Lyric Poetry in William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” and “Richard II”
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A 3 page paper which examines specific scenes from each play to demonstrate how Shakespeare employed lyric poetry to achieve dramatic effect. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGwslyric.rtf

Problems in Antony & Cleopatra
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An 8 page critique of Shakespeare's 'Antony & Cleopatra.' The writer posits that many conceptual problems run throughout the play and that 'Shakespeare's thematic message is never made clear in the end to its poorly constructed action.' Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra' / Opposition of Values
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A 3 page paper looking at the dramatic oppositions presented in the contrast of Egypt with Rome, Cleopatra with Octavius, in Shakespeare's play. The paper observes that in the play's resolution, Shakespeare is able to meld Rome's sense of order with Cleopatra's passion. No additional sources cited.
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Shakespeare/Antony and Cleopatra
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. The writer argues that in this play the audience is presented with a conflict that involves a clash between cultures, between Rome and Egypt, in so doing, this Elizabethan play offers the modern audience insight into how Shakespeare and his era viewed this ancient clash between East and West. An examination of this political situation as characterized via the personas of Antony and Cleopatra demonstrates that Shakespeare does not definitively side with the Western power, as one might expect, but rather he subtly suggests that the East cannot be easily controlled or subsumed within the power of the West. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khancleo.rtf

Shakespearean Fool
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A 14 page paper which examines the wise fool in Shakespeare’s work, focusing on how Enobarbus, in “Antony and Cleopatra,” is clearly one of Shakespeare’s fools, or fool like characters. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAenobar.rtf

The Changing View of Romance in Shakespeare’s Later Works
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This 7 page report discusses Shakespeare’s own understanding of the essential nature of love which allows him to establish a variety of realms in which the realities of romance are interwoven throughout all aspects of life. Romance gone wrong, romance perverted, or the “romantic” aspects of fear, hatred, and suffering, appear much more often in his later works than in his earlier “romances.” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Twelfth Night” and “Antony and Cleopatra” are considered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWshkrom.rtf

The Love Relationship Between Antony and Cleopatra
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This is a 6 page paper which discusses the different aspects of the love relationship found in the central couple in William Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra”. The levels of depth found in their commitment and passion are discussed in relation to their actions and their eventual tragic deaths. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Relationship Between Antony and Cleopatra
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A 6 page paper which examines the love relationship which exists between Antony and Cleopatra in Shakespeare’s play. The paper focuses on that which Antony gives up in order to love Cleopatra. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAantclo.rtf

The Relationships Between Men and Women in "Paradise Lost" and "Anthony and Cleopatra":
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This 12 page paper discusses the complex and interesting relationships between men and women in both "Anthony and Cleopatra" and "Paradise Lost". The common thread in both of these stories is the strength and courage of the female characters which is surprising given the era of their origination. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSPowers.rtf