… “Romeo and Juliet”. The opinions of these two topics differ from each character. Shakespeare based “Romeo and Juliet” on an earlier poem by Arthur Brooke, “Romeus and Juliet”. The opinions of the authors about the subjects of love and marriage differ…

… Shakespeare. It is about two lovers who commit suicide when their feuding families prevent them from being together. The play has many characters, each with their own role in keeping the plot line. Some characters have very little to do with the plot…

… and the conflict surrounding these issues. Creon decisions and choices were influenced by his inexperience in leadership. His forceful style leads him straight to disaster which results in losing his son and wife. This disaster was a direct…

… are magic, dreams, and the difficulty of love. Throughout the play, these universal concepts are nourished in every scene by the recurring use of contrast. Shakespeare's ideas are represented by his use of symbolisms. A Midsummer's Night Dream conveys…

… in 1967 by Tom Stoppard. He took two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet and transformed them into the main characters of his play to explore the concept of fate, social corruption and verisimilitude in a modern fashion. This latter play,…

… Oscar Wilde. This play is his final work before he passes away at 1900. It is set in the Victorian Age. The play is about the using of dual personalities and the importance of trivial things. The main characters are Jack and Algernon, who started the…

… factors that contribute to Macbeth's downfall. These factors are the prediction foretold by the 3 witches to Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's strong influence over her husband and, most important of all, Macbeth's ambition and hunger for power which all lead…

… ways. Their love is portrayed by images of light and dark and is juxtaposed against death, and he sets next to Romeo and Juliet the love associated with sight and appearances. In all, their love is of another world. The love of Romeo and Juliet…

… language and imagery in sonnet 162. It uses a variety of rhymes, images and tones to present his definition of true love. The sonnet follows the conventional abab rhyming form, using both full rhymes and half rhymes. Shakespeare employs half rhymes…

… of plots and murders. The characters that are killing and are planning murders are all very deceiving and treacherous. Two of the most dangerous criminals in this play are Lady Macbeth and her husband. Together they commit the most dreadful…