Essays and Research Papers on All Shakespeare

This 5 page paper considers the marriage of Celia to Oliver as a symbol of redemption and reunification and initiates the return of the family of Sir Rowland de Boys to favor in the Court of the Duke as the theme of marriage serves to reunify Duke Frederick and Duke Senior. This paper also ...

A 5 page essay on the textual effects of violence in society in 'Julius Caesar' and 'Romeo and Juliet.' The writer posits that in the end, the manipulated public has disappeared from the text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper on the recent book by Samuel Crowl. It shows how Samuel Crowl focuses on the performance of Shakespeare as opposed to the solitary explication of it, and shows how very different these two modes of writing are, and what different demands they make on both the writer and his 'audience'. No ...

A 5 page (4 pp. + 1 pg. outline) which compares Hamlet’s avenging of his father’s death with contemporary times, specifically considering Hamlet’s relationships with his stepfather/uncle King Claudius and his mother Queen Gertrude, his fiancée Ophelia, friends Horatio and Rosencrantz and Guilderstern, his father’s ghosts, and his last wishes. The Franco Zeffirelli ...

A paper which looks at the historical background to Shakespeare's Macbeth, and in particular the sources which he used for his characters and the extent to which the play is historically accurate. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 5 page paper that examines the elements of chivalry, honor, and politics in Shakespeare's story "Troilus and Cressida." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts two of Shakespeare’s most famous tragic couples, and how they represent the concept of forbidden love. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how Shakespeare’s witty women contrast with the social realities of the Elizabethan age. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the fact that in both a Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing, substantial expressions of attachment between female characters can be noted. This paper integrates a view of the importance of these attachments and the impacts that these have in terms of the overall thematic progression of ...

A 4 page paper which argues how Ophelia is a pawn in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 3 page paper which discusses the character of Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page analysis of these two characters from 'Hamlet' and 'Measure for Measure'. It notes that as similar as Ophelia and Mariana seem on the surface, however, their fates are very different. Ophelia has had every advantage in life -- nurturing, guidance, and love -- but Mariana is the one whose firm orientation to ...

This 10 page paper compares and contrasts Romeo and Juliet with Titus Andronicus. The works are discussed in terms of plot, characterization and setting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines whether or not there actually was a dramatist and poet named William Shakespeare, or if they were the writings of someone else under a pseudonym, such as Oxford Earl Edward de Vere. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An analysis of the final scene from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper explains why Shakespeare's work, in quality and otherwise, has been the same throughout his career. Several thematic elements of the author's are explored, inclusive of race. Examples from The Tempest and Othello are used. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which specifically examines how Lear is to blame for the tragedies which befall him; how Lear's suffering forces him to change and show pity; the point at which Lear discovers who really loves him; how the Gloucester/Edmund/Edgar subplot parallels the primary plot of Lear and his daughters; what Lear learns with ...

A 5 page paper which how Shakespeare communicates the theme that man is basically selfish and evil. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares the treacherous antagonist Clytamaenestra, who is featured in “Agamemnon’ & “The Libation Bearers,” and as a ghost in “The Eumenides” of Aeschylus’ trilogy, “The Oresteia” with William Shakespeare’s ambitious antagonist, Lady Macbeth, to determine if Shakespeare used Aeschylus’ female character as a model. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In 8 pages, the author analyzes the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick in William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." No other sources are cited.

A 5 page paper discussing Orson Welles' and Oliver Parker's film adaptations of Shakespeare's play. The first genius here is that of William Shakespeare, in his compelling and gripping tragedy featuring a story of racism that is as applicable today as it was 400 years ago. The second is that of Orson Welles, in his dramatic ...

A 6 page paper which examines how to stage this play based on the dramatic element of spectacle described in Aristotle’s “Poetics” and considers the major themes the play dramatizes, how the classification of the play as a comedy affects staging, appearance of the characters (i.e., age, class) and the style of dress. Bibliography ...

This 4 page paper comprises a memo to Shakespeare suggesting he write a science fiction screenplay based on the character of Ariel in “The Tempest,” and then it discusses five stories and what makes them science fiction tales. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 6 page paper describing the opportunities available for the doubling of parts in the William Shakespeare’s “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and “King Henry VIII”. The Shakespearean plays “The Two Noble Kinsmen” and “King Henry VIII” both provide ample opportunities for actors to assume multiple roles. In a relatively small and often touring ...

A 3 page paper which examines the qualities and values embodied by the characters as well as the outcomes of events and how they reflect the pessimistic ideas of the play. Bibliography lists 2 sources.