We are going to depict the marriage in Earnest as an option or a necessary "business" move in an aristocratic society using the prism of Wilde's point of view on Victorians era.
Laurencia, the object of the Commander's desire further makes clear to Mengo that in her understanding love is inseparable from honour and thus involves the lover's commitment to their own and their beau's reputation as [...]
As DuBois is a female character, her tragedy is also to be seen as a result of her helplessness to transform her desires in a male-dominated world.
It is one of the most poignant scenes of the modern stage, But there is another kind of music in The Glass Menagerie, as there is in most successful drama, and that is the underground [...]
Overall it is worth mentioning that the play abounds in symbolic images, For example, it is quite possible for us to say to a certain degree Blanche Dubois represents the so-called old South whereas Stanley [...]
Shakespeare portrays that in a world of complexity, instability, and unpredictability, people are struggling to make sense of the changes and to situate themselves within the new milieu.
The following paper aims to analyze themes from the play, identify the connections to the concept of identity, and determine whether the reality they are dealing with offers them a possibility to live the American [...]
She is ready to kill in revenge for her father's death. On the contrary, she intends to kill her mother for killing Agamemnon, her father.
Therefore, a critical analysis of the story enlightens the contemporary society on the aspect of hospitality in relation to the people of Greece.
On the other hand, a flat character is an unprogressive minor character in a story that remains in the same position throughout the story.
Hamlet decides to prove whether Claudius really killed his father and in act three, he uses the play "The Murder of Gonzago" to get the truth.
The comparison between Richard's and Henry's kingdoms by use of repetition signifies that the main lesson of the play is the importance of balancing power and accountability to maintain a stable and fair nation.
Hamlet's father was murdered by Claudius, his uncle and now his stepfather, to gain the throne. Hamlet's capability to critically and adequately assess the situation is one component of what could allow him to resist [...]
Some of the most prominent themes in the story are the ideas of mutual forgiveness, people's motivation to be proactive and take risks, and their willingness to forgive and ask for forgiveness.
From Freud's perspective, the characters' problems can be perceived as the result of a conflict between their superego, id and ego.
What is more, he is not satisfied with all aspects of the love story that happened years ago, and Gallimard desperately attempts to alter the events in his imagination.
While The government is the system that makes laws and ensures that they are followed, it is the person who wields power who is responsible for the equality and impartiality of its enforcement.
As soon as it appears clear the fact that the play's author is engrossed in the action the audience experience the first display of tension.
To be classified as an Aristotelian tragedy, a film or story must be complex and include a situation in which a respectable person suffers a complete reversal of fortunes due to a fatal mistake and [...]
Notably, he uses religion as the major instrument of his influence as it is easy to become a mentor and guide through the hazards of the world.
In an introduction to The Tempest, Virginia Vaughan, and Alden Vaughan explore the theme of semantic similarity between Shakespeare and Virgil's plays even to a further extent: "Shakespeare's play is an imitation of the main [...]
He, as Oedipus, felt unique and able to do what he wanted, which gave him a false idea of his position in the world. The character is not aware of his vices, which lead him [...]
The author manages to demonstrate the power of vulnerability and raw emotions through the play's characters, which keeps the story full of tension and interesting dynamics.
In this case, Jim was responsible to his family and also to the whole society in terms of medicines but not for material gain.
This passage is in the form of a dialogue between the two characters in the play. The above lines portray Othello as a victim of prejudice.
This paper is an attempt to analyze Hamlet's actions and inactions to prove the authenticity of the application of these maxims to the protagonist.
Religion in The Merchant of Venice is the main aspect that gives a node to the vices of ultimately estrangement, persecution, and discrimination that is depicted in the play.
In the play The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams has written the story of the Wingfield family that lived in St Louis during the 1940s.
Hamlet kills numerous characters in the play and this goes to show his excessive pride or in other words his sin of pride.
Thesis Human existence and purpose of life were considered unimportant because the human soul had a divine nature, thus, they were afraid of death as an unknown state of human existence.
They made the readers become witnesses of the rights abuses under the rule of Pinochet, the transition to democracy made in Chile, and the democratic government's response to the rights abuses in the past.
The third grotesque view occurs {while Ruth is later dressing upstairs ostensibly to go with Teddy back to America} when Max and the others, realizing that Teddy's marriage to Ruth is in shambles, begin discussing [...]
What fascinated me about A Midsummer Night's Dream is the Shakespeare's portrayal of life on the verge of the real world and the world of magic and dreams in the forest with fairies.
Being a good father and an excellent husband, Odysseus did everything he could to return home, however, there were a number of barriers, however, having returned home Odysseus killed all people who wanted evil to [...]
This essay will explore the different themes within Romeo and Juliet and their significance to the play's understanding and Shakespeare's social and political analysis.
George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" is a quintessential exploration of transformation, identity, and class through the characterization of two main protagonists, Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle.
The central conflict in the timeless Greek tragedy "Antigone" is a profound exploration of the tension between individual conscience and the dictates of public law.
Even the play's ironic title, Much Ado About Nothing, attempts to downplay the existence of grave moral dilemmas that almost result in a tragedy, such as Claudio's accusations of the Hero's chastity and her abandonment [...]
The supernatural was an aspect of the plot structure used to add tension and drama to the occurrences and situations and manifested in various ways. To conclude, the owl and raven were utilized as omens [...]
Hamlet does not follow his friend's caution and goes with the ghost, where he learns of his father's murder and swears to avenge him.
Thus, the play Romeo and Juliet demonstrates that fate is the invisible, unavoidable force behind the entirety of the human experience.
To begin with, it is evident to the reader that the main character is overwhelmed by the grief and mourning of his father.
Regan and Goneril are portrayed with various defiant actions against the inequalities occurring in the contemporary society of the male-dominated world. The female archetype is described as an element of the oppression in the patriarchal [...]
The first striking problem of Hamlet is the one of choice, which may be considered a reflection of the main conflict of the tragedy.
The exploration of the difficulties that occur during the transition from adolescence to adulthood is the key message of the play.
The last scene will take place on the lowest level, the garden, which will be transformed into a graveyard by the rising of gravestones and the projection of a mausoleum in the background of the [...]
While this idea is not always true in specific cases, it can be assumed to be true in the case of Romeo and Juliet because of the ways in which they act.
When his mother gets insurance for ten thousand dollars after his father's death, he decides to take a risk and invest a part of the money in a liquor store.
From the beginning of the story, he managed to set the readers against the king, which makes the majority of them support the daughters in the conflict between them and the king, the conflict that, [...]
Peters reveals and enriches itself throughout the play: initially embodying the quality of obedience, with time she demonstrates the power of observance and attention to small things and consequently achieves a triumph over the male [...]
Even though the main plot of the story is centered on challenges threatening to sabotage the union Hero and Claudio, Beatrice along with Benedick with their constant verbal jousting finds itself quite an interesting counter-plot.
The play deals with the genius persons of the world and it relates genius convincingly with the world of madness. Then the development of schizophrenia in Nash, which is "a severe mental disorder that distorts [...]
In contrast to Hamlet, the role of 'a play within a play' is to underline onstage and offstage characters and their qualities.
In addition to fighting for his king, Macbeth is quickly and well rewarded for his efforts as King Duncan makes him the new Thane of Cawdor in addition to his already holding the title of [...]
Parris is described as a man in his forties and the author adds that there is "very little good to be said for him". The land is not very fertile and the town is surrounded [...]
Preminger et al.claim that poetry is to be educative and pleasurable and both versions of "Romeo and Juliet" meet this criterion regardless of the fact that they had to appeal to the audience of a [...]
The social environment of England at the end of the sixteenth and the beginning of the seventeenth century was characterized by great attention to social class, citizens' jobs, and their reputation.
The madness is connected to the trouble that befalls the King later in his helpless state as he faces all sorts of mistreatments from the two daughters whom he gives the mandate to run the [...]
At the end of the play, Othello's realizes that his naivety and lack of confidences in his wife' innocence and fidelity.
The aim of this essay is to analyze Jack Worthing, one of the main characters of the play, which the author represented as the typical wealthy Englishman of Victorian epoch.
On top of this, Laertes wants to revenge the insanity and subsequent death of his sister, which he blames on Hamlet.
In his play Othello, William Shakespeare also accentuates the meaning of minor characters and their actions for the development of the tragedy in Othello's life.
Throughout the story, there is a constant struggle of the growing Telemachus to imitate the actions of his father and then eventually become like him that he comes to an end of his journey.
When Hamlet learns in a dream that he is supposed to revenge the death of his father, he promises to do so "with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love, may sweep [...]
It can therefore be justly concluded that Susan Glespell's 'Trifle' is indeed a feminist work and seeks to engage in feminist objectives through the plot and the characters.
He frequently speaks in a lighthearted and naughty manner and uses his supernatural abilities to control the play's human characters. Shakespeare's use of speech in A Midsummer Night's Dream greatly influences the play's overall effect.
The young man's issues with the woman's remarriage are related not only to his distaste for the situation but also to the fact that such a relationship is incestuous by the standards of that time. [...]
In the play The Heidi Chronicles, the character Heidi Holland goes on a personal journey through the changing scenery of feminism, politics, and romance from the 1960s to the 1980s. Heidi's longtime friendship with Susan [...]
The play is the people's voice, reflecting their aspirations and ideals."William Tell" was devoted to the theme of the revolt of foreigners, in which the motif of tyranny sounds with the same strength and conviction.
It is hard to disagree that different historical and cultural contexts in literary works allow for a better understanding of the meanings and plots implied by the authors.
This particular reading of the play implies that Shakespeare was deliberately expressing a view of colonialism in the New World in the guise of Prospero the magician, usurping Caliban, the slave.
The greatest evil in the play, the catalyst for the tragedy to unfold, appears to be "the Devil," the avatar of which can be seen in Iago.
He does not seek to seize the treasure his intention is only to deprive the possessor of the treasure of pleasure. A cynic to the depths of his brain, he sees only the flipside in [...]
In the first act, Evan Hansen writes himself a letter, mentioning that he should not worry about anything and be the way he is. Evan is not perfect, but he learned to accept himself, which [...]
Hossain's article explores the manifestations of the ideas of post-modernist feminism in the play through the analysis of the main character's development and the overall social order where women were subordinate to men.
The Ghost in the play is charitable because it helps Hamlet to know the truth about the way his father died and to begin finding clues for the murder.
In the play, the supernatural things are central to the plot of the play as they provide a basis for action as Shakespeare meant them to fit in putting the play together.
This paper will focus on the play's main points the author conveyed to the reader and the viewer and sociocultural issues of those times, just as those were represented 'in particular the uncommon length of [...]
But the gentlemen who are actually supposed to find out the motive and solve the case are not able to succeed in reaching the depth of the matter, as they lack the sympathetic view which [...]
People in the Oedipus play lived in the dark of the unknown meaning of the riddle; until Oedipus answered the riddle.
With consideration of critical responses, use of language and structure, and through a close analysis of Hamlet's soliloquies, the role of Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet in shaping the enduring power of the text is appreciated [...]
However, in this play, we can be witnesses to a fact that all of the pain that King Lear had undergone can be cathartic.
Apart from sharing similarities linked to their belonging to the movers and shakers, both Laertes and Hamlet face the same tragedy in life.
The events of the story are very dark, and despite the comedic tone of the dialogue in some scenes, the heaviness of the atmosphere prevents them from being funny.
The figure of Eve Ensler exemplifies the validity of this idea perfectly well, because it is largely on the account of a public controversy, sparked by her play The vagina monologues, that the notion of [...]
They include Othello, who is the lead actor; Desdemona, Othello's wife; Cassio, Othello's lieutenant; and Iago a junior officer in the army.
In his speech, he talks of the 'carnal, bloody and unnatural acts', basically he is referring to the killings that took place when his friend Hamlet tried to retaliate his father as well as the [...]
The scenario calls for the need to investigate the villagers on issues pertaining to witchcraft, a take that finds many of them victims of the evil doing ready to be judged. First, the plot of [...]
The struggle is betwixt his great affection for his boy and his finding the facts, and the mindset of his miserable upbringing by which the dad was normally a removed and an unreachable figure.
In fact, Penelope should be considered a hero as she manages to rule the kingdom, she is ready to sacrifice her entire life for the sake of her son, Telemachus, and she manages to remain [...]
Since Othello is dark-skinned, the society is against his marriage to the daughter of the senator of Venice. In summary, the play Othello is captivating and presents racism as it was.
Athena also had to pour a sea fog around Odysseus to protect him, and then she assumed the shape of a little girl and showed him the way to the palace.
However, for African Americans living in the 1950s, it was a complicated concept, often at odds with the systemic racism and discrimination they faced on a daily basis."A Raisin in the Sun" is a ground-breaking [...]
Willy Loman dreamed of living the life of Dave Singleman, a man who could do all of his business over the phone and was well-liked by his clientele.
One of King Lear's most important themes is the use of irony to emphasize the power of consent. The first situation is created in the throne room by the king, who abdicates the throne and [...]
It is essential to recognize that Willy Loman's vision of the American Dream is based on the belief that a charming and attractive businessperson will inevitably and rightfully attain the material wealth and comforts that [...]
The most crucial element of the play is the climactic moment in which the truth about the tragic events that led to the loss of part of the family is revealed.
Hamlet was thinking about the afterlife and suicide to achieve peace, and during this speech, a reader might feel the pain and despair of the main character.
The love story of Romeo and Juliet is well known to most people, but one might forget that Romeo was initially not in love with Juliet; he met her later.
Initially, the themes and scenes of the play were designed for staging at the Shakespeare theatre, and the costumes and the actors' play were supposed to evoke awe for the rich life of medieval nobles.
The scene's underlying tension serves as a definitive source of Shakespeare's use of language to portray the specific mood, tone, and the character's intentions.
Some of the stories that the reader comes to know, about some people or events in the play, come inform of narrations from the minor characters. The minor characters give most of the information known [...]
Typically, 'the end of something means the onset of another.' Using this as a viewpoint that provides a lead to what Macbeth is all about, the fact that 'we will proceed no further in this [...]
Like a girl with a missing link in her life, Ashbe is trying to fit in different aspects of her life by being wayward in her dealings and even justifies the wrongs she does.
Thus, Jessie can be considered the most sympathetic character of the play since she was an outsider and a person with disabilities unable to live her life to its full extent; however, her disease is [...]
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and the carnival elements in the play are widely discussed topics in the literary world. When analyzing the gradual development of the plot of the play A Midsummer Night's Dream [...]
One of the most remarkable plays by Guan Han-qing is Rescuing One of the Girls in which he celebrates the life and realities as faced by the courtesan community and the commodification of human relations."A [...]
While the play has comedic elements, the events that the characters of the play go through are highly tragic and ultimately lead to negative consequences for the majority of them.
One may be tempted to think that she is a victim of Richard's folly, but she is sharply aware of her place.
It is even possible to notice that Mephistopheles tries to warn and make Faust refuse the deal as he is aware of the real situation and does not want him to make the same mistakes [...]
In regards to the intended significance, Stopes, Belleforest, and Shakespeare report that Shakespeare designed the role of the ghost to appear to Hamlet relentlessly to enhance the melancholy motif of the play.
The suitors laughed and teased Telemachos of his struggles to defend the beggar. Odysseus simply examines the bow and one of the suitors mocks him saying he is a connoisseur.
Among them are the rhymes, the rhythm of the words, the interpolation of a chorus, the increasing complexity of the lines as the poem progresses, and the vivid and horrifying imagery.
At the start of the play, he was not aware that he had slept with his mother or that he had murdered his father.
The review will take the form of an in depth analysis of part one of the whole poem before that, most imperatively, presents the plot of the poem including shading light into the flow.
Through the drama, it is possible to see the attitude of the author to the issue as well as her views since her literature presents her feelings and her opinion on the sensitive social matters.
For instance, the journey of Odysseus back to Ithaca feature him as an important figure to Calypso therefore helping in building up the story as his return remains the center of all agony that begets [...]
As the events unfold and Jocasta senses that Oedipus is indeed her son, she begs him to drop the matter but he decides to have none of this. This leads to the death of Jocasta [...]
The plays interweaves Christ's crucifixion with the picture of a bubbling crucible in it a man and a society: the predicament of arriving to the right choice of morality and the inevitability of attaining redemption [...]
Laius is the rule of Thebes; he learns from oracle that his son Oedipus will kill him and usurp his throne.