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    The character of Rodrigo, despite his apparent lack of importance in the beginning, proves to be an important character in the end. He begins the play as an antagonist who manipulates the other characters, but he eventually wins them over. Rodrigo's death at the end of the play thus serves a thematiRead more

    The character of Rodrigo, despite his apparent lack of importance in the beginning, proves to be an important character in the end. He begins the play as an antagonist who manipulates the other characters, but he eventually wins them over. Rodrigo’s death at the end of the play thus serves a thematic purpose.

    Summary of the Play Othello

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    The play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is called so because, "Twelfth Night" is a reference to the Roman Catholic Church's observance of the twelfth night after Christmas Day also known as the Feast of the Epiphany. Twelfth night is a reference to the feast day of Epiphany. The word "EpiphanyRead more

    The play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is called so because, “Twelfth Night” is a reference to the Roman Catholic Church’s observance of the twelfth night after Christmas Day also known as the Feast of the Epiphany. Twelfth night is a reference to the feast day of Epiphany. The word “Epiphany” is derived from the Greek word for “reveal”. The Church celebrates this feast to celebrate the coming of Jesus to the world as the king of all nations.

    Act-wise Summary of the Play Twelfth Night

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    Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae, the then most powerful city in ancient Greece. He successfully led his people to glory, emerging victorious over the Greeks. After his death, his daughter, Iphigenia, sacrificed herself so her father could return home to Mycenae. Agamemnon - (1) The father of AchillRead more

    Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae, the then most powerful city in ancient Greece. He successfully led his people to glory, emerging victorious over the Greeks. After his death, his daughter, Iphigenia, sacrificed herself so her father could return home to Mycenae.

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    (1) The father of Achilles (2) The king of Mycenae (3) A priest in Homer’s Iliad (4) A king of Mycenae (5) An ancient king of Mycenae (6) A famous king of Mycenae (7) A king of Mycenae (8) A king of Mycenae (9) A famous king of Mycenae

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    Prospero: Main character and the rightful Duke of Milan. Prospero is the main character in The Tempest. He is the Duke of Milan who was overthrown by his brother Antonio fifteen years before the beginning of the play and cast adrift in a boat with his baby daughter, Miranda. During those fifteen yeaRead more

    1. Prospero: Main character and the rightful Duke of Milan. Prospero is the main character in The Tempest. He is the Duke of Milan who was overthrown by his brother Antonio fifteen years before the beginning of the play and cast adrift in a boat with his baby daughter, Miranda. During those fifteen years, he studied and taught himself how to do magic.
    2. Miranda: Daughter of Prospero. Another main characters of The Tempest. She was banished to the Island along with her father at the age of three, and in the subsequent twelve years has lived with her father and their slave, Caliban, as her only company. 
    3. Sycorax: A vicious powerful witch and the mother of Caliban. An unseen character in The Tempest. One of the few native inhabitants of the island who died before the arrival of Prospero is the island.
    4. Ariel: A spirit in service to Prospero. Ariel is bound to serve Prospero as he rescued him from the tree in which he was imprisoned by Sycorax.
    5. Caliban: A servant of Prospero and a savage monster. Half-human, half-monster who is forced into slavery and son of the witch Sycorax.
    6. Antonio: Prospero’s brother, the usurping Duke of Milan. The main villain of the play. He dethroned his brother with the help of King of Naples.
    7. Gonzalo: An honest old councilor. An honest and trusted adviser who helps Prospero when abandoned by the king and his brother.
    8. King Of Naples: An enemy of Prospero. Neither a good guy nor a bad guy.
    9. Ferdinand: The prince of Naples and the son of Alonso. A humble, kind, and naive guy who spends most of his time during The Tempest trying to win the affection of Miranda.

    The Tempest Short Summary in English

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    Loyalty and disloyalty are clearly major themes in King Lear, but it leaves some questioning whether loyalty and disloyalty are two sides of the same coin. The strong sense that Lear is a good man, and that Edgar’s actions are motivated solely by greed and desire for power suggests that Lear’s “loyaRead more

    Loyalty and disloyalty are clearly major themes in King Lear, but it leaves some questioning whether loyalty and disloyalty are two sides of the same coin. The strong sense that Lear is a good man, and that Edgar’s actions are motivated solely by greed and desire for power suggests that Lear’s “loyalty” to Edgar should be viewed as different from his “disloyalty” to Gloucester. However, Shakespeare makes it clear that both Gloucester and Lear feel betrayed by Edgar, and that Gloucester’s sense of betrayal is more challenged by his moral sense of duty than Lear’s. Edgar’s primary concern is with personal greed and political power, while Gloucester has a strong sense of duty and responsibility, in which loyalty is inextricably linked. Furthermore, Lear’s relationship with Cordelia is so intertwined with his sense of self-worth that it seems plausible that his “loyalty” to her is a necessary condition for him to be able to survive.

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    The play As You Like It is a comedy in which romance is also a leading theme. In the play  — and in Shakespeare's plays generally — love is a subject which is treated with great seriousness, and love is seen to be very powerful. Rosalind is a young woman who has been raised by her father, Duke FredeRead more

    The play As You Like It is a comedy in which romance is also a leading theme. In the play  — and in Shakespeare’s plays generally — love is a subject which is treated with great seriousness, and love is seen to be very powerful.

    Rosalind is a young woman who has been raised by her father, Duke Frederick, in his country estate. Her father has recently died and she is about to be married to her cousin Oliver.

    Rosalind falls in love with Orlando, a young man of noble birth who has no money and no property. They fall in love because they have nothing in common and are totally opposed in every way. But they fall in love nonetheless, and the play follows their journey through the forest as they try to come together and find their way out of the forest, the place of all evil.  The whole point of the play is that love is stronger than all other things.

    This play is a Romantic Comedy. In this play, love is not treated as a joke or a joke subject. Love is not something which is taken lightly. It is treated with great seriousness, and is seen to be very powerful.

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