Essays and Research Papers on All Shakespeare

A 5 page paper which examines the importance of soldierly values in each character. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the existence of opposites in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines three similarities – how social structure is a barrier to true love, the role of outsiders in keeping the lovers separated, and the tragic sense that these love affairs are doomed in the mortal world and can only be fully realized in death – between the featured protagonist love ...

A 3 page paper which examines specific scenes from each play to demonstrate how Shakespeare employed lyric poetry to achieve dramatic effect. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts some of Shakespeare's festive and dark comedies. The festive plays discussed are "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and the "Taming of the Shrew." The Dark comedies discussed are "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest." Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

5 pages in length. For the typical individual, believing in ghosts was akin to presuming that the apparitions were Satan taking on the appearance of the dead in a jeopardizing fashion. William Shakespeare's Hamlet also adopts such application, particularly in the first half of the play, which is both obvious and veiled at ...

An 8 page paper which examines how Edmund is a Machiavellian character of scheming complexity, and may be perceived as both villainous and sympathetic. Specifically considered is the character’s political development and how he will exploit any opportunity to achieve his goals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines to what extent Prospero can only be fully understood in relation to other great tragic figures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In seven pages this paper provides an analysis of the poet’s style, compares text similarities, discusses relevant literary devices, and explores Shakespeare’s literary characteristics. Five sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 3 page essay that discusses Shakespeare's use of imagery in The Comedy of Errors. The writer argues that characterization is accomplished through imagery and offers several passages to support this point. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines how Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” typifies and embodies the typical Shakespearean plot structure. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the message of forgiveness and mercy in these two plays. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page document discussing various common study questions related to Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet.' No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper is a character analysis of Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet discussing whether or not she is evil and looking at her negative and positive characteristics. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how this scene contributes to or elicits a response from the audience, and how excluding the scene would affect the play overall. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

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

This 5 page report makes a comparison between Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and Grouch Marx’s “Rufus T. Firefly” from the 1933 movie “Duck Soup.” Both rely on the audience’s expectations as part of the larger story. In “King Lear” those expectations are justifiably founded. In “Duck Soup,” expectations are turned upside down and made ridiculous. “King Lear” serves as ...

This 4 page paper applies the theories of Freud to the character of Shakespeare's Bassanio from The Merchant of Venice. Brief synopsis included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 2.5 page paper which examines whether or not romantic love is based on physical attraction or the existence of love at first sight by examining the various loves in the text, determining which love affair is the most authentic and why. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page paper which considers how Claudius reveals himself to be a sympathetic character in five cited instances of William Shakespeare's tragic play, "Hamlet." No additional sources are used.

A 5 page paper which examines the acts of magic and artistic creation as it relates to the character of Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page essay focuses on Shakespeare's fools. The writer discusses the influence of the actor's performance on comedic effect and how the nature of Shakespeare's fools evolved throughout his career. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In 5 pages, the author discusses the subplot of the Earl of Gloucester and his role in William Shakespeare's King Lear. No other sources are cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the notion of “other” in Shakespeare’s Othello and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. No additional sources cited.

This is an 8 page paper on the themes and influences on the works of Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare and William Golding. An introductory outline is included. American poet Walt Whitman, British playwright William Shakespeare and British writer William Golding all manage to include important historical, cultural, religious and societal influences in the themes within ...