Comparison of shakespeare

“Sonnet 130” and A Midsummer’s Night Dream Comparison Humor is a literary tool that helps make the viewer laugh or have amusement. There will be two poems that was written by a man named named Shakespeare. I will be able to show humor in both of these poems which are; “Sonnet 130” and Midsummer’s Night Dream. My goal in this essay is to show the comparisons in humor between these two poems, while explaining identification and explanation of the author’s… choices on the audience imperative. INTERPRETATIONS

Sonnets hold more detail and depth than can be easily noted in a first reading. Due to their strict structure and short length, a lot of thought must be put into the words chosen by the poets. Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare exemplify the idea of sonnet diction being a vital part of the poem. This is especially true in the cases of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 and Spenser’s Sonnet 64. Both sonnets feature a strong focus on a female beloved and her appearance. The two authors have different approaches

SEMINAR ANTONY & CLEOPATRA AND ALL FOR LOVE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Introduction:- The following study is based on the plays Antony and Cleopatra which is written by William Shakespeare and All for Love which is written by John Dryden. Both writers are the most prominent playwrights in the history of English literature. We can see that both writers through their respective works have focused on the relationship between two prominent characters

Many of the characters we studied in this summer had a very difficult situation caused by themselves. Undoubtedly, each person has their own defects, however this does not mean we have to be slaves of our weaknesses and fears. Pitifully, some fears can become so strong that they can turn a person's life miserable. In addition, people who are victims of their own fear and sins can commit insane things to the people who are around them. Some clear examples of this type of people are Mathilde Loisel

Plays are a unique means of story-telling in that they are not comprised only of language, but also of strong visuals. At the end of the day, a play is written to be performed. Shakespeare understanding this, writes many very visual cues into his text to marry these two aspects of the story. In Romeo and Juliet, the most notable of these cues in the contrast of light and dark to demonstrate joy and sadness or displeasure. Throughout the play, in scenery and in descriptions, this is repeated to re-enforce

the significance of its use. Shakespeare uses a common reference point through an analogy when Hamlet asks how Gertrude could have the “fair mountain leave to feed and batten on this moor” (lines 67-68). The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘moor’ as: “A tract of open uncultivated upland” Hamlet uses this analogy because it provides a visual representation that the audience can personally relate to the concept. He contrasts mountains to valleys as a comparison between his father and

Macbeth to murder friends, like Banquo, that he believes are a threat to his power. Macbeth’s deranged actions lead to his own downfall. William Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in 1606 for King James. Shakespeare utilizes similes,

Throughout a variety of movie interpretations of a given film, one version proves to be the most effective for distinct reasons. Within Act 3, Scene 4 of Hamlet, Shakespeare provides little direction by which the scene should be interpreted, but the play, taken in its entirety, proposes a certain way in which Hamlet and Gertrude express their emotions. This has led to distinctive cinematic interpretations of this scene, all in which portray the storyline in a unique way. Kenneth Branagh’s version

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare is undoubtedly one of the most influential pieces of poetry in the history of humankind. It is a standard 14-line Shakespearian sonnet that describes the beauty of a woman in comparison the beauties of the world the speaker admires the most. Unlike Petrarch whose sonnets about the beauty of Beatrice were all aimed at picturing the godlike appearance and the personal traits of his beloved woman, sonnet 130 by Shakespeare goes in the opposite direction. This particular

one to twelve Shakespeare is describing his mistress by using descriptions that other poets would have used and saying that his mistress has no such qualities. He almost insults her through the sonnet with these negative comparisons. Even though line nine, "I love to hear her speak," sounds as though Shakespeare is going to complement his, mistress, he changes the statement with the word "yet" and goes onto say that music "hath a far more pleasing sound." Shakespeare uses