Essays and Research Papers on All Shakespeare

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the characters of Marlow and Kurtz in “Heart of Darkness” with Lear and Gloucester in “King Lear.” No additional sources are used.

This paper examines the comparisons between Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and the source from which it was taken, Robert Greene's Pandosto. The paper also discusses Shakespeare and how author Greene was convinced that The Bard was a plagarist. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how two of Shakespeare’s plays take the reader from light-hearted, or comedic, to serious or tragedy. The plays discussed are “Romeo and Juliet” and “Winter’s Tale.” No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the use of settings in the respective plays, and how the characters relate to the moods of these settings. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how the seven deadly sins of anger, gluttony, greed, sloth, lust, envy (jealousy), and pride are represented in William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Othello," with Iago serving as the catalyst who instigates each. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper comparing the speech styles used by Brutus and Antony and the purpose of those styles in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”. Brutus and Antony present quite different speech styles which reveal a great deal about their characters in the William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Julius Caesar”. Brutus is an honest man who is ...

This 6 page paper argues that it is Caesar's unwillingness to hear the voices of caution that brings about his destruction. No additional sources are listed.

A 16 page paper which examines how Pericles and the Winter’s Tale, by Shakespeare, are romantic revisions of the tragedies King Lear and Othello, also by Shakespeare. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 2.5 page paper which examines how these characters function respectively as protagonist, antagonist and catalyst within the course of the play. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines Bianca in Othello, the Gadshill plot in Henry IV Part I, and Cinna in Julius Caesar. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page internal analysis of William Shakespeare’s final play, and how it continues to speak to contemporary audiences and readers. No additional sources are used.

A five page paper illustrating the manner in which Shakespeare used the characterization of his protagonist to inevitably unfold the plot. The paper asserts that much as we would like to believe that Othello’s life would have been just fine without Iago, in truth it was Othello’s terrible personal insecurity, together with a nature more ...

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the women in Shakespeare’s “Winter’s Tale” and “Much Ado About Nothing.” No additional sources cited.

A 2.5 page paper which examines how much of Macbeth’s actions were determined by fate and free will in Shakespeare’s most violent tragedy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia in order to better understand why Hamlet treats her the way he does. No additional sources are used.

A seven page paperlooking at William Shakespeare's King Lear and Dante's Inferno in terms of their use of animal symbolism as a metaphor for the monstrous aspects of the human psyche. The paper concludes that in both works human weakness and shortsightedness bear responsibility for a punishment which sometimes doesn't seem to fit the crime. ...

A 5 page paper which examines moral issues in a trio of Shakespearean plays. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines how “Macbeth” is a supernatural play and considers its effects on the characters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the thematic element of disguises and role playing in Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

This 5 page paper evaluates a portion of the work that involves Prospero. How Prospero sees himself, how the audience views him and how other characters--particularly Ferdinand--view him is the focus of this paper. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page essay that analyzes these two sonnets. William Shakespeare is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of the English language who ever lived. Examination of two of his sonnets, Sonnets 73 and 130, demonstrates this expertise in regards to Shakespeare's use of metaphor, alliteration, enjambment and imagery. No additional sources cited. ...

This 3 page paper examines Ludwig Wittgenstein’s reaction to Shakespeare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an in-depth analysis of the use of metaphor in this sonnet. Shakespeare uses metaphor to highlight the theme of death in this piece. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the ways in which Othello deviates from the six qualities of a tragic hero as described by Aristotle in “Poetics.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In 5 pages, the writer takes illustrations from three plays: Othello, Hamlet, & Coriolanus and analyzes them with regard to the "presentational theater" according to Russ McDonald. No additional sources cited.