… Macbeth is a fairly strong and brave man, his wife tops him. She is stronger, and more ruthless than her husband. And, she is, and always was, aware of the fact that she would have to push Macbeth to commit the murder of Duncan. Lady Macbeth and…

… plays are written with bold thought, constant action and beautiful words. The thing that I feel is most important about Shakespeare's writing, and Macbeth in particular, is that there is much more meaning than there appears on the surface. The…

… hold in an instant and feel very much like magic that is being put over you. It can make you do things that you would never done and makes you feel like you are floating in air. It hits you without you knowing that, it's going to happen and there…

… grown up reading fairy tales. If not by reading, they were transmitted through plays, cartoons, and movie adaptations. Stories such as Cinderella, Hanzel and Gretel and Red Riding Hood are some of the more popular that are handed down from parent…

… when stating who he believes is responsible for Ophelia's insanity and ensuing death. The blame lies directly on Hamlet as Bloom states, "Yet in effect, he is murdering Ophelia, and starting her on the path to suicide" (Bloom 41). Ophelia loves Hamlet…

… Milton's "Paradise Lost," an obvious correlation sticks out between the two novels. However, after the obvious "Paradise Lost" reference in "Frankenstein," how much do the stories resemble each other? The correlation doesn't jump out in each novel,…

… to sympathise with Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" "The Merchant of Venice" is a problem play, because it could be seen as a tragedy or a comedy. The contemporary audience would have mainly consisted of predominantly white males, they are an…

… character of central focus throughout the play. However, at times, Mercutio seems more interesting to the audience and draws the focus away from Romeo. His death and its consequences shift the focus back on to Romeo and Juliet. This may have been…

… anarchic, amoral driving force." In his novel, Lord of the Flies, Golding fully embodies the theme that "Defects in society can be traced back to defects of human nature." This human nature is shown in the microcosm created on the island that Ralph…

… for Romeo and Juliet's death in Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. This story is a tragedy about two star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet, whose love cannot apart them from two feuding families. They first met each other at the Capulets and…