Plays

There is no direct evidence of this, in the form of a theatre review along the lines of "The King's Men opened their play Macbeth at the Globe and nobody liked it." We do have the record of Simon Forman having seen the play in April 1611, which must have been some years after it was written, but there is no mention of how it was received, only what the plot was and how it was played. Still, the play has topical references to events 5 or 6 years before Forman saw it, which suggests that it was in repertoire for some time.

On the other hand, the play was never printed individually which shows that it did not have the popularity of plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Titus Andronicus, which were published separately in quarto. And there is also the clear indication that the play was revised and new scenes added as well as songs from the Thomas Middleton play The Witch--this would not have been necessary if the play was successful. Nor does it appear on any of the lists of plays performed at court, suggesting that it was not popular there. These arguments suggest that the play was not particularly successful during Shakespeare's day.

It's a very strange scene, isn't it? You almost think Edgar is torturing his father. But he says, "Why I do trifle thus with his despair is done to cure it." Gloucester is suicidal, and Edgar hopes that by tricking him into thinking that he has attempted suicide and failed he is unlikely to try again.

They both know that she is married to Romeo; Paris does not.

1. Desdemona is an innocent. She has not got a drop of cynicism in her. She loves Othello completely and without reservation, even to the extent of trying to get him acquitted of murdering her.
2. Emilia seems much older than Desdemona, although she may not actually be that much older. It is probably more of a case of the effects of living near Iago too much. She is cynical about men, and cynical about love. But despite her cynicism, she is not prepared for the horrible use to which Iago puts the handkerchief she steals. She was not aware of just how deep her husband's evil went.
3. Bianca is a prostitute, and is very simply what she pretends to be. She is genuine without being naïve.

In the play Everyman, Goods is a character representing Everyman's wealth or worldly possessions. There is no reference to a pile of gold in the three pages or so in which Everyman interacts with Goods. Goods says that he is so locked up in chests and bags that he can hardly move, and when Everyman asks him to accompany him on his journey to death, Goods declines. Goods remarks that Everyman's love of him is likely to make his journey more difficult rather than easier in any event.

The good side is the only side we see of Brutus. He is the good guy in this story. He is motivated to political assassination for the similar reasons to those of the conspirators who tried to assassinate Hitler--that it was for the good of the state. And Shakespeare lets us know that Brutus was right: Caesar was becoming a tyrant, as his treatment of the tribunes we meet in Act 1 Scene 1 shows. His appeal to the Roman people was honest and guileless, as opposed to the play on emotions which Antony uses. Brutus is serious about his stoic attitude, as we see when we learn that Portia has died and he has shown no sign of grief. He is serious about maintaining a high moral standard in his army, even to the extent of chastening Cassius. The scene that follows shows the deep affection the two men show for each other. Cassius is a much less admirable man than Brutus in every way, but this scene does show him in a gentler light.

The only requirement as to costume for Portia is when she is impersonating the lawyer Balthazar. At this point in the play she must wear clothes which a male lawyer might wear, consistent with the design and setting which the director has chosen for the production. This might consist of a business suit or a set of robes, maybe with a birretta (if you want to look Italian) or a perruque (if you want to look English). All the rest of the time she wears female clothing appropriate to the design and setting and to the fact that she is a wealthy person.

They become enemies since the juror number three disagrees with number eights evidence. Most jurors believe supported evidence by juror number eight as for number three suggests to stick to the facts, and forms an nemisis relationship.

Sudraka

Iago's constant manipulation of Othello to this end contributed to his murderous desires, but is the "evidence," planted by Iago, that indicates that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him that most strongly motivates Othello to kill Desdemona.

Othello is a successful general, respected by the senate and the Doge of Venice.

The same way I would describe any other Othello. Othello is still Othello no matter what clothes you put him in.

Approximately:

Titus Andronicus: ca. 1592

Romeo and Juliet: ca. 1595

Julius Caesar: ca. 1599

Hamlet: ca. 1601

Othello: ca. 1603

Macbeth: ca. 1605

King Lear: ca. 1606

Antony and Cleopatra: ca. 1607

Timon of Athens: ca. 1608

Coriolanus: ca. 1608

but there is no end of argument about dating Shakespeare's plays. If you look into a book for the dates you will probably find different ones.

The theme of "to be or not to be" is mortality.

Flashbacks

I have a couple of quotes that i can use.

"Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

"Do their death bury their parents' strife."

"And the continuance of their parents' rage,"

(all of the above was written by the questioner)

Robin Starveling plays the moon for Peter Quince's makeshift group of actors. He tells his audience that the lantern he holds is the moon and he is the man in the moon.

Quince's whole play--based on the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe--is slipshod and melodramatic, especially because Nicholas Bottom, who plays Pyramus, drags out his monologues and misspeaks several times. The whole play is comical, a fitting end to "A Midsummer Night's Dream," one of Shakespeare's comedies.

because thats what brothers and sisiters do!

Tagore himself

It's a great comedy--it just depends on how it is acted. There are a lot of language jokes and malpropisms and it's filled with sex jokes and other snide remarks.

Although in Shakespeare's time, a comedy didn't necessarily mean something that was funny (it meant it was light-hearted and had a happier ending), A Midsummer Night's Dream can actually be very funny.

Her goal in impersonating a lawyer is to save Antonio and destroy Shylock. Her goal in demanding Bassanio's wedding ring as a fee is to shame him and make him more obedient to her.

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Acts one to three are in the winter, as the title suggests, but acts 4 and 5 are in the springtime. (Sheep are being sheared)