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Othello's identity is shown strongly through his race. In the Jacobean era, it was believed that "too many [had] entered the realm". As a result, racism was rampant in the world. Shakespeare pre...

The criteria set by the English A level will ask you to analyse Ophelia in two ways: through various critical perspectives and through a close examination of the text.
Elaine Showalter is a feminist...

Shakespears Macbeth was written during the time of King James, who was the son of Mary Queen of the Scots. It was because of this Scottish heritage that there was anxiety within the public consensus of co...

There are a multitude of possible answers for this question, however I will explain a few. Firstly, Shakespeare was writing during both the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, which meant that the culture, reg...

Whilst Blanche DuBois’ actions, particularly towards male characters in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, are by no means appropriate and not always justified, there is room, nonethel...