Shakespeare papers

An analysis of the behavior of three vengeful sons; Hamlet, Fortinbras and Laertes.

A review of Hamlet's thoughts and actions throughout the play, "Hamlet," by William Shakespeare.

An examination of the nature of moral order in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Sir Tom Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead."

An examination of how William Shakespeare's play, "The Tempest" is a direct criticism of the perspectives of Michal de Montaigne in his essay, "Of Cannibals."

An analysis of the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard.

An examination of the character of Claudius in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

This paper explores the relationship between love and death in Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra" and "Othello".

This paper explains why Shakespeare's title character Hamlet was wise to wait to kill Claudius.

This paper looks at one of William Shakespeare's best loved romantic comedies "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

An analysis of the status of women in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew".

An analysis of Hamlet's indecisiveness in William Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet".

Looks at vengeful acts, such as cannibalism, in William Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus" and in its parent story Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

An analysis of the intent behind Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18".

Looks at the protagonist Prospero in William Shakespeare's drama "The Tempest".

This paper looks at the aspect of mercy portrayed in William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'.

This paper compares how William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson use disguise to challenge Elizabethan societal constraints and norms,

An analysis of the illusion of masculinity in William Shakespeare's "Troillus and Cressida".

An analysis of Isabella's effective use of silence and chastity in William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure".

An analysis of the theme of rite of passage in William Shakespeare's "King Henry IV, Part 1" and "Merchant of Venice".

This paper examines Carl Sandburg's poem "A Father Sees a Son Nearing Manhood," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Rudyard Kipling's "If".

An analysis of the influences of Anglo-Saxon culture on Shakespeare's play "Macbeth".

A comparative analysis of the themes that appear in the classic drama plays, "Othello" by William Shakespeare, and "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen.

A discussion on various subject themes in the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream " by William Shakespeare.

A discussion on the decline of static, hierarchical structure versus the rise of individual power within a power structure in the play "Richard ll" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the tripartite pattern that can be seen in William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure".

A brief analysis of the theme of love in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

A discussion on Iago's soliloquies in "Othello" by William Shakespeare in Act I.3.375-396.

Compares songs and sonnets using examples from William Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

A psychoanalytical interpretation of Othello's demise in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A discussion on the role of the supernatural in "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare.

A discussion of a new historicist's view of the significance of Purgatory in Shakespeare's tragedy "Hamlet".

A discussion on transposing the environment of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" to the atmosphere and setting to the 1930s depression-era of "Bonnie and Clyde."

This paper explores Shakespeare's gender constructions and cross-dressing in the play "Twelfth Night".

A study of the message conveyed in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", through the portrayal of the characters.

An analysis of William Shakespeare's distorted view of history in "Richard II", "Henry IV" and "Henry V".

A discussion on how William Shakespeare's "Othello" has been adapted for film audiences.

This paper studies Akira Kurosawa's film 'Throne of Blood', focusing on the theme of symbolism.

A discussion on the main players in "Moby Dick" by Herman Mellville and "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare.

Compares the theme of revenge in Henrik Ibsen's "The Wild Duck", William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Aeschylus' "The Oresteia".

An analysis of the theme of self-knowledge in William Shakespeare's Sonnets 30 and 62.

An analysis of Shakespeare's sonnets 30 and 62.

A comparison of the plots and characters in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the Greek tragedy, "Orestes."

Looks at the perils of cultural differences and the clash of identity in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper compares and contrasts two of William Shakespeare's plays, "Richard III" and "Much Ado About Nothing".

This paper discusses Kenneth Branagh's film production of 'Much Ado About Nothing'.

A review of Antipholus' Speech in Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors."

An analysis of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" - Act V, Scene 2.

An explanation of the 'low' characters in "Much Ado about Nothing" by William Shakespeare.

A discussion on whether William Shakespeare intended us to feel sympathy for the character, Caliban, in his play "The Tempest".

Looks at the treatment of women in William Shakespeare's "King Henry the IV, Part I".

An analysis of the female characters of Desdemona, Bianca and Emilia from William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A proposal for a project to study the representation of women in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello".

An analysis of the concept of evil in John Milton's "Paradise Lost" and Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper looks at the overabundance of emotion in Shakespeare's work 'Twelfth Night'.

An analysis of the theme of magic in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", a "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and "Hamlet".

This paper argues that William Shakespeare wrote the character of Horatio in "Hamlet" as an expression of himself.

An analysis of Hamlet's level of sanity in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet."

This paper analyzes how Iago causes Othello's moral degradation in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A comparison of the portrayal of sexual and gender roles in Geoffrey Chaucer's "Wife of Bath's Tale" and William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night".

A analysis of King Lear's poor character judgement in William Shakespeare's play, "King Lear."

An explanation of how the word humour has evolved and changed over time.

An analysis of the theme of moral hierarchies in William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure".

This paper analyzes the use of comedy in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as presented in the play-within-a-play, 'The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby', in Act V.

An analysis of William Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff.

This paper discusses the importance of psychoanalysis for effective reading as Peter Barry suggests in referencing Edgar Allan Poe's detective story "The Purloined Letter" and William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73".

An analysis of Iago's role in the tragedy of William Shakespeare's play, "Othello."

This paper compares William Shakespeare's play "Othello" to the motion picture "O" directed by Tim Blake Nelson.

An analysis of the character of Mamillius in "The Winter Tale" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of the character of Pistol in William Shakespeare's play, "Henry V".

A study of two of William Shakespeare's villains, Iago in "Othello" and Claudius in "Hamlet".

An analysis of Emilia's trustworthy character in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

An analysis of William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 35" .

An analysis of the speech and actions of Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

This paper examines the theme of kinship in Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream".

A review of the sub-plot in William Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream."

An analysis of how King Lear's character transforms from a controller to one who is controlled, in William Shakespeare's, "King Lear."

An analysis of the theme of love in William Shakespeare's "Sonnet CXVI".

An analysis of Emilia's speech in Act IV, Scene 3 of William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A comparison of wintry images of negativity and despair in three poems: ""Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, ""Absent place--An April Day" by Emily Dickinson, and "Blow, blow thou Winter Wind" by William Shakespeare.

This paper discusses the reception of William Shakespeare by the Romantic poets as referenced in several text of both Shakespeare and these poets.

A discussion of the oppression of men in the plays "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare and "M. Butterfly" by David Henry Hwang.

A review of the films "Sherlock, Jr." directed by Buster Keaton and "Bringing up Baby" directed by Howard Hawks.

An analysis of the relationships and love portrayed in William Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night."

This paper analyzes the character Lodovico's dramatic role of moral commentator in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper examines the social orders in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet".

An analysis of Iago's persuasion in William Shakespeare's "Othello".

A Marxist interpretation of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

An analysis of Desdemona, Emilia and Bianca's relationships with the men that they love in William Shakespeare's "Othello."

This paper examines the literary themes of invisibility and keeping the dead living as observed from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to the modern literature of Robert Browning, William Faulkner, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ralph Ellison.

This paper discusses the aspect of truth in the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.

This paper explores the central motivations for Hamlet's sexist and misogynistic behaviors in "Hamlet, The Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare.

An analysis of William Shakespeare's moralizing throughout his play, "Twelfth Night."

An analysis of the marriage relationship that Oberon has with Titania in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

This paper explores the meaning of "love" as presented in William Blake's poet "The Sick Rose", Kate Chopin's fiction "The Story of an Hour" and William Shakespeare's immortal drama "Romeo and Juliet".

This paper discusses the central role of femininity, or lack thereof, in Shakespeare's "King Lear."

An analysis of the function of the witches in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".

This paper looks at Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice' and discusses whether Portia is a saint or a sinner.

A discussion of the typical elements of plot in Shakespearean comedy, with a focus on how "Much Ado About Nothing" deviates from these elements.

A comparative analysis of the theme of death in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

An analysis of how "Macbeth" can be considered one of William Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.