Shakespeare papers

Compares the two different literary genres of the authors.

Analysis of Sonnet's 57 and 58.

Examines the Welsh historical hero.

A discussion of the views of evil as the subject of 3 plays.

A comparison of the similarities and differences of the character of Iago in Shakespeare's great tragedy "Othello" and in Ann-Marie McDonald's 1988 minor comedy "Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)".

Jealousy and revenge as the main themes in the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the key characters in Shakespeare's "Othello", with a focus on the theme of truth.

A review of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", debating the main character's sanity and motivation.

A discussion of the contribution made to the play "King Lear" by William Shakespeare by the character of Gloucester.

A character analysis of Iago from William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A critical analysis of Act III Scene III of William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A look at the theme of alienation among heroes in several works of literature.

An analysis of the character Kate, in William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and a reflection of the role of women in society.

This paper is a review of the Pittsburgh Public Theater's performance of Shakespeare's comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing".

This paper explores Shakespeare's notion of romantic love, as illustrated by two of his plays.

A review of William Shakespeare's love story "Twelfth Night".

This paper discusses the features of the tragic hero, comparing and contrasting between is Sophocles? "Oedipus Rex" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

This paper traces the events of Shakespeare's life during the years 1602?1611.

This paper examines how women were portrayed in the many different works by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, "Othello", focusing primarily on the theme of racism.

A paper which argues that the mad behavior of Shakespeare's character Hamlet was faked.

A review of William Shakespeare's play "King Lear".

A comparitive essay on Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and "Romeo and Juliet", focusing on the common theme of revenge.

A comparison of two female characters from Shakespeare's literary works, Gertrude from "Hamlet" and Juliet from "Romeo and Juliet".

The role of the ghost in Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

A discussion of the themes of alienation and otherness in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

Comparison of two tragic heroes: Shakespeare's Hamlet and Sophocles' Oedipus.

This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the play "Taming of the Shrew," by William Shakespeare.

This paper discusses in detail Giuseppe Verdi's opera, "Otello," based on the play by William Shakespeare.

This paper is an analysis of Horatio's Character in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.

A look at the similarities between two great tragedies, "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare and "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles.

Examines the uses of repetition and mirror images to address issues of honesty and duplicity.

Examines the nature, function and effect of the prologue of the play as an Elizabethan device.

This paper examines two film versions of Shakespeare's "King Lear", the 1987 version directed by Jean-Luc Godard and the 1984 television version starring Laurence Olivier: Style, critical reception, characters, narrative and adherence to Shakespeare.

This paper discusses William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet": Roles of character, accident, family and fate in lovers' tragedy.

This paper discusses Shakespeare's "The Tempest": Elements of comedy and romance in play based on ideas of critic Northrop Frye.

This paper examines issues of race, gender and sexuality as critical factors of dramatic action in Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper discusses the use of conceptions of time to define characters, their relationships and attitudes toward life and nature in William Shakespeare in "Henry IV: Part I".

A look at the portrayal and fate of Kate as a representative of sexist and patriarchal Renaissance attitude toward women.

A comparison of the styles, tones and protagonists in Laurence Olivier's 1948 and Franco Zeffirelli's 1991 versions.

An analysis of the purposes and effects of Dogberry, Verges and the Watch in advancing the comic aims of play's plot.

An exploration of the development of the king from a wastrel Machiavellian youth to a mature moral and political leader.

A focus on his relationship with Lear and his roles as a commentator and vehicle for the central theme of deceit vs. self-knowledge.

A critical view of his poetry as an example of Renaissance concerns, including contemporary and classical influences, sources and themes.

An analysis of the director's filmic interpretation of the opening and final scenes from Shakespeare's tragic drama.

A look at Shakespeare's protagonists as tragic heroes with both god-like qualities and human flaws which bring their downfall.

An analysis of the light-hearted romantic wordplay and role-playing of Act III, Scene 1.

Psychoanalytic analysis of Shakespeare's tragic hero's Oedpial complex.

Themes (corruption, lies, human condition), characters, plot and the poet's development of tragedy.

Compares relationship between fiction & reality in action & characterizations & what each work tells us about societies represented.

Feminist critique of the play; showing its destructive & wasteful displays of manliness, immorality & violence.

Appearance vs. reality of characters & themes in plays about love & passion.

Tragic elements in plots & fates of Shakespeare's characters.

An analysis of the speech (IV.i.143-162) on the relationship between theater and real life.

A review of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" with a look at the tragedy destined to occur, dictated by the stars and the environment.

A look at the techniques, direction, viewer's role, camera use and the characterizations in the British Broadcasting Corporation's video production of "Julius Caesar" and "The Merchant of Venice".

Examines Shakespeare's tragic hero and the applicability of Aristotle's dramatic ideas.

Moral and philosophical analysis of this human quality of purity and wholeness, discussing Christianity, Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, individual and cultural aspects.

Examples of the pain of romance in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", "Twelfth Night" and the Sonnets.

Compares and contrasts the tragic heroes in Sophocles' "Ajax" and Shakespeare's "Othello".

Examines a number of sonnets from Shakespeare's sonnet cycle, deciphers them, explains how they are constructed and explores the ways in which they anticipated the Metaphysical movement in poetry.

Discusses the play as a tragicomedy and focuses on the character of Leontes.

A character analysis of Iago.

A look at the location, nature, moral and dramatic meaning of weather disturbances in "Othello", "King Lear", "Macbeth" and "The Tempest.

An argument that in Shakespeare's "The Tempest" Prospero allows his positive sense of humanity to be rekindled and in Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" Kurtz does not. Thus Prospero may return to civilization while Kurtz dies when he touches it again.

An examination of the character's growth toward self-knowledge, compassion and love.

An analysis of the prince's reluctance to seek revenge as the source of this tragedy's universal appeal.

A comparison of the issues of faith and faithlessness in the main characters of the two plays.

A look at the development of playwright's craft through the early, balanced, overflowing and final Periods. Includes style, structure and themes.

This paper compares Shakespeare's original play and Kenneth Branagh's 1989 filmic version "Henry V": Theme, characters and action.

This paper analyzes Hamlet's compulsive evasion of the call to avenge his father's murder.

Explores significance & dramatic effects of protagonist's slowness to act in avenging his father's death. Discusses theories, interpretations & critical responses to this indecisiveness.

Character analysis ofLIago.

Discusses Hamlet's vacillation, his motivations & character.

Discusses psychological analysis & comparison of author's use of tragedies to bring out unconscious nature of protagonists' relationships, family conditions and motivations.

Discusses plot, characters, symbolism, themes and life of royalty in the play.

Analyzes language, structure & significance of Hamlet's "to be or not to be" speech.

Working from Aristotle's definition of the tragic hero, this figure is explored in Shakespeare's HAMLET, & KING LEAR.

Examines two famous literary heroes, Hamlet & Gilgamesh, & relates them to the analyses & theories of Aristotle & Freud.

Discusses the uses of supernatural in structure & plot. Examines witches, predictions, spirits of hell, the netherworld, and ghosts.

Compares & contrasts Shakespeare's HAMLET with Sophocles' ELECTRA. Focuses on the theme of revenge & the moral requirements placed on the protagonists.

Examines how in HAMLET, as in other Elizabethan drama, the fate of kings is tied to the order of the universe, & dissension or tension in one is reflected in the other.

This paper examines the development of the main characters through their passion & love. It focuses on infatuation, innocence, devotion and tragedy.

This papers compares psychological the tragic heroes of Sophocles? "Oedipus" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

This paper examines William Shakespeare's use of fairies and magic in his play "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

This paper examines the interpersonal relations in William Shakespeare's "King Lear" between Lear and his three daughters.

This paper examines the characters of Shylock & Malvolio Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" and "Twelfth Night".

This paper discusses Shakespeare's two tragedies "Hamlet" and "Macbeth", which relate life as a study of passion.

This paper discusses the struggle between good and evil; love, hate and jealousy in Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper analyzes the Eyes as a focal point as a unifying factor of in Shakespeare's comedy-fantasy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and discusses the idea of appearance and reality.

This paper discusses deception in Shakespeare's "King Lear".

This paper discusses Shakespeare's use of disguise in "As You Like It", "Measure for Measure" and "King Lear".

This paper compares Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra" with his play "Romeo and Juliet". There are many quotes from the plays.

This paper discusses the language of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

A review of the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.

A discussion of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and life in Elizabethan England.

Character analysis of Katherine in Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew".

A review of William Shakespeare's "First Sonnet".

This essay discusses the relationship between what seems to be and what is in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

A discussion of the subplot of Gloucester and Edmund in "King Lear" by William Shakespeare.