Just as society and human-beings in general‚ the female gender is incredibly diverse. Some people depict women as soft‚ powerless‚ naïve‚ and somewhat “inferior” to men. While I don’t necessarily agree with those assumptions‚ Shakespeare is known for writing plays that often exaggerate those traits. But‚ it seems as if he avoided gaining comfort within that specific style of writing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ deciding to give the female characters a bit of superiority. This sense of power (by
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When you think about a man what are the first things that come to mind? Is it that a man is more strong-willed or maybe it’s that usually a man is more likely to admit that they are wrong‚ but only if there are around a woman. Now‚ I would like you to take a minute and think about what it truly means to be a man. Is it being honest and helpful or maybe brave and able to take terrible news without crying. To me being a true man is to be someone who is always there when you can use some help‚ no matter
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My piece centralizes on Lady Macbeth’s face. The face shows only eyes and no other features‚ this is for good reason. Lady Macbeth struggles throughout the play "Macbeth" with not being able to find rest and sleep. I wanted to draw attention straight to her eyes which outwardly show rest and peace. On the left I have her eye closed to symbolize her sleeping‚ to make sense of this‚ I chose to include stars in the background. Stars are something everyone can associate with the night and further‚ with
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and the captives of thy raid. Come back to me‚ Beloved‚ or I die! My father’s wife is old and harsh with years‚ And drudge of all my father’s house am I-- My bread is sorrow and my drink is tears. Come back to me‚ Beloved‚ or I die! Stylistic Analysis of the Poem "Meeting at night" “Meeting at Night” Robert Browning The gray sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and row; And the startled little waves that leap In fiery ringlets from their sleep‚ As I gain the
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Romantic Sonnet The Romantic sonnet holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature‚ the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. In Charlotte Smith’s "Sonnet XII - Written on the Sea Shore‚" the speaker of the poem embodies two important aspects of Romantic work in relating his or her personal feelings
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What would you be willing to do for love? The characters in the comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ prove they will doing anything it takes. This causes much conflict between them surrounding the concept of love. Love is thrown and shifted around multiple times between the characters throughout the comedy‚ primarily due to magical interference. However‚ these fickle interferences provoke them to ponder their morals and values regarding love. Helena displays this conflict in
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day main theme Shakespeare asks‚ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? in his famous love poem. In Sonnet 18 he praises his lover’s beauty in such an astonishing way that makes you want to be the person he is in love with. On the other hand he is aware of the fact that beauty is not everlasting and he is bewildered by the idea. So he tries to find a way to make her beauty eternal and resolves in dedicating this poem to her. Therefore the main theme in the
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The Psychosis of Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is the leading lady in the Shakespearian tragedy‚ Macbeth. Written by William Shakespeare in 1603‚ the tragedy of Macbeth italicize the entire title surrounds the downfall of an honorable man driven by blind ambition. As the play progresses‚ Macbeth gradually becomes a blood-thirsty tyrant. In turn‚ Lady Macbeth transitions from an assertive stoic into a submissive and timid sleep-walker. Lady Macbeth most likely suffers from postpartum psychosis brought
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are the worst. As Hamlet’s childhood friends‚ one would think they would be there for him in a time of need. He is skeptical of their motives from the moment they arrive at Elsinore‚ but Hamlet trusts them with the secret that he is only pretending to be mad anyways. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have no problem betraying him by divulging his every word and action to the king. The money and momentary importance the feel from being useful to Claudius is enough to turn them
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Othello is changing and thinks that Desdemona is cheating on him. He is black and older so he understands why Desdemona would be cheating on him. Desdemona is trying to eat Othello to take Cassio back and is being annoying about it. She keeps asking Othello when are you doing to have dinner with him to talk to him. When are you going to just let him back in. Cassio is worried that Othello is not going to let him have his spot back. Cassio told Desdemona that even if he does not give him his spot
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