Henry IV is one of Shakespeare’s historical plays. Some of the main characters in Henry IV were real people, and some are added to the play to help display the picture that Shakespeare as a playwright desires. […]
Shakespeare uses character contrast in Henry IV to convey the main theme of the play. He uses all the main characters to show the complexity of decisions, the sternness of kingship, and the importance of playing roles in politics. […]
Shakespeare’s view of history was filled with distrust, irony, suspicion of power but what were the different tools which helped to understand those different views in his history plays? […]
Richard II is a historical play by Shakespeare where he used an important history tool to understand the happenings in the play. Which tool was that? […]
Shakespeare is known as a literary genius; be it as a comedy or tragedy play writer but what were the facts he would include in his great history plays? […]
Twelfth Night was one of the highlights of Shakespeare’s literary accomplishments. What made it a powerful and expansive comic vision? […]
Shakespear’s plays, though comedies had something more to them. What was it that he was trying to convey? […]
Shakespeare is regarded as a great writer in the literary world. but what were the key elements in his plays which set them apart? […]
Shakespeare’s plays may seem impenetrable to many, but identifying common motifs can make them more accessible. These include the play-within-a-play, naturalistic language, and dialogue that reflects on the art of acting itself. All of this can be seen in Hamlet, making it the perfect play to analyze. […]
By Marc Connor, Ph.D., Washington and Lee University We can all agree that William Shakespeare is hard to understand, but perhaps Shakespeare knew that about […]
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