Essays and Research Papers on All Shakespeare

5 pages in length. If given the opportunity to comment upon the notion of race reversal in William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," black playwright August Wilson would like say much the same as any other enlightened individual: the play would not have had nearly – if any at all – the same impact that it has ...

A 4 page essay that examines the various methods that Iago uses to poison Othello mind against Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello. The writer argues that a psychological perspective is illuminating in studying this aspect of the play. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the theme of fate and foreboding in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 17 page paper discussing the characters in Shakespeare's 'Comedy of Errors.' The main focus is on the importance of the entering and the exiting of the many characters. In examining the play from this perspective it becomes obvious that some of the characters are there merely to provide a solid base for which ...

A 6 page essay that examines Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet." The writer argues that, at first glance, the male protagonists appear to be propelled along by the action of each play. However, a closer examination of each of these works shows that, in each case, Shakespeare makes it clear that both Romeo and ...

A 9 page research paper that explores the various in which Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream has been viewed and interpreted. Bibliography lists 11 sources. s

This 8 page paper examines the message in this well known Shakespeare comedy. Despite the humour, the plight of the two female characters is serous. The paper looks at the role of hero and Beatrice, the relationships they have and how they are conducted to extrapolate the messages that may be taken form the play, ...

A 7 page essay that discusses this Shakespearean work from a feminist perspective. Shakespeare's Elizabethan era was characterized by an "oppressive patriarchal culture," yet within this society, there are existed contradictions, "pressure point," so to speak, where there were "opportunities for resistance" (Findlay 7). This is the theoretical position taken by Alison Findlay in her ...

A 6 page paper which discusses how the character of Touchstone, in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” critiques and satirizes the characters within the play. No additional sources cited.

A paper which looks at the way semiotic signs, such as the skull and the ghost, are used in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and the importance of understanding the historical and cultural context of such signs.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares the use of symbolism in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and Shakespeare's Hamlet. The writer argues that both of these playwrights make their points concerning human nature via their use of imagery and symbolism. Sophocles uses the imagery of sight to dramatically illustrate the problems that Oedipus has with ...

A 4 page essay that discusses the significance of the handkerchief in Shakespeare's Othello. In the history of the theater, the argument can easily be made that there has never been a prop as instrumental to the substance of a play as Desdemona's handkerchief is to the action of Shakespeare's Othello. This prop becomes symbolic ...

A 6 page paper which examines the love relationship which exists between Antony and Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s play. The paper focuses on that which Antony gives up in order to love Cleopatra. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 6 page essay that examines the role of the witches in Macbeth. Shakespeare is never explicit as to how the audience should perceive the role of the witches. It is not clear if the witches are independent agents who toy with human lives, or agents of fate, or do their prophecies simply report ...

A 5 page paper which examines the struggle between natural and unnatural relationships in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page research paper examines the madness depicted in the main characters of Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, and Paulina Salas Escobar in Ariel Dorfman's play (and screenplay), Death and the Maiden. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines several elements in the Shakespeare play “Othello.” No additional sources cited.

A Twentieth Century Interpretation; This 5 page paper compares the traditional Shakespeare play with the 1996 film directed by Baz Lurhmann and starring Claire Danes as Juliet Capulet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague. The paper looks at the use of scenery comparing and considering similarities and differences. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 5 page paper analyzing the character of Feste in Shakespeare's play, Twelfth Night. The paper discusses the three dimensionalism of Feste's character within the play. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how the characters of Hamlet (Shakespeare’s Hamlet) and Heathcliff (Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights) are outsiders. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the descriptive language and the imagery in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines whether Shakespeare’s “King Lear” can offer the feminist reader anything more than restricted pleasure in reading or viewing. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 5 page paper on disguises and deception in Shakespeare's play. The writer details the use of both physical and emotional disguises by the characters, and how this works to advance the plot and also to describe characters. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the situations throughout William Shakespeare’s tragedy that lead characters and audiences to believe that Prince Hamlet was truly mad, and also includes two supporting critical opinions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page research paper examines the shrewish nature of the character Katherina in the William Shakespeare play, The Taming of the Shrew. Specifically discussed is her behavior and the way she is treated by both her father and her husband, Petruchio to determine whether or not she is a shrew in need of ...