Christopher Marlowe

William Shakespeare made a lot of poems and plays. Most are tragedies and comedies but Romeo and Juliet was the play that made history. William Shakespeare made this play to be a tragedy despite the romantic stereotypes. The two lovers warmed many peoples hearts by the strength of their love and their belief that they were born to be together. The flaw was that destiny had nothing to do with the cause of their deaths; it was their own childish choices. The first bad choice that was made was…

One of the most famous plays in the world is Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. The two feuding families are brought together by the love and death of their only children. Romeo and Juliet fall in love, but their families won’t allow them to be together so they both decide to commit suicide so that they can be together forever in peace. Shakespeare’s play is a tragedy much more than it is a romance even though most people believe it is a romance. The first example as to why Romeo and Juliet…

In the poems, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the man, also referred to as the shepherd, and the woman, referred to as the nymph, have completely different views of love. In “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the Shepherd presents a view of love that is held together by normal human desires for material items such as beauty, music, fine clothes, dancing, and other nice things such as roses. The Shepherd believes that the key to attracting the…

The speakers of the poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd use imagery and figurative language showing the materialistic and realistic attitudes towards love and life and that gender-based hopes and expectations have not changed over time. When it comes to love and life we know that men and women have different attitudes. Men are usually idealistic and materialistic while the women are realistic and pragmatic. The Shepherd offers the Nymph many gifts…

The period of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is often regarded as the golden age of English history. This Elizabethan renaissance led to much development in literature and theater, including the emergence of playwright William Shakespeare, whose works continue to be analyzed in the twenty-first century. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a timeless tale of lust, love, and heartbreak, taking place in Verona, Italy during the Elizabethan era. Though arguably unrealistic, the play’s depiction of the…

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most famous of William Shakespeare’s tragedies, and many believe this the most classic love story to exist. A classic love story is about two lovers overcoming a challenge, and then living a happy life. However, Romeo and Juliet is actually a very different type of love story. Romeo and Juliet is about how Romeo discovers love in a world full of lust, and how love can develop from lust. Lust is an attraction to someone based solely on their physical form, and is a…

Love. Tragedy. How can two such different topics be put in the same story? Tragedy is the crux of Pyramus and Thisbe and Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare was greatly inspired by Ovid to write the play. Shakespeare used similarities and differences through the play to show how Ovid had inspired him. He demonstrates the similarities and differences through character, plot, and conflict of each story.There is a very strong correlation between the play and poem. Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet off…

Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare’s most famous playwrights and characters. Everyone knows the story of the two-star crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Many see the love between Romeo & Juliet to be heartfelt and sweet; however, people fail to realize that they both have major flaws that cause their deaths. Romeo’s impetuousness is what caused him to make many hasty decisions that lead to Juliet and his death. The hasty decisions that Romeo makes, and his consequences for each decision gives…

Many texts have been published based on the legendary figure Faust. There are records of a an actual person named Johann Georg Faust who lived sometimes between 1480 and 1540. This person was very interested in science, he had obtain a theological degree. This person was also known for having sinister reputation, there is also evidence that Martin Luther connected Faust with the devil during a table talk. In the Chapbook the first story based on this controversial individual is published. Over…

Of course the villain always has the worst tragic flaw, right? Don John, in Much Ado About Nothing written by Shakespeare, is going to be the most tragically flawed character. His tragic flaw is that he is a liar, and there is many examples in the play that show this. One way that Don John is liar is that he likes to lie a lot. On page 49, Don John says, “I came hither to tell you; and, circumstances shortened-for she has been too long a-talking of-the lady is disloyal”(Shakespeare). This…