Essays on William Shakespeare

In William Shakespeare’s tragic play Hamlet, the titular character uses various literary devices to reveal and visualize his internal conflicts. This seventeenth-century tragedy depicts Hamlet struggling with the death of his father, King Hamlet, and the marriage between his mother and his uncle, Claudius, which…

A lot of people deal with guilt, whether it’s children or adults, everyone deals with guilt at least once in their lifetime. Lots of guilt is shown in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, guilt affects you physically and mentally, some characters are affected by guilt so much…

Romeo and Juliet is a famous play set in Verona, Italy. It was written by William Shakespeare in 1594-1596. This play is a story about a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families, and the two star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet, whose never-ending love…

Everyone has made bad decisions before, but not all of them lead to a catastrophic future. However, in William Shakespeare?s play of Romeo and Juliet, the main characters Romeo and Juliet, introduced as ?star-crossed lovers,? die tragically at the end of the book due to…

The play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is about two main characters, who are supposed to be enemies, fall in love. Because their families have a big conflict going on, they can not be together. They end up killing themselves because they can not…

In the Shakspeare novel and play, ?Romeo and Juliet?, Romeo can be seen as ?The architect of his own demise?. Many readers agree to this view because of the many positive and negative qualities that he possesses. Romeos three most important negative qualities that led…

 In the Taming of the Shrew, men from far-off lands arrive in the town she lives in and searches for her hand in marriage. The catch is that she is not allowed to marry until her older sister (named the Shrew) is married off. Some…

Introduction The main theme of the current essay involves two of the most known plays of William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew and The Comedy of Errors. These two of Shakespeare’s plays are both comedies, in which women are significantly present as vocal forces…

In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, two speeches both different in context are given to the citizens of Rome discussing/stating Caesar’s death. In this play, Brutus and Antony try to persuade the citizens of Rome to believe what they…

One central theme that is identified in William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar” is how love can lead to tragedy. This is shown by Brutus’ love for Rome, Julius Caesar’s love for Brutus and Portia’s love for Brutus. People presume that they can find happiness in…