Category: Scientific method

The first the audience hear of the character of Claudio in ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ is from other characters discussing his heroic feats during war. Shakespeare introduces Claudio, not through his own presence and actions, but through others’ opinions of him. Don Pedro clearly thinks Claudio is an admirable character – approving of his service…

In this essay I will be analysing the play Othello and exploring the main characters. William Shakespeare is one of the main icons of the 17th Century and of all time. Othello is a story of jealousy, betrayal, deception and murder. The main character, Othello is a general of the Venetian army. He has a…

At this stage of the play, Romeo has just married Juliet in secret; also Romeo has been banished for killing Tybalt in revenge for the death of Mercutio, whom Tybalt killed. Soon after Tybalt’s death, Lord and Lady Capulet arranged Juliet’s marriage to Paris in a meagre attempt to cheer her up. Tybalt is Juliet’s…

In Rossetti’s poem she talks about the mirror that gave back all the “loveliness of the nameless girl”- the saint, the angel. In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem we are taken through the looking glass and into the rather sceptical mind of the “Queen in opal or in ruby dress” rather than gazing on the painter…

The characterisation of Edmund and Edgar presents them as being individuals; however they are based on familiar dramatic character types. Edmund is depicted as partly dissatisfied, Machiavellian villain and Edgar is the weak, feeble character who turns hero through hardship and circumstance. Shakespeare focuses on the unfortunate consequences of their father’s actions and how these…

In the play Shakespeare make Act 1 Scene 5 very dramatic because it is the scene where Romeo and Juliet first meet. there was a huge amount of tension building up to this scene because the audience are excited to see Romeo and Juliet first meet, ” I look to like, if looking liking move”…

In the first two acts of Romeo and Juliet are filled with impulsive decisions and interpretations of love, mixed with other emotions. Romeo, the principal male character is, at first unsure about his love for Rosaline. The audience comes to believe that it is lust, not love that drives him to thinking he feels strongly…

Lear is the title character of the play, and Shakespeare finely crafts his presentation to manipulate audience sympathies and reflect significant changes in the character. Lear is presented through his own language and the language of other characters, such as the Fool and Kent. Often the opinions of another character will contrast with that of…

‘King Lear’ is a tragedy revolving around the central character King Lear, therefore the sympathy created must be meant for this character and his parallel Gloucester in order for the play to conform to the typical pattern of a tragedy play. Shakespeare creates sympathy for Lear by portraying him as an extremely powerful and foolish…

Contemporary as well as modern audiences view Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, as a Revenge Tragedy. However Shakespeare has manipulated the genre to present a more complicated, more captivating play. Largely influenced by Roman playwrights, such as Seneca, the conventional Revenge Tragedy of Elizabethan times “served up a rich diet of madness, melancholy and revenge. ” ‘Hamlet’ contains…