Essays on William Shakespeare Page 11

Revenge causes one to act blindly through anger, rather than through reason. It is based on the principle of an eye for an eye, but this principle is not always an intelligent theory to live by. In William Shakespeares Hamlet, Young Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet were all looking to avenge the deaths of their fathers….

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lady Macbeth is one of the perfect examples of the total corruption power and ambition can cause. She starts out confident, sure of her ambition and how to gain it. She believed that by becoming a man, becoming what she thought was a creature who would stop at nothing…

William Shakespeare’s Othello follows the downfall of the Moor Othello and those associated with him. Othello’s ensign, Iago, causes the demise of Othello as payback for not being chosen as Othello’s lieutenant. Shakespeare makes Iago a puppeteer in a sense so that he may control those around him without getting caught, up until his own…

Madness is a condition that is difficult to distinguish between true and false. As in the encounter of the ghost of Hamlet ‘s father with Hamlet, Hamlet is asked to avenge his father ‘s death. To accomplish this task in a less apparent manner, Hamlet decides to feign madness. In the long run, Hamlet truly…

Hamlets ProcrastinationIn the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, the main character Hamlet seems to procrastinate when killing his uncle Claudius. Hamlet realizes he must kill Claudius to avenge the death of his father, yet he misses prime opportunities to kill the king. Hamlet has just reasons for his delay in killing Claudius, but the reasons…

The play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare is based upon old Scotland and this is used as the general time frame. During this time, Monarchy still existed and Scotland is in war with Whales. There are many emotions that arise throughout the play, but the most important of all is ambition. “Ambition is the desire…

Othello: Jealousy Sexual in Nature        William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello manifests a lot of activity motivated by a variety of passions, some good and others not so. Let’s analyze what many critics consider to be the dominant passion on the part of the protagonist’s most significant actions.   A. C. Bradley, in his book…

To kill a king, to avenge a murder, to save a nation, a task put into one man’s hands. Hamlet is a man with “too much reason” and not enough action. Sick with love and disgusted by the lust which slowly engulfs his kingdom. He is surrounded by greed and death within a threatened Denmark….

Similar And Different Characteristics Of Macbeth And Kanye West And How They Fulfill Their Ambition Macbeth has many characteristics that relate to Kanye West. Macbeth ignored society’s laws values and betrayed people to fulfill his ambition and Kanye did the same. Some of Kanye’s songs can be related to the way Macbeth felt or what…

?????Jealous Much?????? Tyree Smith????? Mr. Welch???? Crete-Monee High School ?Jealous is feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements or advantages. Think back to a time when you felt jealous of someone or something. One of the biggest themes that took place in Othello was jealousy. Several times in the book jealousy occurred. Iago…