Play

William Shakespeare remains the most loved and admired play write in history. He was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564. He was the son of a tradesman who made…

The play involves two families who have had an on going feud for many years. This matter contributes to the theme of hate, which ends in death and is responsible…

‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the fictional tragedy about the love- hate relationship between two families in Shakespearian times. The play by Shakespeare is often depicted in differing ways and there…

In act 3 scene 4 Macbeth is holding a banquet. The purpose of the banquet is to celebrate his coronation to king of Scotland, to show authority and most of…

Macbeth is a play that contains numerous references to unnaturalness, to light and darkness, to blood and to many other like images. Also through the play is the idea of…

Pride is a major factor contributing to the ruin of Coriolanus. This however is not the only reason to his downfall. His nobility, immaturity, family with main influences from his…

In Act 3 Scene 2, two very dramatic speeches are made by Brutus and Antony. In this scene, Brutus makes a speech trying to reason with the citizens and also…

Shakespeare develops tension in the lead up to Caesars death in a number of different ways. In act one scene 1, Shakespeare creates tension when Marrullus accuses and insults the…

Although the play is called Julius Caesar, he is killed off part way though and we don’t see a lot of him. So it is quite difficult to have an…

The play opened in a lively theatrical manner, noisy citizens soon grabbed the attention of Flavius and Marullus, the importance of the crowd was immediately established. The crowd were in…

William Shakespeare demonstrates the use of persuasion through many different tecniques throughout ‘Julius Caesar’. During the play Shakespeare uses many other themes as well as persuasion, such as the supernatural,…

The scene that I have chosen to direct in the play ‘Julius Caesar’ is Act 3 Scene 1. This scene is one of importance and I will concentrate on the…

Racism has long played a huge part in history, both ancient and modern. A play, written by Shakespeare, about the downfall of a great black general in the Venetian Army….

“After Juliet” is the modern continuation of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. The play deals with the aftermath of Romeo and Juliet’s tragic deaths and leads up to the trials…

Brian Clarke uses several techniques to engage the reader. He immediately shows the audience Kens humorous personality, as he says “I am afraid I cant offer you my hand you…

The trial scene is the climax of the play, everything the rest of the play has been leading up to. In another story, this would be the most furiously paced…

In Elizabethan times there was lots of anti-Semitism when this play was written in 1589, there were no Jews legally allowed to live in Britain. Elizabethan hated Jews and had…

Henry is a good orator. He has the ability to change his style of rhetoric to suit the mood and atmosphere that he is trying to create. At times in…

In the first prologue of the play Henry is shown as having a mythical significance, which sets up an image of Henry before the audience actually encounter him. It is…

King Henry is the eponymous protagonist of the play ‘Henry VI’. Shakespeare uses exposition at the very beginning of the play via the Chorus in the Prologue to give the…