Sample essays

‘Othello’ is a personal tragedy, which is explored by Shakespeare’s character Othello. Tragedy is an event in life or literature […]

Romeo and Juliet is written in many versions and is famous for its adoration, devotion and love. The most popular

In Measure for Measure, Shakespeare presents Duke Vincentio in the opening scene as an authoritive figure; he is highly respected

Explore what they would have found particularly interesting from Act 3 where Juliet responds to her parents of an impending

In the first part of the play Abram and Sampson two servants are insulting each other. Abram asks Sampson “Do

These lines begin the prologue of the famous ‘Romeo and Juliet’, a play full of tragedy, love and fate. Throughout

Orphans in the 19th century were children who have had no parents and required special effort to develop and are

Shakespeare was born into a well-to-do family in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. He went on to marry

In the early scenes Lord Capulet was shown as the head of his family and although elderly wanting to keep

In ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ and ‘Never Let Me Go’, we are given a vision of the world not by an