Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
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 ...
The Taming of the Shrew 963 conceit, a type of elaborate, striking metaphor paral- leling two dissimilar things; in this case, R ...
964 shakespeare, William the successful performance of feminine gender. Wit- nessing Bianca’s agreement to “humbly subscribe” to ...
The Taming of the Shrew 965 the communion wine as if he were at a pub, and lec- tures the wedding guests on the Tenth Command- m ...
966 shakespeare, William Comparing unruly women to animals in need of taming was commonplace in Shakespeare’s day. If a man coul ...
The Tempest 967 magic, takes command of the island, and enacts his revenge plot to bring his usurping brother and his cohort to ...
968 shakespeare, William spirits live and roam; thus, his existence and physi- cal place combines all things both fascinating an ...
The Tempest 969 Prospero and Miranda value words, whether they be written or spoken, and Caliban values his life and island, and ...
970 shakespeare, William ‘gainst my fury / Do I take part. The rarer action is / In virtue than in vengeance” (5.1.26–28). Becau ...
Twelfth Night 971 (1.1.28). Orsino accuses Olivia of disrupting the normal order of the community by refusing his love, because ...
972 shakespeare, William she asks the surviving sailors what chance they think there is that her brother also survived: “Perchan ...
Pygmalion 973 ings of love for Olivia by overindulging them with romantic music. Orsino asks his court musicians to glut his fee ...
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