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    also been seen in English literature. The Navarasas are‚ Shringara – love and beauty‚ Haasya – joy or mirth‚ Bibhatsya – disgust‚ Rowdra – anger‚ Shanta – peace‚ Veera – courage‚ Bhaya – fear‚ Karuna – grief and Adbhuta – wonder and curiosity. Shakespeare‚ being known for his remarkable portrayal of characters‚ has‚ in his plays‚ the perfect depiction of the Navarasas. His characters are alive‚ and their emotions are almost tangible. An example for Shringara‚ the rasa illustrating love or beauty

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    musical with some of the interior dialogue transposed into song. In "Spring Awakening‚" Sater alluded to some of the most important writers such as Homer‚ Baudelaire‚ Racine and Shakespeare. By referring to some of history’s greatest writers‚ Sater cleverly reinforced the main themes of his play. Foremost‚ Shakespeare writer to be mentioned in this play. When Wendla told her mother that she wanted to know where babies come from‚ her mother answered that to conceive a child‚ a woman had to love

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    performed in daylight whereas in 21st Century theatre plays are shown during the day and night‚ although they did not have lighting back then so therefore had no choice but to use natural lighting which makes the focus more upon their acting‚ hence why Shakespeare used such descriptive language for his plays. It is performed on a simple thrust stage of an Elizabethan playhouse where the audience would surround the actors horizontally and vertically. However‚ most people associated Elizabethan theatres with

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    delivered. In order to appreciate the words of Shakespeare‚ in particular‚ one must consider the implications of intended cadence. Although Shakespeare’s work can be enjoyed through a silent reading‚ certain nuances of his plays are lost without the aspect of performance or delivery in which the cadence is more visible. In an article from The Sunday Telegraph London Charles Spencer approaches the importance of cadence in performances of Shakespeare. He gets his point across very well by stating

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    The Perpetual Relevance of King Lear William Shakespeare was a playwright who created timeless tales. His works examined universal subjects that are relatable to by all of humankind. Although written centuries ago‚ countless themes explored in King Lear are still relevant in the contemporary day‚ including: delirium‚ misogyny‚ and sibling rivalry. Throughout history‚ human beings have struggled with mental illness. Shakespeare’s use of the theme is portrayed in King Lear as the eponymous leader

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    of color existed even in the 17th century. “Shakespeare ’s play is the text that will at once unsettle and fill in‚ substantiate and resolve what the audience suspects it already knows about the essence of blackness as the savage and libidinous Other” (Little 305). Shakespeare wields the prejudice that he knows the audience has come with‚ by making Othello the victim of Iago’s malicious plan. “The weight of critical tradition… presents a Shakespeare who finds racial and cultural difference insignificant

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    What was Shakespeare Biography? Who was William Shakespeare? Where was he born? Where did he go to school? How did William Shakespeare live his life from the beginning to the ending? William Shakespeare’s life became a great mystery with lack of evidence to support any findings. His schooling‚ his family and parents will be revealed in my paper. Who were William Shakespeare’s parents? The parents of Mr. Shakespeare were John Shakespeare and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Mary Arden married William

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    William Shakespeare Thesis Statement: William Shakespeare: Often called England’s National Poet‚ the Bard of Avon‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language‚ the world’s pre-eminent dramatist and is an author who inspired and influenced the writer of our time. Outline: I. Introduction Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright during his days. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. His plays remain highly

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    The Shakespeare Authorship Conspiracy arby BCOM/275 March 20‚ 2012 The Shakespeare Authorship Conspiracy William Shakespeare was one of the most popular playwrights in history. With 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets and many other poems‚ Shakespeare’s work has been performed around the world more often than any other playwright. One gentleman‚ Hank Whittemore‚ created a blog that is strictly related to the notion that William Shakespeare was a pen-name of Edward De Vere

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    Shakespeare authorship question is the argument about whether someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him. Anti-Stratfordians—a collective term for adherents of the various alternative-authorship theories—say that Shakespeare of Stratford was a front to shield the identity of the real author or authors‚ who for some reason did not want or could not accept public credit.[1] Although the idea has attracted much public interest‚[2][a] all but a few

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