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Plays are forms of literature written by playwrights for theatrical performances. These are written with dialogs between characters in a variety of genres – tragedy, historical, satire, comedy or farce. Among the famous plays is William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”

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What is the overall meaning of the play Othello?

The main conflict is the internal one within Othello, between his love of Desdemona and his fear that Iago is right about her being an adultress.

What are the characters goals in the glass menagerie?

The symbolic meaning of the fire escape for each of the characters in "The Glass Menagerie" Amanda Wingfield (Mother)- Hope that a gentleman caller will come to get her daughter or that her daughter will get out in the work world and make something of herself.

Tom Wingfield (Son)- Escape from the apartment to be adventurous about the rest of the world.

Laura Wingfield (Daughter) Place to hide from society.

When was Twelfth Night first performed?

Yes, Twelfth Night was one of a number of Shakespeare's plays that first saw print in the First Folio of 1623.

Biography of Alberto Florentino?

Alberto Florentino was born on July 28, 1931. He was a famous author and playwright. His work mainly portrays the life of a common man and struggle of Filipinos. One of his famous work is " The World is an Apple".

What year is The Merchant of Venice set?

Some scholars think it was written between 1594 and 1596, at about the same time as Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Why does Caesar want calphurnia stand in anthonys path during the race?

so that she will become pregnant in the year, it is superstition. But the real reason she is unable to consive is because Caesar is sterile.

What are the examples of hyperbole in As You Like It play?

But the boy's weight, and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance so, instead of taking off full blast as he had hoped, the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up

What were the actors in Shakespeare's time called?

Over the years hundred of thousands of actors have played the parts in Shakespeare's plays. Some of the ones who were performing alongside of Shakespeare in the 1590s and 1600s included Richard Burbage, John Heminges, Henry Condell, Will Kempe, Thomas Pope, Augustine Phillips, George Bryan, William Sly, Nicholas Tooley and Robert Armin.

What happens to caliban at the end of the tempest?

What is the resolution of The Soul of Caliban and is everything resolve?

In Julius Caesar which character establishes the notion that Caesar is ambitious and that Caesar is too high and is a danger to free men?

Cassius did

In their long conversation which forms the bulk of Act I Scene 2 Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that Caesar is a threat to the traditional values of the Roman Republic.

Cassius' main argument is simply that Caesar is an ordinary man:

I had as lief not be as live to be

In awe of such a thing as I myself.

Cassius tells Brutus that Caesar sweats when he is ill, and that he does not swim as strongly as a younger man:- but the common people of Rome love him (and this is somehow dangerous):

And this man

Is now become a God, and Cassius is

A wretched creature.

None of the conspirators in the play have any substantial objection to Caesar, and Cassius is simply eaten up with envy. Caesar knows this, he says:

Yond' Cassius has a lean and hungry look;

He thinks too much, such men are dangerous.

But Caesar is too proud to act on his suspicions. This is his weakness.

What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Anthony?

According to the play, he was deaf in his left ear. The quote in the play was "Come to my right side because I am deaf on the left."

Who is Helena in the book A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare?

Helena is rather insecure about herself, as she has been rejected by Demetrius and is always in Hermia's shadow. Though she and Hermia are close friends, she is willing to betray Hermia's trust for just a bit of attention from Demetrius. She is quite naive.

What is Iago's main complaint about Cassio?

Iago has been passed over for a promotion. Cassio got the promotion to Lieutenant even though Iago had more time in service as a soldier. Cassio got the promotion over Iago because his learning included theory and strategy whereas Iago's did not.

In Romeo and Juliet who is Capulet's nephew?

Montague has this line in Act I Scene 1: "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?" Benvolio answers him so we must assume that Benvolio is his nephew. That makes Benvolio Romeo's cousin.

What does artemidorus offer Caesar in the street?

it is a list of conspirators that conspired to kill caesar.

What is the Structure of Greek Tragedy?

  • It was meant for everyone to enjoy
  • It was designed to ask tough questions
  • It was meant to be educational

Comedy and Tragedy were the most popular themes in plays.

How do Don Pedro and Benedick react when Claudio says he loves Hero in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare?

Don Pedro says that he will propose the marriage of Claudio and Hero to Leonato her father and get his consent. This he does. Claudio is grumpy because he has been fooled by Don John into believing that Don Pedro wanted Hero for himself.

What is the brief summary of the story?

it's what you write on your homework after you read the story yourself

What things does Cassius tell brutus that are critical of Caesar?

Cassius recalls a windy day when he and Caesar stood on the banks of the Tiber River, and Caesar dared him to swim to adistant point. They raced through the water, but Caesar became weak and asked Cassius to save him. Cassius had to drag him from the water. Cassius also recounts an episode when Caesar had a fever in Spain and experienced a seizure. Cassius marvels to think that a man with such a feeble constitution should now stand at the head of the civilized world.

In act 5 of A Midsummer Night's Dream why does Hippolyta believe the lovers story of their time in the forest?

Because they all tell the same story.

"But all the story of the night told over,

And all their minds transfigured so together,

More witnesseth than fancy's images

And grows to something of great constancy;

But, howsoever, strange and admirable."

Is friar Lawrence wise to agree to marry romeo and Juliet explain?

The Friar's notion that their marriage might end the feud was a good one, but only if all three of them promptly told their parents. A secret marriage was not going to end the feud. They would probably wait until the marriage was consummated to put it beyond annulment. Had Friar Lawrence showed up on Tuesday and announced to Capulet, along with Juliet, that she was Romeo's wife and would have to travel to Mantua to be with him, Capulet would have raged but that would have been the only chance to end the feud and still keep Romeo and Juliet alive and together.

The facts of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment may have made it impossible for Friar Lawrence to try to end the feud by disclosing the marriage. If that was so, he should have prevented the marriage from being consummated.

Throughout the play, we find that Friar Lawrence is weak and unable to stand up and face the music at every point where it might possibly help. Therefore his idea to end the feud by marrying Romeo and Juliet, because it depends on his being able to tell this unpleasant truth to the parents, was unwise.