In both plays Shakespeare explores the ideas of love at first sight, everlasting love, love being able to overcome anything and lust. Both Plays contain similar ideas and themes however since "Romeo And Juliet" is categorised as a tragedy and "The Merchant Of Venice" is described as a 'problem play' there are some key differences in their presentation. The context in which love develops also appears to have a major influence on the nature of this love. Shakespeare uses a variety of different techniques including oxymoron, sonnets and vivid imagery in his presentation of love which in turn helps to create an intimate relationship between the characters. Some may argue however that the theme of 'true love' is not presented between the main characters.
Poets through the ages have been esteemed as possessing the ability to perceive the ordinary in extraordinary and innovative ways. Poetry captures the essences of human emotion and experience and imbues them with further significance by the literary techniques that typify poetry as the language of art. In her poetry, Gwen Harwood explores many thematic concerns that resonate with her readers regardless of their contexts. The universality of concepts such as memory, inspiration, childhood education and the cyclical, yet final nature of death are transformed by Harwood’s poetry to create fresh perceptions of the continuity of experience and provide permanence to these transient elements of humanity through language. The poetic techniques employed by Harwood effectively communicate distinctive aspects of her themes while allowing them to remain universal.
Chikamatsu Vs. Shakespeare Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s tragedy, The Love Suicides at Soneszaki and Shakespeare’s tragedy, Romeo and Juliet share many similarities. Both incorporate emotion to captivate the audience, and both utilize music to enhance the performances. The plot of Shakespeare’s play is similar to Chikamatsu’s in that the lovers are struggling to be with one another. Yet, The Love Suicides at Sonseki will leave the audience with the sense of having witnessed an actual event instead of a puppet theater show. The puppet play is written in an understandable language, where as Shakespearean plays are difficult to understand.
Michael Dransfield was also affected by the change and this has been reflected in poems “Minstrel” and “Prosperity” where he is comparing the natural world with the very mechanical one that humans tend to build for themselves. Michael Dransfield has been described as “one of the most widely read poets of his generation”. He has a very modernistic way of portraying significant ideas, which is seen through his use of language techniques such as sibilance, use of first person, assonance and alliteration. He exploits these techniques beautifully to emboss and emphasize the core concept of his poems. The word minstrel means a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry.
Poems can make you laugh, cry, think or be silent as we ponder the words that are written. What Makes poetry works better than a short story is the repetitive or the shortened way word are written or placed together to form a rhythm or a song. When a poet uses a rhyme as his theme is can be catchy or funny and makes us enjoy reading it. When it is worded as a song we can easily remember it since everyone loves to sing even when most of us cannot hold a tune but we can hold a rhythm. A poet relies on his feeling to convey the current situations that they are in.
The actors speak Shakespeare’s dialogue eloquently and beautifully which I can personally deem as poetry in motion. Having Macbeth interpreted this way; I believe that it makes it much more relatable and easier to understand. Often times, people have trouble when it comes to Shakespeare’s choice of words and how he lays out the discourse of his plays. In this film, that dilemma seems to be thrown out the window and the words paired with the actions, actors, and setting in the film, make it effortless to follow along. The acting is spot-on in this film.
I love that kind of inherently theatrical drama. And then on top of that, the words he does write are heartstoppingly beautiful poetry. To me, the old joke that Waiting for Godot is a play in which “nothing happens, twice” is inherently untrue. On the contrary, what doesn’t happen in this play? Everything happens.
William Shakespear is a wonderful writer that uses different methods to get his message across in a creative and interesting way. In the play “Romeo and Juliet” he uses the different categories of the English language to bring to the audience attention that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed” and fate brings them together. Inevitability of fate would be one of the main themes of the play. Romeo and Juliet’s love for one another brings them closer together but the fight between their two sides would lead to the death of these two lovers. William Shakespear often us motifs to paint a picture of what’s going on in the story.
The lyrics challenged the traditions of poetry with their sensuous nature. Critics hailed the book, and Cullen's success helped to promote the work of his fellow African-American writers. Cullen also contributed to the Harlem Renaissance a sense of poetry as a tradition. That is, although his topics were often controversial, he wrote many of his poems in the form of the Shakespearean sonnet, and critics often discuss the influence of English Romantic poets, such as William Wordsworth and William Blake on his
Because of its well-versed eloquence, one could go so far as to say it is one of the worlds most prized poetic works. Alfred Noyes creates a vast amount of imagery and symbolism within this poem. The imagery that Noyes speaks of is present through many passages within the text, and is exceptionally seen through the characters and location in “The Highwaymen”. An example of this resides in the second stanza: “He'd a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin, | A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin; | They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were up to the thigh! | And he rode with a jewelled twinkle, | His pistol butts a-twinkle, | His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.”(Noyes) By writing with so much detail and precise wording, it gives the reader a broadened