How closely does Akira Kurosawa’s film Throne of Blood (1957) adapt Shakespeare’s Macbeth? What is the crime committed and what is the punishment? Consider the overall plot and characters. And how about the ending? Look up and describe the following names and terms in your response: –Akira Kurosawa –Toshiro Mifune –samurai –bushido –jidai-geki
What does the style of your excerpt of Shakespeare Midsummer Night’s Dream convey about power, animalism, or humanity that the paraphrase does not convey?
Using three plays by Shakespeare studied in this course over this semester, write an integrated essay of about 1,000 words, spreading your analysis as equally as possible over each. The topic may be your own choice, but here are some suggestions: 1.Problems of Identity 2. Power Relations or Structures(e.g. Patriarchy, Class, Gender) 3. Family or […]
Discuss William Shakespeare’s Othello, the Moor of Venice as a tragedy.
Develop and submit a critical essay on William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice” between 750-1,000 words, MLA format. Textual analysis of how Shakespeare handles the theme of the Christian versus the Jew and/or Foreigner in the 16th Century.
Students will be required to develop and submit a critical essay on William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet” between 750-1,000 words, MLA format, make sure to properly cite and quote the play lines you use. Explain the character of Hamlet through his soliloquy’s
Write a 4 page research paper on a common theme (manipulation) that is inherent in Henrik Ibsen’s A doll’s House and Shakespeare’s Othello. Paper must include 4 scholarly sources for support. Both a work’s cited and a bibliography are mandatory.
Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet Why “Hamlet, A Desktop Performance” Is A Must-See The task is to get a sense of the cultural production inspired by Hamlet. After viewing the video adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, you may want to do further research on how the production came about, the people behind it, its reception, etc. […]
Description What does Shakespeare suggest in Hamlet about the nature of revenge? Directions: Write a five paragraphs essay where you address one of the below listed topics. The essay must have at least TWO scholarly journal articles about the topic sited within your paper and appearing in the works cited section of your paper. DO […]
Develop an interpretive thesis that explicates Shakespeare’s development of a theme in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Your essay should offer an engagement with some of the formal features we’ve discussed as you analyse your play or poem (for example, plot, characterization, diction (word choice), verse form, alliteration/assonance, figurative language (metaphor, simile, imagery), rhetorical figures, etc.), […]
