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Shakespeare's plays are, to many students, obscure, unnecessary tools with which literature teachers punish students. This article explains why every high school and college student should be required to read them - and how to make them enjoy it.

A plot summary poem.

This paper investigates the use of music and song in Shakespeare's plays. It is useful as a source document for students of English literature.

Elizabethan poet and playwright William Shakespeare was the ultimate wordsmith, and countless modern expressions have evolved from his writings. Here are several of my own favorites.

how both Shakespeare as a writer and Galileo as an astronomial visionary shaped their times as well as the future

A short discussion of love and desire in Shakespeare.

A look at the controvery about Shylock as being anti-Semitic and the realities of how he fits into the overall play, "The Merchant of Venice" with critics making more oput of a relatively minor character than Shakespeare might have wanted

The Merchant of Venice is a comedy by Shakespeare which tells the story of a money-lender who refuses to grant mercy and does not receive any.

The Agency and Eventual Punishment of the Femme Fatale in Shakespeare's Hamlet and the Merchant of Venice

Although Shakespeare's works The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night are considered comedies, they also signal the end of Shakespeare's comedy writing. An analysis of the plays reveal an inner darkness.

This paper seeks to locate through Shakespeare's language the root of the supposed "humanity" modern readers find present in the character of Shylock, who can alternatively be seen merely as a stock Jewish stereotype.

The heart is a powerful cultural symbol. In Shakespeare's works we find a compendium of the metaphorical usage of the word "heart".

The daughters must submit to their fathers in regard to choice of husband

William Shakespeare was a great writer, but he didn't always get it right the first time...

An actual term paper that I wrote for one of my 400 level English Literature Classes in Shakespeare's Comedies.

Why do many of the lovers in Shakespeare comedies rely on deception in their romantic maneuvers?

"The Merchant of Venice" has been called Shakespeare's anti-Semitic play, with good reason. Anyone who sits through a traditional performance should not be condemned for believing Shakespeare was, indeed, a bigot. But, was he?

Both the casket test scene and the character of Shylock present opportunities for making dynamic staging choices to heighten the dramatic effect of The Merchant of Venice.

Though Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" is classified as a comedy, it poses three blatant issues which pose a question of ethics - at least to the modern mind.

An analysis of Bassanio in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," and why he can be considered the play's central character.

In Elizabethan England, a Jew failing may have been a humorous circumstance. But in today's more undertsanding world, Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, considered a Dark Comedy, garners few laughs.

William Shakespeare's play, The Merchant of Venice has recently caused controversy in high schools because of the Jewish stereotypes depicted in the play through Shakespeare's character, an outsider Jew named Shylock.

An essay presenting the references to Roman Mythology, found in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"

Shakespeare needed to appeal to the majority of London, which at the time held strong anti-Semitic views. This raises the possibility that Shakespeare might have incorporated this attitude through his portrayal of Shylock, a Jewish character in Merchant of Venice.

An essay

Aside from my minor plot quibbles I enjoyed "The Merchant of Venice."

In Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, there are several roles of gender illustrated through the characters of the play. The men and women of this play represent separate ideals, though they all illustrate the play's main themes.

After almost 400 years Shakespeare is still loved in New York City's Central Park.

William Shakespeare's Othello explores the fatal consequences of an interracial marriage. The plays most dramatic symbol - Desdemona's handkerchief - conjures ideas of broken promises, infidelity, lecherous behavior, and stained bed sheets.

Book banning has taken place for thousands of years. It began with early Greeks, and continued through all the Roman emperors. The three oldest and most commonly banned books are the Bible, the Talmud and Koran.

Shakespeare wrote so much it is a difficult to select his gretest lines. These four are favorites of many of his fans and certainly could be considered great Shakespearean Quotes.

Paper examines Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Students create a pantomime for one of the previously read Shakespeare's plays, while the others guess which one and chart different movements used in the pantomime which will be used for a discussion on the plot similarities and differences among the plays.

Shakespeare's language gives everybody trouble. This is a guide to ways to make the language easier.

William Shakespeare is arguably one of the most important figures in English literature, contributing not only numerous plays but also his sonnets. Here examined is the man's life, and how both others and myself view his works.

Why does Shakespeare sometime do away with poetry and introduce prose in his plays?

Watching a live performance of a Shakespeare play in the summer is one way to enjoy Massachusetts on a warm evening or hot afternoon. Here is a guide to local, community and professional Shakespeare plays.

Many scholars, historians and psychologists believe that romantic love is an invention, and Shakespeare has served as an inspiration and resource for lovers worldwide for centuries.

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The Forest Park Shakespeare festival offers a great cultural summer experience.

Shakespeare often includes supernatural beings in his works. Often, the mortals who interact with these beings have seeminly no control over what happens to them. However, this is not entirely true.

Many eponyms come from the names of people who were fictitious or mythical, such as characters in novels or legends.

Understanding Shakespeare doesn't have to be difficult.

Obviously, the entire play revolves around the character of Hamlet, but Queen Gertrude, his mother, is also very complex. She is both oppressed and ignorant at the same time, making her a very appealing character to study.

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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is modeled after the original Globe Theatre of the 16th and 17th centuries. The new season has been announced.

None to speakof.

An analysis of the theme of disguise that occurs throughout Hamlet.

Chapter One exerpt from An Anarchist's Manifesto novel.

President Bush has confessed to brushing up on his Shakespeare. Here's a suggested reading list from the Complete Works of William Shakespeare that any Commander-in-Chief should peruse.

An in-depth analysis of the character of Hamlet in the famous play by William Shakespeare

Since the 1700s, people have been voicing doubts about whether or not William Shakespeare actually wrote the works attributed to him. Now it's all the rage.

The issue is complex, fraught with logic pitfalls even for those who defend the orthodoxy, but Shakespeare remains the easiest of any authorship candidate to defend.

An in-depth analysis of the character of Hamlet in the famous play by William Shakespeare

Acknowledged as one of the greatest writers that ever lived, Shakespeare was also one of the most mysterious.

This is a compare/contrast of Shakespeare's Volumnia (Coriolanus) and Gertrude (Hamlet). It is a four paged paper with textual support.

Without you I am so helpless

Merging the ideals and principles of the past with modern thinking, literature traces the variances in mankind's morals, ethics and values through humanity's timeline.

An essay that discusses the "madness" motif in Shakespeare's plays, specifically his exploration of insanity in the plays Hamlet and Macbeth. Take a closer look at characters and quotes from both plays to explore Shakespeare's interest in madness.

Disclaimer: I am not an expert on Shakespearean acting. However, when my director cast me in Midsummer Night's Dream, I became an expert on becoming his worst nightmare. Eventually, I learned from my mistakes. Hopefully, you will never make them.

A summary, compare, and contrast on the plays Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.

Shakespeare encompasses a great number of themes into Hamlet, two of which are the way mortality is a motivation for the characters, and another being the way women were treated during the Elizabethan period of time.

Learn to enjoy Shakespeare's writings instead of fear them. Three reading suggestions and a video or two.

In Merchant of Venice, Portia's 3 suitors have to decode a riddle in order to win her hand.

Analysis of female lead characters in Shakespeare's plays Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing.

Recently, we have seen portraits of greed in the fallen ENRON Corporation, particularly Ken Lay, and Jeff Skilling. The portrayals of greed in 16th century literature provided an outlet for the have-nots of society, just as ENRON has done today.

A government forbidding a book, or any other form of enlightenment for that matter, is certainly not a new occurrence.

A college-level essay on love in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.

The Gunpowder plot happened hundreds of years ago, but speculation still exists as to whether or not justice was provided for all.

There are several people in the world, many concentrated in the Middle East, who believe that many of history's going ons are the result of Zionist conspiracies. These are nothing new to the world, however.

Chances are you've never heard of her or seen any of her movies, but for a brief time Lois Weber was the highest paid director in Hollywood.

An analysis of the love relationships in Shakespeare's"A Midsummer Night's Dream."

While Greek learning affected all the subjects of the studia humanitatis, history and philosophy in particular were profoundly affected by the texts and ideas brought from Byzantium.

Zuleikha Robinson brings Persian beauty and cutting edge acting to the big screen and television. New to American audiences, Auleikha Robinson is not new to the screen.

Heartwarming and heartwrenching story of a Bengali family who move from Calcutta, India to New York, USA to start their new life.

How can a person simply relive a type of society through their mind while in sleep? Cue imagination.

An essay on what differentiated Venice from other city states during the Renaissance, focusing on trade, govnernmment, religion and art.

From Sophocles to Shakespeare to Sondheim, spend an evening at the theater without ever leaving your home.

William Shakespeare, Poetry, Spring, Marriage, humorous

A look into William Shakespeare and a summarization of his last completed play, The Tempest.

William Shakespeare, the best-known figure in Renaissance literature, if not all of literature, was born April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, a town near London.

An inexplicable, enigmatic man, Marlowe was truly a product of the Elizabethan era in which he lived. Controversy surrounded his life, mystery enveloped his death - or as some think, the illusion of his death.

Situated in the heart of the English midlands is a pretty little town called Stratford-Upon-Avon. Stratford is a market town that dates back to Medieval times, but more importantly, it is the birthplace of one William Shakespeare, Elizabethan playwright.

A detailed overview of the classic of Othello by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, a glover/leather merchant and local land heiress, respectively.

Issues of race are present in many of Shakespeare's plays. Racial difference is a central issue in several of his works, most notably "The Tempest." Much debate about this issue has centered on the character of Caliban.

Description of William Shakespeare and the life around this famous playwright.

William Shakespeare created works that live on even centuries after they were written. If you are one who considers Shakespeare's words an of out dated, difficult to understand language and adamantly reply "it's Greek to me," you are quoting William Shakespeare!

For hundreds of years, scholars have fought over the true identity of William Shakespeare.

Without the efforts of two actors, John Heminge and Henry Condell, world might have simply forgotten the genius of William Shakespeare's plays...

William Manton tells story of how he met Moolah.

Entertainment means different things to different people. You can walk into a room with ten people and get a different opinion on what the perfect entertainment would be, and that is as it should be.

There's been much speculation and debate about the true authorship of Shakespeare.

There is no way to prove the nature of William Shakespeare's sexuality, but I think that it's an interesting topic so I'm going to write about it despite the fact that it can't be proved.

Having just completed yet another Canadian Tour in September 2007 (last one being in Spring), Loreena McKennitt, the eclectic Celtic singer/composer will be embarking on a U.S. Tour, officially starting October 5 through the entire month.

This paper examines the unique qualities that have made William Shakespeare's work endure over the centuries.