Essays on William Shakespeare

Perhaps, the greatest writer who ever put words on paper is William Shakespeare. Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer in English. He is often called England’s national poet and the bard of Avon. At the...

In William Shakespeare’s play the Tragedy of Juliet Caesar, Portia, Brutus’s wife, is the most persuasive character in the play because she gets Brutus to tell her the secret he was hiding by using persuasive techniques such as reasons, evidence, name calling, and loaded words....

According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Marcus Brutus is our tragic hero in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. He was the tragic hero because of his idealistic...

The play ‘The Merchant of Venice’ was written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, during the Elizabethan times. Various scenes in the play will show how it would have differed if written in the Victorian era. Theatre began during the Elizabethan era, hence why...

“Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it”. This quote explains how desires can help someone achieve their goal but sometimes they can be harmful to the individual itself and the surrounding people. The presence of hidden desires in the play, Macbeth by...

The Bible is one of the most influential texts of all time and its presence can be seen through countless pieces of literature. One of the best examples of a literary work that has been modeled after biblical elements is The Tragedy of Macbeth by...

William Shakespeare is a 17th century playwright, notorious for writing plays whose themes are often relevant in today’s 21st century societies. The theme ‘ambition corrupts power’ is seen frequently in modern politics and governments and walks parallel with the theme of ‘greed’. Both themes are...