Deceiving Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”: Secretive Characters and Hidden Lies.

Khalid “The theme of deception is key in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.” To what extent do you agree with the statement? Support your answer with close reference to the text. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” encompasses a complex concentration of elements that exhibit the theme of deception. Deception serves as a foundation to the play as we are made question … Read more

Discover the Power of Fools in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear

During the Elizabethan era, fools, or more commonly known as, jesters, are used to professionally entertain others, specifically, the King. Essentially, they were hired to make mistakes. However, in William Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, the fool helps the readers understand what lies beneath the surface of King Lear. The fool is an essential part in … Read more

Admire Hamlet’s Strengths and Explore His Faults: A Rich and Complex Character

As a result of my study of Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet”, there is no doubt in my mind that Hamlet possesses many strengths that I admire, such as his intelligence, nobility, wit, loyalty and also his bravery. However, throughout the course of the play his flaws and weaknesses gradually emerge. Hamlet is slow to act but … Read more

Explore How Reading Shapes Human Emotions: Literacy Gives Voice to Empathy and Stories Connect Us Through Time

Literature is the building block of human society. We privilege literature because it allows us to communicate directly and honestly with people who are separated from us by time, geography, or linguistically. I mean, I don’t want to get all libertarian on you, but for me, stories are about communication. If my language gets confusing … Read more

“Exploring the Seven Deadly Sins of Hamlet, as Portrayed by Shakespeare

Carter Haskel Dr. Demarco April 29, 2019 Hamlet’s Seven Deadly Sins The tragedy Hamlet bases its entire premise upon the ambition of the royal family and how many sins a party is willing to commit before receiving what they so desire which is ultimately, power. The antagonist, Claudius, does whatever he deems necessary to gain … Read more

Baz Luhrmann’s “R+J”:Too Much Guns, Gans and Violence for a Modern Tragedy?

Guns, gangs and violence in Verona beach? Has Baz Luhrmann bitten off more than he could chew with his ‘modernised’ take on the romantic tragedy of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Romeo & Juliet’? By Larna Milton I’ve seen Richard III as a Nazi. I’ve seen prince Hal and Falstaff as homosexuals in Portland and ‘Macbeth’ as a … Read more

Comparing Greek and Renaissance Theatre: Greek Rules Vs. Shakespearean Excitement in “Oedipus”

Renaissance Theatre was heavily influenced by Greek Theatre in regard to the rules and methods used in their plays. Even though both periods are similar, such as having no scenery and all actors being male etc. There are also many differences regarding the motives behind the performances and what was shown on stage. Greek Theatre … Read more

Eating Disorders, Mental Health Awareness and Social Media

A mental illness is a health problem that significantly affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people (Stuart, 2006). Eating Disorders (EDs) fit into a large group of disorders based around severe disturbances in eating behaviour characterised by preoccupation with weight concern and body image, damaging health and psychosocial functioning (Dawson, … Read more

Discover Necessary Strategies for Optimal Independence for Patients

Introduction The comprehensive purpose of this passage is to get a complete idea of needs, expectation and experiences of patients in three main situation as a health care professional. It also aims to discover the influential strategies and actions that will be useful in enabling the patient in getting independence, factors that could affect physical, … Read more

Explore Intellect Beyond Academia: Graff’s Analysis of Hidden Intellectualism

In today’s education system, students learn to analyse the sophisticated scriptures of Plato and complex articles of science. Though, as a result of this level of complexity, one may often observe a shallow absorption and understanding of the material. In his article “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff shares his personal narrative, revealing the discrepancies of modern … Read more

Explore Human Creativity to Understand Socio-Political Changes in Shakespeare’s King Lear and Aristotle’s The Poetics

With reference to Aristotle’s The Poetics and William Shakespeare’s King Lear, I will discuss both of the literary works separately and then attempt an evaluation on both of them as examples of human creativity that are necessary to construct social-political changes. To start with, in Aristotle’s The Poetics, he showed that ‘tragedy’ was created by … Read more