Essays about: "Shakespeare"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 48 essays containing the word Shakespeare.

  1. 21. Cleaning Away the Bad Stuff : A Comparative Analysis of the Use of Cleaning for Getting Rid of Monstrosity in Dead Until Dark and Shakespeare's Landlord

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Jenny Lindmark; [2017]
    Keywords : Monstrosity; cleaning; teratology. Kristeva; Douglas; Skal;

    Abstract : Abstract   This essay is analysing the presence of cleaning and grooming in the novels Shakespeare’s Landlord and Dead Until Dark, both by Charlaine Harris. Against the backdrop of teratology, the essay demonstrates how cleaning and grooming are means for the female protagonists Lily and Sookie to get rid of their inner and outer monstrosities. READ MORE

  3. 22. “Now is the winter of our discontent” : The Uncanny History of Richard III

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : John Leo Johansson Moberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Richard III; William Shakespeare; history; the uncanny; Sigmund Freud;

    Abstract : This paper will use Sigmund Freud’s essay “The Uncanny” to analyse William Shakespeare’s play Richard III. It will be argued that, although the play predates the ideas of Freud, it makes use of several elements of the uncanny to set the scene or to enhance imagery. READ MORE

  4. 23. Equality in the Classroom : A Norm Critical Approach to Teaching Democratic Values Using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Klara Stålnacke; [2017]
    Keywords : Norm-critical pedagogy; democratic values; teaching material; EFL teaching; Shakespeare; norm-critique;

    Abstract : The curriculum for upper secondary school clearly states that every school is obliged to ensure that teaching centres on and implements democratic values in order to prevent discrimination (Skolverket, 2013). How to do this however, is up to the local school to decide. READ MORE

  5. 24. Equality in the Classroom : A Norm Critical Approach to Teaching Democratic Values Using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Klara Stålnacke; [2017]
    Keywords : Norm-critical pedagogy; democratic values; teaching material; EFL teaching; Shakespeare; norm-critique;

    Abstract : The curriculum for upper secondary school clearly states that every school is obliged to ensure that teaching centres on and implements democratic values in order to prevent discrimination (Skolverket, 2013). How to do this however, is up to the local school to decide. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Shakespearean Stahr : Using Genette’s Theory of Intertextuality to Compare The Last Tycoon to Shakespeare’s Tragedies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Therese Andersson Edén; [2017]
    Keywords : F. Scott Fitzgerald; William Shakespeare; The Last Tycoon; Gerard Genette; A.C Bradley; Architextuality; Shakespearean Tragedy; Intertextuality;

    Abstract : This essay uses Gerard Genette’s theory of intertextuality – in particular, architextuality - in order to establish the connection between Shakespearean tragedies and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last novel, The Last Tycoon. The essay relies mainly on known Shakespeare critic A. READ MORE