Guildenstern’s sympathetic needs are often confused with his sense of anger and wickedness. He appears to be on the good side of Hamlet, but only because he is plotting with former friend, Rosencrantz.
In the play “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare love is an important theme. In this play, Juliet and Romeo fall in love while Romeo is trying to get over Rosalind and Juliet is having an arranged marriage, their families are also feuding. In Shakespeare's play, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet all have different views of love. Mercutio’s view of love is very humorous and not true, Romeo’s view of love is hopeless; he likes being in love, but does not like love itself. Lastly, Juliet’s view of love is logical; she does not follow love blindly.
Hero and Desdemona In Othello and Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare, the leading female characters are quite similar. Desdemona is married to Othello (Othello), and Hero is engaged to Claudio (Much Ado about Nothing). Both men accuse their betrothed as being unfaithful to them. Both men also start out with loving words toward their sweethearts; for example, when Othello and Desdemona meet again after having been separated for a period of time. Othello says to her “It gives me wonder great as my content to see you here before me.
The play presents a rich variety of types of love, from foolishness to self-sacrificing unrequited love. Each character in the play depicts love differently and acts differently in front of love. A few characters such as Viola are very sincere and careful of their love whereas most of the other characters such as Orsino act foolish in front of love. Orsino is represented by Shakespeare as a melancholy lover. He is also in love with Olivia but it can be said that he is mostly in love with the idea of love itself since he talks incessantly of love: “O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art thou” (I. i.
Unreflected love shows it’s presence via the relationship between Helena and Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius, however, Demetrius does not love her back because he is blinded by his love for Hermia. This unrequited love shows the cruel nature of love. “The more you beat me, I will fawn on you” (30) Demetrius attempts to ignore Helena in order to push her away from him, however this plan backfires as it only makes her love him more. The more she loves him, the more he hates her.
When they finally reunited, Othello described his happiness upon seeing her, “If it were now to die, 'Twere now to be most happy, for I fear My soul hath her content so absolute That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate.” He believed that there was nothing better than the happiness he felt at his return, and if he died then, at least he would die happy. The love he felt was a dangerous kind of love. This emotion blinded his intellect and made him extremely vulnerable. Othello’s trusted “friend” and ensign, Iago, took advantage of this vulnerability. Throughout the play, Iago uses
Benevolent Actions Turned Calamitous In Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing, Don Pedro’s seemingly generous gestures all end in disastrous fashion for himself. In this classic play of young love and misfortune, Don Pedro, also referred to as “the Prince,” is the noblest character in the social pecking order of the play. Even one his friends, Benedick, though equal in wit, always defers to him and his beliefs because his position depends upon his favor. Don Pedro is the highly trusted individual among the other characters in the story. Don Pedro has power and he is well aware of it; whether or not he takes advantage of this power is up for debate.
As the play unfolds, it can be seen that Othello is in fact “enfettered to Desdemona’s love.” Othello, as a rational soldier, became a blind lover. He was so overcome by his love for Desdemona, that all rational thinking was abolished. Othello, as soldier who was inexperienced in love, could not control all the emotions flooding through him. His decisiveness as a soldier lead him to seek “ocular proof” of his wife’s infidelity and when Iago presents him such proof, his decision to peruse a bloody course is made swiftly. As the conclusion of the play draws near, Othello tells his men “speak of one who loved not wisely, but too well.” Moments before stabbing himself, Othello finally understood the error in his ways – the fact that he love blinded him from his true intentions.
Moral Ambiguous Characters Throughout Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the moral ambiguity of the central character, Dorian Gray, becomes more and more distinct. The story starts with Dorian being venerated by the artist Basil Hallward, and throughout the story the reader learns of Gray’s several wrong doings. Meeting Lord Henry almost straight away negatively influenced Dorian. He had started out blameless and innocent, but by the conclusion had been the cause of numerous deaths, all because of his selfish wish to stay beautiful forever. “His actions show a character who insists the soul is real, but loves the gaping chasm between the beauty of his body and the corruption of his soul” [ (Wilde 105-123) ].
Romeo and Juliet, and Sonnet 18, both written by William Shakespeare, however, they've got different declaration of love. Through these, we can feel how they look love, how they express love, Both of them compare their lovers to the nature. The persona of Sonnet 18 and Romeo compare their lovers to the sun, the moon, the star,etc. Of course, both of their lovers are the most beautiful, are the angel in their hearts. However, they value different means of love although their love maybe as much as each other.