Play

Ideological thinking is at least as old as the Ancient Greeks, and beyond the idea of a political doctrine. Ideology is a system of beliefs that portrays and validates a…

Since Twelfth Night is a comedy, it is rather apparent that there are lots of comic elements and episodes in the play. In my perspective, however, I think that the…

William Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is set in a province called Illyria on the coast of Italy. The play is about a brother and sister, Sebastian and Viola, who are separated…

Dear Sir/MadamI am writing to introduce you to our small travelling theatre group who have been currently working on one of Shakespeare’s most infamous comedies, ‘Twelfth Night’. We are hoping…

Unlike some of Shakespeare’s other plays, Twelfth Night should not be analyzed deeply. It is meant to be a light-hearted comedy. However, some lessons can still be learned. In Twelfth…

Act 2 Scene 5 is one of the most humorous and important scenes within Twelfth Night. As well as being humorous it also shows Malvolio’s self love and delusion. It…

In Elizabethan England people who were of nobility or rich families often had their marriages arranged. Personal choice was not seen as a matter of importance. The main reasons for…

In the play, Twelfth Night, there are many different themes: deception and self deceit, music, love and of course humour. In all of the play there is an element of…

Dear Mr Shakespeare, I am just writing to congratulate you on your most recent successful play, “Twelfth Night” my Family and I saw it last night and thought it was…

‘Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness’, Viola breathes futile sighs, without knowing what to do. It is an irony: To solve a problem, she disguised as a eunuch =…

Prior to this scene Shakespeare had revealed a very different side to the character of Portia. The audience to this point have come to recognize her as a woman filled…

What basically happens in the play is that Bassanio needs to borrow some money from Antonio, but Antonio will have to borrow it from Shylock lends him the money with…

Bassanio, a gentle nobleman with financial difficulties wishes to compete and woo a girl named Portia; a wealthy heiress from Belmont. Unfortunately, he does not have any money, so he…

The Merchant of Venice is a middle comedy written during the Elizabethan period with a typical comic ending: the couples pair off, the rings are exchanged. There is feasting and…

This essay is to put across the point that in this Shakespearian play Shylock, and Jews in general too, are regarded as evil. It is the medieval myth of the…

The play “The Merchant of Venice” by William Shakespeare is a tradgi-comedy in that the “Merchant of Venice” concentrates on the happier aspects of life such as love, friendship, marriage…

One of the central themes of the play is that of justice, the right to proper and fair treatment for individuals, these scenes seem to be the same in a…

In Elizabethan England, many people were anti-semeitic, these people were driven by hatred. In the middle ages, Jews were accused of exploiting Christians, spreading the plague and murdering babies. They…

The Merchant of Venice was written in 1599 by William Shakespeare, The impact of contemporary Elizabethan was clearly shown in the play, although it is set in Venice. The play…

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a very dramatic play because it involves many qualities such as: tension, excitement, suspense, misery, comedy, violence, grief, contrast and conflict. The different types of…