periods was written prior to 1595. Shakespeare’s writings throughout this period

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