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Papers On Shakespeare
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“Desdemona and the patriarchy in ‘Othello’”
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A paper which looks at the way in which both Othello and Desdemona become victims of the constraints of the patriarchal system in ‘Othello’ and how this is a major contribution to the tragedy which eventually befalls them both.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLdesdemona.wps
“Electra” and “The Tempest”: Vengeance and Injustice
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A 12 page paper which examines the themes of vengeance and injustice in Euripides’ “Electra” and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAeltem.rtf
“Gender Disruption in Macbeth and Twelfth Night”
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An eight page paper which looks at the way in which gender disruption is treated in Macbeth and Twelfth Night, in terms of the importance of gender identity in Elizabethan society and the differing perspectives on gender roles which are exemplified in the two plays.
Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLmacbethgender.wps
“Hamlet and the Odyssey”
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A five page paper which looks at some of the similarities and differences between Hamlet and Homer’s Odyssey, with reference to the characters of the main protagonists, the influence of the supernatural, and the way in which the heroes face their personal challenges.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLOdyssHam.rtf
“Hamlet” – Still Debated After All These Years
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“Hamlet” – Still Debated After All These Years: This 6-page essay examines a number of critics’ opinions relevant to some of Shakespeare’s themes in “Hamlet.” Undoubtedly, this play and most all of the Bard’s work will continue to be a prime source of much armchair discourse for additional centuries to come. Bibliography lists 5 sources. SNHamlet.doc
Filename: SNHamlet.doc
“Hamlet” and “Coriolanus” -- Examples of Shakespeare’s Portrayal
of Self-Destruction
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This 5 page report discusses the dramatic
tone and devices used by Shakespeare in both “Hamlet” and
“Coriolanus” is one of bitterness, tinged with a sense of
betrayal. He also presents his audiences with characters who are
completely self-absorbed. In both tragedies Shakespeare explores
the nature and effects of evil that exists in the actions of
human beings. The fact that one character is a broody and almost
manic Dane while the other is an arrogant and determined Roman
soldier is not the point. The point is the connection that exists
between power, misperceptions, and betrayal. Mention is also made
of the title characters’ mothers and their role.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWhamcor.rtf
“Hamlet” as the Most Important of Shakespeare’s Plays for 19th Century Romanticists
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This 5 page report explores the idea that “Hamlet” was what literary critic Northrup Frye described as the “central and most significant play, because it dramatized a central preoccupation of the age of Romanticism: the conflict of consciousness and action...No other play has explored the paradoxes of action and thinking about action so deeply.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWfryham.rtf
“King Lear” – the Best and Worst in Human Nature
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This 3 page paper explores the play “King Lear” and explains how it depicts the best and worst in human nature. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVlrgdbd.rtf
“Macbeth”
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A 5 page paper which discusses several elements in Shakespeare’s
“Macbeth.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmcth.rtf
“Madness in Hamlet”
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A five page paper which looks at the theme of madness in Hamlet, in relation to Hamlet himself, Ophelia and Claudius, and the different ways in which they react to the pressures and stresses which they suffer in the course of the play.
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLhamletmad.wps
“Othello and Sonnet 87”
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A five page paper which looks at the theme of jealousy in Shakespeare’s Othello, and contrasts it with the more mature and rational perspective on emotional relationships which is demonstrated in sonnet 87 (Farewell, thou art too dear …)
Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLothellosonnet.wps
“Othello”
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A 5 page paper which examines several elements in the Shakespeare play
“Othello.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAothll.rtf
“Other” in Shakespeare’s Othello and Conrad’s Heart of Darkness
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A 5 page paper which examines the notion of “other” in Shakespeare’s Othello and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAothdk.rtf
“Political issues in Shakespeare”
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A five page paper which looks at some of the social and political issues in Shakespeare, including gender politics and the politics of ambition, with reference to the Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice.
Filename: JLShakespol.rtf
“Shakespeare in Love” -- Representations of the Elizabethan Era
and Drama
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This 5 page report discusses Elizabethan theater, the
movie “Shakespeare in Love,” and the time periods represented in
the work of Shakespeare. Reference is made to Shakespeare’s
“Romeo and Juliet” in describing the plots of “star-crossed”
lovers and how they are represented in the movie. For various
movie scenes, a quote from “Romeo and Juliet” is used in order to
highlight the connection between the two works. Bibliography
lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWSHil.rtf
“The role of poison in Hamlet”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which poison is used in Hamlet, both in terms of the demise of the characters and as a metaphor for the corruption which destroys Denmark, and the part that Hamlet himself plays in this destruction.
Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLPois.rtf
“The role of women in The Taming of the Shrew”
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A five page paper which looks at the way in which The Taming of the Shrew deals with personal relationships, marriage and the position of women in Elizabethan society.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLShrew.rtf
“The Tempest”
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A 5 page paper which examines various elements in Shakespeare’s
“The Tempest.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAtmpt.rtf
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