… blood or marriage. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are a family experiencing unhappiness in a few of its most concentrated forms. The many shapes of unhappiness can be traced back to three main sources of depression: jealousy, fear, and guilt. Macbeth and…

… both Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) and King James 1 (1603-1625), and is arguably the most influential writer in history. Author of hundreds of literary works, he remains a pioneer of English literature. Shakespeare's contributions to the literary world…

… teenage characters fall foolishly in love, and the character bottom state's ''o what fools these mortals be''. They are foolish because they act like children. Although Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena appear grown-up, when they are in love…

… critics have long regarded William Shakespeare's seventeenth-century tragedy, Hamlet, as perhaps the single greatest piece of English literature ever produced. In his Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human, Harold Bloom calls the phenomenon of…

… aspects of Henry's character. The main question is if Henry was better at being a king, dealing with issues from a political perspective and relating it to the approach to leadership, or at being merely a man, concentrating on friends and family. …

… in act IV scene II. There are indications, though, that persuade me to think other wise. Certainly, Hamlet has plenty of reasons to be insane at this point. His day has been hectic--he finally determined Claudius had killed his father, the chance to…

… I will explore the representation of female charactors and to what extent they are perceived as stereotypes. Thomas Hardy lived during the Victorian period his experience in Victorian England shaped the novel. Tess, which was first serialised…

… every day because of war, famine, and disease largely due to the legacy of European imperialism. Joseph Conrad, who saw firsthand "the horror" (Conrad 154) of imperialism as a ship captain, sought to change public opinion and call attention to the…

… tragedy written by one of the greatest playwrights of all time, William Shakespeare, is a play that explores the anatomy of guilt and the events that cause it. When Macbeth and his wife conspire to commit a horrible murder, the reader sets out on a…

… different parts of middle-earth. An array of different camera techniques, lighting and sound effects are used to control the viewers reaction. The first shot of the shire is a LS of Frodo sat amongst the shade of the trees reading his book. The…