Shakespeare uses language, structure and dramatic devices to convey and create the effect of strong emotions through his ambitious characters, which is similarly portrayed in laboratory with the narrator’s strong and bitter emotions towards her husband’s infidelity. These characters can also be compared to the narrator of Porphyria’s lover whose intense emotions of love become too overwhelming for him to handle. Both Shakespeare and Browning show Elizabethan society as patriarchal, where men were considered to be the leaders and women subservient. Women were regarded as the weaker sex not just in terms of physical strength, but also emotionally. Women were also depicted as kind and caring as well as being the perfect mother and housewife, on the other hand men were portrayed as brave, strong and loyal.
06/14/2012 YASH PANCHAL Love and Seduction “My Last Duchess” by Browning and “To His Coy Mistress” by Marvell are examples of two men searching for the right words to express their emotions towards a woman. The speakers in both poems are talking about love and seduction. Even though they both are written in two different centuries, both pieces have remarkable similarities as well as some of the common expected differences. “To His Coy Mistress” values women and their love they give, while “My Last Duchess” totally humiliates the role of women in society. “My Last Duchess" and "To His Coy Mistress" shows the act of the men in these two poems.
Compare how the poet creates a powerful character in My Last Duchess and one other poem The authors of My Last Duchess and River God both create two very powerful characters, meaning both powerful in their control but also powerful as in very distinct and memorable. Although they have many similarities, there are also differences in techniques and the desired effects of the character’s personalities. Firstly, both the characters are powerful and have a lot of control, and use this cruelly. In My Last Duchess, after explaining that his late wife was constantly smiling flirtatiously with other men, he says ‘I gave commands; then all smiles stopped together.’ The word ‘command’ is an imperative verb and it also doesn’t carry much emotion. It implies that he feels it was a necessary decision to have her killed, and he shows no remorse for it.
Shakespeare’s plays have often been acclaimed for his representation of the human condition. The play Othello focuses on relationships; between lovers, friends, masters and their servants, and enthralls the responder to express ideas of human nature. The intense relationship of Desdemona and Othello, and its ultimate destruction, is a centerpiece throughout the play that mirrors the downfall of Othello himself. This relationship exposes Othello’s weakness and its passionate nature is manipulated by Iago as a weapon to be used against the hero. The marriage between Desdemona and Othello is racked with controversy.
How love is presented in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and a selection of poetry by Philip Larkin Many people consider Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ a stereotypical romantic love story. In some ways, it does meet these expectations. The archetypal lovers are brought up in ‘fair Verona’ by grand families ‘alike in dignity’. Because of the families' on-going conflict, the two 'star-crossed lovers' find themselves hurtling towards an ill-fated end. 'Violent passions lead to violent ends', therefore the romance becomes a tragedy.
11-28-12 Period 5 Rough Draft In Much Ado About Nothing (written by William Shakespeare), complicated relationships is one of the major themes. Edgar Allen Poe once said: “We loved with a love that was more than just love.” This quote means that a couple can have many different feelings between the two people involved. Beatrice demonstrates intricate relationships by having her connection with Benedick be much more than just a romantic one. As it is known, the play starts off with an enmity between Beatrice and Benedick due to their clashing opinions and stubborn attitudes. Their quarrel goes as far as personal insults (pg.
Shakespeare’s plays Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing both contain the elements of; love at first sight, manipulation of love and a detailed love story. Three important aspects of love are written in each play but are portrayed in completely different ways. Both Romeo and Juliet, and Hero and Claudio experience love at first sight and in both plays, love is somehow manipulated, though it is manipulated in different ways for dissimilar purposes in the different plays. Love at first sight is a simple concept. However, it can be experienced at many different levels of love.
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is an example of Elizabethan theatre which emphasizes language. Throughout the play we see the high points and the low points of Romeo’s emotions. This could be described as going from one extreme to another. As we first meet Romeo, he comes across as a very love stricken character. The language used gives a clear indication in to the disturbed state of mind of Romeo.
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, the two main protagonists are very similar in based of personality traits, but it is also shown that they are still very different individuals and whose characteristics have a bigger impact on the play. Romeo, the son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague, whose actions have escalated the family feud between his family and the Capulets. Romeo was love struck the moment she saw Juliet, that the same day “[they] met, [they] woo’d, and made exchange of vow” (Shakespeare, Act 2 Scene 3 62). In a sudden action of haste, he asked Friar Lawrence “that thou consent to marry us today” (Act 2 Scene 3, 64); all of this because of what he has been feeling ever since he met her. Not only he is impulsive, but he is also devoted.
Hamlet’s Love For Ophelia Shakespeare’s Hamlet strikes many literary chords and themes. It primarily chronicles a quest for revenge, political intrigue and a slow descent into madness. But underneath all the drama, hatred and back-stabbing plots, the text describes a love story between Hamlet the protagonist and Prince of Denmark, and Ophelia a member of the court. The love however is a complicated one, and there are several moments within the story where it’s unclear whether Hamlet has true romantic feelings for Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius. But he does.