become influential. In the Renaissance era‚ the wealthy had a vast amount of power over the poor‚ similar to men’s superiority to women; the same concept is still in society today‚ even if we wouldn’t admit to it. It is evident in many works by Shakespeare that power and privilege go hand in hand; even so‚ powerful‚ privileged women were not to be made superior or even equivalent to their weaker male
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inner predisposition‚ or mere interpretation from an outsider? Is someone obliged to become either a hero or villain by virtue of their existence‚ or are heroes and villains moulded over time from origins that could have taken either path? Analysing the preconceived ideas of Bastardy in Elizabethan society‚ it can be seen that the illegitimacy of Don John‚ “Shakespeare’s most passive villain” is the root of his villainy. Prejudgement‚ to pass judgement without sufficient knowledge‚ can lead to forming
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Here are some reasons why William Shakespeare was a hero. William Shakespeare was an inspiration to us all. He inspired people to write what they feel. William wrote a lot of great plays. What we mean by that is‚he never gave up when he was writing even when people put him down. He believed that once you succeed in life‚then you will be able to accomplish anything. He also acted in some plays. William Shakespeare was born on April 1546.He died on April 23‚1616. Scientist think that William Shakespeare’s
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After reading the rather confusing (and extremely hostile) essay "Shakespeare‚" it’s not hard to tell that the author calls for an eradication of William Shakespeare’s plays from English classrooms. The author feels that many of Shakespeare’s great plays‚ including Macbeth‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ and Twelfth Knight‚ are irrelevant to today’s society. Although the language in this essay is extremely convoluted and tangled‚ as I am sure everyone has noted‚ I believe that I have found the quintessence of
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an Elizabethan or Jacobean text? Contextual study Acting level 2 Penda Madeleine Faal 19th april 2010-04-18 Word count= Pages of essay I want to start with an introduction to the main Elizabethan text: Shakespeare organised reality by stylizing it. Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet arranges various materials and conventions that his audience was already familiar with- a popular story‚ elements of Elizabethan romantic comedy‚ the technique of Petrarchan love poetry. As an actor we have
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when you think of the term villain? Often when we think of a villain we think of people who revel in destruction and have dark masks obscuring their faces. However‚ we are quick to forget the unseen killers. The ones that go unpunished‚ people who are incurable taking the world by storm. That is why‚ out of the unlimited number of villains we have to choose from‚ as our incessant need to create heroes whom we can place hope in continues‚ the Grinch is by far the best villain. In the movie‚ "The Grinch"
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Describe one idea worth learning about in the text. Explain why it was worth learning about. John Madden’s Shakespeare in love is a ‘romantic comedy’ set in sixteenth century England. Through its two unfortunate protagonists‚ Will Shakespeare ‘a lowly player’ with writer’s block and wealthy Viola De Lesseps who dreams of ‘love as there has never been in a play‚’ it explores the idea of ‘the truth and nature of love’ in the Elizabethan era. Madden portrays the harsh realities of the time through
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Many scholars‚ writers‚ and poets have pondered the question‚ “Was Shakespeare really Shakespeare?” They’ve done the research‚ analyzed his works‚ and compared it to other writers of the time‚ and there is some pretty damning evidence convincing us that William Shakespeare really isn’t William Shakespeare. What we could assume about his education shows that in school‚ he was taught reading and writing and not much else. William did not travel very far from his home‚ leaving us to think “How did someone
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How does one say goodbye to their lifelong career? Shakespeare had an amazing career creating thirty-six plays before he created The Tempest. The long list of plays that came before The Tempest includes both Hamlet and Macbeth; two plays he is best known for. His career was long and legendary and many people believe that one of his plays‚ The Tempest‚ indicates a farewell to the stage. Shakespeare clearly knew he was writing his last play‚ The Tempest‚ because of the various pieces of evidence in
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to Lear’s question‚ and why is Lear outraged by her response? 3. How does Kent’s reaction to Lear’s banishment of Cordelia introduce the theme of sight and insight? 4. In this first scene of the play‚ how does Shakespeare establish the parallels between the stories of Lear and his daughters on the one hand and the story of Gloucester and his sons on the other hand? 5. How does Lear’s “love test” foreshadow the way the plot is going to play out and
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