Shakespeare Tragedies
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Othello Quotes from Shakespeare
Blinded by jealousy the Moorish commander, Othello, kills his wife, Desdemona, and commits suicide in this very popular Shakespearean tragedy.
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Shakespeare Quotations for a Macbeth Essay
Is this a dagger that I see before me? asks Macbeth in one of Shakespeare's most powerful and most bloody tragedies.
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Hamlet as a Tragic Hero
Like James Barrie's Peter Pan, William Shakespeare's Hamlet refuses to grow up, and Hamlet's immaturity ultimately leads to tragedy.
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The Duty of Doubling in Hamlet
More than any other Shakespeare play, Hamlet is packed with doubles of all kinds. These duplicates (and triplicates) affect theme, mood, character, and everything else.
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Hamlet's Love of Words, Words, Words
William Shakespeare loved wordplay, and the English language has rarely enjoyed a larger playground than that of the dramatic masterpiece Hamlet.
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Hamlet on TV
The RSC's '09 adaptation of its David Tennant-led show proves that TV will always welcome another Hamlet. For more proof, read about major TV versions of the past.
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Hamlet at the Movies
Emile Hirsch is the latest actor to play Hamlet for the big screen. Here's a short primer on the major films about the Melancholy Dane.
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Othello's Jealousy and Iago's Revenge
Othello is the second most popular Shakespearean play, dealing with themes of betrayal, revenge, and jealousy in equal measure.
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Madness, Revenge and Loyalty in Hamlet
Madness. Revenge. Loyalty. These major themes blend seamlessly in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
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Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
A summary of the play Troilus and Cressida, considered to be one of Shakespeare's "problem plays." It is not exactly a tragedy and not exactly a comedy either.
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Race, Gender, and Religion in Othello
In her book Shakespeare, Race, and Colonialism, Ania Loomba talks about the different aspects of race, gender, and religion that work together in the play Othello.
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The Real Macbeth
King Macbeth ruled Scotland benevolently for seventeen years. So how did history's Macbeth become Shakespeare's personification of violent ambition?
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Gender and Sexuality in Shakespeare's King Lear
King Lear is another of Shakespeare's plays that has ideas of a patriarchal society running through it.
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Hamlet's "What a Piece of Work Is Man"
Hamlet's Act II, Scene 2 soliloquay shows both the character's changing attitude toward the people around him and prevailing beliefs and dilemmas of the Renaissance
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Alas, Poor Yorick – Mortality in Hamlet
Hamlet's soliloquy about his dearly departed court jester, Yorick, explores both a transformation in his own character and Renaissance ideas concerning death and dying.
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The Ill Fated Nature of Prince Hamlet
There are several different tragic elements in Hamlet, including Polonius's death, Ophelia's death and Hamlet's death, for all of which Hamlet can be held accountable.
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Egyptian Love Portrayed in Antony and Cleopatra
This article examines Shakespeare's portrayal of Cleopatra, focusing on the ideas of Cleopatra as an representation of Egypt, her expression of love, and her final death.
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Vastness of Scope in Antony and Cleopatra
This article examines features which go towards creating the epic proportion in the representation of societies and world within Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra.
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Determining The Genre of Antony and Cleopatra
This article considers the fluid identity of Antony and Cleopatra, and the difficulty of pigeon-holing it into a standard Shakespearean dramatic convention.
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The Theme of Love in The Tragedy of King Lear
This articles explores how love is misdirected in the play, and it's contribution in creating a sublime expression of human suffering in King Lear.
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The Theme of Suffering in King Lear
The motif of suffering is a main concern in The Tragedy of King Lear.
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Heart of the Storm in The Tragedy of King Lear
Weather in Shakespeare's plays is used for various dramatic purposes. This article focuses on analysing the character development of King Lear within the story.
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Othello's Final Speech
Othello's last words emphasize his status as a tragic hero and his transformation into an outsider.
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Shakespeare's King Lear and James I
In King Lear, Shakespeare shows both his opposition and support of King James I and monarchy in general.
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Macbeth's "Tomorrow" Speech
Macbeth's response to the news of his wife's death shows his complete emotional shut-down and the unbearable personal cost of his rise to power.
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