Essay about Shakespeare and Robert Browning

“I have no spur to prick the sides of my intent, but only vaulting ambition, which o'erlaps itself and falls on th’ other-” (Shakespeare 321). Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth portrays many characters with high aspirations that not only shape the plot and action of the story, but also the themes. Additionally, the intentions of the characters and the intensity of their pursuit varies as the action of the play progresses. Throughout The Tragedy of Macbeth, main characters exemplify the positive and negative influence of ambitions through their thoughts, traits, actions, and motivations.

‘The Laboratory’ is set out in rhyming couplets to create a playful rhythm to show the character’s childish behaviour, and how she may not be fully aware of her dangerous her actions are. As the poem starts, the speaker mentions only one woman who she wishes to poison. Yet as the poem continues, she mentions other women who

When Macbeth commits the murder, in Act 2, he is truly distraught and cannot think correctly and brings back the blood laden daggers with him. So Lady Macbeth, again, takes control of the

In her article “Shakespeare And Prudential Psychology: Ambition And Akrasia In Macbeth”, Unhae Langis clearly shows how Macbeth refuses to be portrayed as weak by his wife. Lady Macbeth uses the ploy of “Be a man”, and Macbeth’s lack of courage to twist his ambitions and change his morals about murder. Although Macbeth’s ambition remains the same, his pathway to success takes a fatal turn. By harmfully effecting others around him, we can see how ambitions with the wrong motives, can be destructive.

This whole idea of female dominance directly challenges the Chain of Beings and as a result, exemplified Lady Macbeth’s importance as Shakespeare’s device to cause fascination amongst audiences. It also shows explicitly her influence on the main character Macbeth and hence the state of the entire play.

Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth, is a play that transcends time due to its timeless and universal themes. The themes presented in this play are just as relevant to modern audiences as they would have been to contemporary Elizabethan audiences. The play has been able to maintain its textual integrity, withstanding the fact that it is now performed out of its original context to remain a successful play for modern audiences. The issues of heroism, abuse of power and the deceptiveness of appearances are all key within the play, conveyed through the use of dramatic and literary techniques, are issues which still resonate with contemporary audiences. Shakespeare has tested the parameters of the conventional tragedy that was extremely popular during his lifetime and in doing so has created text, which is still relevant today.

The human condition has been explored throughout time and its study has primarily allowed us to learn from our past and develop as people. The Elizabethan era is very different from the world today as our values and beliefs have changed to suit our level of knowledge and intelligence. These differences become clear when exploring an audience 's response to William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, from the Elizabethan era and today. The text was written in 1606 and was set in Scotland. The tragedy construes what egotistical ambition can do to the mind. Key themes of loyalty and betrayal, the increase in intelligence of humans, the way laws govern society and the balance in power between genders affect an audience 's response to Macbeth. Specifically

In Macbeth, Shakespeare sets the themes of seduction, ambition, and deception amid a correlating backdrop, whether you are giving chase on a battlefield, standing in foul weather, or seeing apparitions of bloody daggers we sense danger from the opening act. The play commences with ominous

The play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, presents many societal issues, such as the influence of superstition and the supernatural, as well as the continuous desire of the human race for progress and ambitious fulfilment. What a person chooses to do in order to fulfil those desires depends on the individuals themselves, and in the case of Macbeth, he turns to murder in order to advance his social and political standing. The audience’s perception of Macbeth changes throughout the play, beginning with feelings of admiration and approval of his deeds and character, and ending, with the play and as well as his life, as feelings of contempt and disgust at his treachery. This is achieved mainly through the progression of Macbeth’s character development, as well as through the dialogue of himself and other characters.

Shakespeare was a playwright from Stratford who had arguably the most influential affect on English literature and the English language. His works are still praised to this day for their divine superiority, however, controversy in exceeding amounts has risen over the dispute of his authorship. This controversy has been the topic of many arguments between differently opinionated scholars who support opposing theories and beliefs (Friedman XV). "A difficult dilemma confronts biographers who tell the story of the glove maker's son from Stratford-on-Avon who is supposed to have become the world's greatest poet and dramatist" (Whalen 3). It may seem odd that this confusion and doubt had come to light in the first place, as the origin of

The author elaborately represents women as conniving while avoiding direct confrontation with the crimes they induce. Lady Macbeth presents her scheming ability in “Leave all the rest to me”(I, V) where she takes initiative in the scheming process of the crimes. Instead of relying on her husband, Lady Macbeth utilizes her own intelligence. She carries on this representation of scheming while delving into the avoidance of action within “I am afraid they have awaked, And 'tis not done” (II, II). While Lady Macbeth formulates the entire strategy for the crime, she retreats immediately before she commits the misdeed, forcing Macbeth to execute the atrocity he never agrees with originally. The witches display their ability to regulate the action of men within “To trade and traffic with Macbeth in riddles and affairs of death” (III, V). They cleverly devise a tale with the intention of constructing their own entertainment.

    William Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth presents the fizzled drive of an ambitious husband and wife. This essay is the story of their destructive ambition.

The idea that not everything is quite what it seems is not a new one, and has been explored even long before the time of William Shakespeare; however, the playwright whose name has remained the talk of dinner tables worldwide, did an exceptional job of weighing the plurality of the different forms of the natural world. In the Scottish play, Macbeth, Shakespeare both entertains his audience, and poses questions as to what is real and what is changeable. The play explores the themes of the natural and supernatural world, questions whether or not the presence of evil is natural within men, and what motivations can be provided by the presence of power. His single most impactful analysis on the dual nature of all things however, was his portrayal of what it means to be a woman. His female characters develop differently from one another, and their choices and fates can help the audience to interpret Shakespeare’s views on womanhood; nevertheless, the great beauty of Shakespeare lies in the mystery, and it is the obligation of the attentive viewer to unravel that mystery form themselves. The mystery currently in question, is Shakespeare’s portrayal of womanly nature, whether or not they can survive in the dog-eat-dog world of men, and if even men are beneath their supernatural ambitions.

Both Robert Browning and William Shakespeare present their characters as strong, yet flawed individuals. This essay will explore the ways in which Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth of ‘Macbeth’ and Browning presents the Narrator of the poem ‘The Laboratory’ in these ways by comparing both texts and using quotes to demonstrate this as both do this by using a variety of different language techniques and devices. This essay will compare how audiences would have reacted during the Victorian and Elizabethan era, compared to a 21st century audience today.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's poetry has been the subject of much criticism. Her elusive style prompted many critics to question Barrett's method of writing. In fact, some critics, like Alethea Hayter, go so far as to propose that an "honest critique of her work must admit that she often wrote very bad poetry indeed" (15). Accusations against Barrett's work were often targeted at her tendency for anonymity, her excessive development of thoughts, unsuccessful forced rhymes, and more often than any other of her familiarities, her tendency to create her own words. Despite being relatively shunned by the world of poetry, Barrett persisted in writing poetry, even though the majority of her writing