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    Cited: Shakespeare‚ William. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2008. 849-895. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “I Henry IV” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2008. 1188-1253. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “Romeo & Juliet.” The Norton Shakespeare. 2nd ed. Eds. Stephen Greenblatt et al. New York. W

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    William Shakespeare‚ a well respected‚ favored poet‚ actor‚ and playwright uses a very unique metaphor and other types of figurative language for his theme and his message in the poem‚ The Seven Ages of Man. Shakespeare was born on April 1564‚ in Stratford-upon-A located in the United Kingdom. Many historians believe he was a guinness for being a startling writing without being educated while other historians don’t suppose he wrote any of the poems‚ plays‚ and stories. Although‚ still today millions

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    Biography of William Shakespeare: It is known that he was born in April 1564 and that he died on 23rd April 1616 at the age 52. He was baptized on 26th April 1564. How fitting that the great English writer is so closely identified with the patron saint of England. Shakespeare had seven siblings. They were: Joan (1558); Margaret (1562); Gilbert (1566); Joan II (1569); Anne (1571); Richard (1574) and Edmund (1580). Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was 18. She was 26 and she was pregnant

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    "The most important factor in the enduring popularity of Shakespeare ’s plays in that his drama presents timeless themes and memorable characters that continue to speak to modern audiences."How true is this statement of the Shakespeare play you studied in class?What were the main themes?Were these themes ’timeless ’? (must provide examples from the modern day)Who were the main characters?Were they memorable and why?ESSAYShakespeare ’s play ’The Merchant of Venice ’ captures timeless theme ’s of

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    Carlos 2/18/2014 Per 3 737 words Shakespeare authorship research report William Shakespeare one of the greatest to ever write is still questioned for his authenticity of his works. Shakespeare was believed to be born on April 26‚ 1564 (the date he was also baptized) and died on April 23‚ 1616 (death remains a mystery). Shakespeare was born in Stratford- upon – Avon‚ the son of a Glover maker and a daughter of a affluent landowning farmer. William attended a grammar school named

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    Shakespeares View on Love

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    on Love Shakespeare’s plays are very drastic with how he ties love into them. Shakespeare always adds comedy or tragedy to any romance that might be taking place. For example in Twelfth Night‚ As You like It and Romeo and Juliet there is romance but he also puts comedy in there so love is not that easy. In the play Othello he makes it into a tragedy which makes the love even harder to take place. Shakespeare has always found a way to make love as complicated as he can which leads me to believe

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    The majority of modern reader/audiences have an understanding of homosexuality‚ or it in some way has been visible to them. This leads to the problem of a modern audience assuming a character is a homosexual based on modern presumptions. However what would be regarded as gay in today’s society may not have during the renaissance. Another issue that must be raised when considering this essay is the difference between ‘homosocial’ and ‘homoerotic’. Homosocial is defined by a relationship of a non-sexual

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    Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare Shakespeaare’s sonnet 116 is a part of his 154-poem sonnet sequence. First 126 sonnets addresses to a young man and the rest of them addresses to “the dark lady” who betrays the speaker with the young man in the first 126 sonnets. The iambic parameter and refrains used in the poem are the musical components in the sonnet and in order to draw the attention of the listeners or readers of the poem they are reinforced with the repetition of certain sounds in the first

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    Kyle McTiernan ` Midterm 10/13/11 Shakespeare 1503 Orsino and Romeo are two of the greatest and deepest characters of all of Shakespeare’s plays. Orsino appears in the play Twelfth Night. Orsino’s first love in the play is Olivia. Although he never really spoke to her to begin with‚ he instantly fell in love with her. Olivia and Orsino are both very self-indulgent and enjoy creating drama amongst themselves and their peers. Orsino is filled with self-pity

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    Macbeth By: William Shakespeare In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ ambition‚ strength‚ and insanity play major roles in how the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth behave and react. In this twisted story about man slaughter and the thirst for power both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth represent all 3 of these behaviors at some point. However‚ their behaviors progress in very different ways. Throughout the play‚ Macbeth and Lady Macbeth gradually evolve into each other bringing out opposite

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