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    Passion is often seen as a positive impact on one’s live, however passion can be overwhelming and eventually consume your common sense. William Shakespeare shows this in his play “Romeo and Juliet” through the important conflict between the Montagues and Capulets. The long standing conflict between the rival families - the Montagues and Capulets helped us understand the significant message of the destruction of passion. This is shown through the deaths of Tybalt, Romeo and Juliet throughout the play

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    leaders have pondered over the qualities that makeup an honorable and legitimate ruler. In William Shakespeare’s play King Henry IV Part One the audience must decide what makes an honorable leader. Throughout the play the main characters, King Henry, Prince Harry, Hotspur, and even Falstaff, help the audience realize what makes up an honorable leader for others to follow. The first character that William Shakespeare wants the audience to look at is King Henry. Henry represents the truth and goodness

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    William Shakespeare has been best known for his poems, plays and masterful piece of writings in the English language. He has been referred to as the England 's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". He produced over thirty eight plays, hundred fifty four sonnets, five poems, and more verses. Shakespeare 's plays consist of mainly tragedies, comedies and histories which are regarded as one of the best in those genres. The plays, the poems, and the sonnets have had a significance influence in English

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    literature for generations to come—this question is why? William Shakespeare was mentioned a numerous amount of times throughout the book. However, in chapter 14, Shakespeare’s contributions to literature and theatre were highlighted. Shakespeare’s work gained popularity early on in his career. He was

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    In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream the Athenian lovers are just other lovers. All the lovers share similar personalities, struggles and faults that lead them to be seen as one in the same. Without the distinction between these lovers, William Shakespeare sends a distinct message about young love. Both female lovers, Helena and Hermia, feel the loss of their male companions love at one point within the comedy. In the beginning Demetrius cannot stand the sight of Helena. To prove

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    Analysis Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day Compared to the playwrights that came before and after him, William Shakespeare has always stood out as an outstanding example of creative genius. Throughout his 52 year life [Birth and Death, 2014], he wrote more poems than many people ever do. With tons of poems, over 150 sonnets, and many plays, he is easily one of the most influential writers in history. Throughout these works, he created dozens of words, and paved the way for future creation

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    William Shakespeare: It Pays to Please the King Ten days after Scotland’s King James VI was crowned King James I of England, he insisted William Shakespear’s troupe were granted a royal patent and he changed their name to the King’s Men. In 1603 shortly after the King’s coronation England experienced the worst outbreak of the plague in decades. However the King’s Men continued to work even when all other theaters were closed as a result of the widespread devistation (Dickson). To show appreciation

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    Who is Brutus? In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Brutus is one of the main characters. He becomes a huge role in a conspiracy to kill the king, Julius Caesar. Brutus is seen as an honest and honorable man by many, but behind the scenes, he is not either of those things. He always tries to do something for a reason that is good, but the way he tries to achieve it, is not in a good way. Because his intentions are good, does not mean his actions are up to par. Brutus is a villain, he’s

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    The Book “Othello” indited by william Shakespeare verbalizes about a story circumventing three characters with different personalities which are Othello, Iago, and Desdemona. Othello controls the Venetian army and is considered as a man with potent. He espoused to Desdemona who is the senator Brabantio’s daughter. Iago is a former veteran from Venice is considered very astute and furtive and represented as a malignant character throughout the play. Iago’s wife is just as malignant as Iago and her

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    Measure for Measure was one of the comedy plays William Shakespeare produced. Out of the several comedies William Shakespeare created, what made Measure for Measure unique was the mix of humor and the conflicts surrounding the plot. There was a contradiction between the two but still, he was able to blend these. William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and had lived until 1616. During this period, monarchs still ruled England and had complete power over the lands. They possessed the highest glory and

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