Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
Macbeth 943 and cruelty, and she calls upon evil spirits to take away from her such feminine virtues as mercy and tenderness, wh ...
944 shakespeare, William that fate is showing them the path to greatness. Fortuitous circumstances, she tells her husband, “have ...
The Merchant of Venice 945 the murder onto them, at least temporarily, but she and Macbeth must still bear alone the spiritual a ...
946 shakespeare, William Christian civilization that is juxtaposed against the traditions of Judaism and Jewish law. Compassion ...
The Merchant of Venice 947 Shylock is from a separate race because he is not a Christian. All labels for his character establish ...
948 shakespeare, William “bring[ing] down the rate of usance . . . in Venice” (1.3.38–39). Perhaps his most vicious thoughts of ...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 949 The Elizabethan era, in which this raucous comedy was written, took place during the late European ...
950 shakespeare, William The play’s various opening themes—love and lust, rebellion, justice, and authority—begin a process of d ...
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 951 In the end, civilization asserts itself. The conflict between Egeus and Hermia is resolved as the ...
952 shakespeare, William animal mask—the ass’s head that Puck manifests upon him. He has had what for some would be a life-alter ...
Much Ado about Nothing 953 Philostrate, Theseus’s houseman and designated master of the revels of the upcoming wedding, is a ser ...
954 shakespeare, William with philosophical exuberance, the relationships between men and women in the play’s complicated, appea ...
Much Ado about Nothing 955 a conversation about Benedick’s arrival, Leonato comments on the verbal “merry war” between his niece ...
956 shakespeare, William In act 1, scene 3, Benedick similarly asserts the problematic nature of woman’s word, his fear of betra ...
Othello 957 Unlike Romeo and Juliet, though, Othello does not rely on chance or the influence of the stars to guide the romantic ...
958 shakespeare, William of reason to poise another of sensuality, the / blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us / to ...
Romeo and Juliet 959 bosom” (1.2.71) of Othello. Othello the African is doubly indicted here as both disgustingly inferior to hi ...
960 shakespeare, William ready to fall into an arranged marriage with her two- dimensional suitor, Paris, at the tender age of 1 ...
Romeo and Juliet 961 “Unhappy fortune” hounds the couple and scut- tles their plans to reunite, as Friar Laurence’s let- ter to ...
962 shakespeare, William something holy enough to become its own religion. Finally, they commit suicide—the ultimate act of rebe ...
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