Comedy of errors summary

comedy of errors summary

The comedy of errors summary outlines the plots of each act in this light-hearted Shakespearean comedy set in the ancient Greek cities of Syracuse and Ephesus. With slapstick humor and comical circumstances arising from coincidences and mistaken identities Shakespeare keeps his audience engrossed in a short but crisp play that unfolds within a day. In Thecontinue reading

Othello Summary

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This Othello summary consists of the events in sequence according to 5 acts of the play. As one of Shakespeare brilliant psychological tragedies, Othello the man can well be said to be a victim not only of connivance, scheming and treachery but of his own pride and low self esteem that prevents him from trustingcontinue reading

Protagonist

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Protagonist Definition & Meaning A Protagonist is used by writers as the central character of his plays. Entire plot revolves around him and his activity determines further development of the story. He doesn’t necessarily have a good character. There are some cinemas and plays where the most villainous character is a Protagonist. But more oftencontinue reading

Twelfth night summary

twelfth night summary

The twelfth night summary indulges in this Elizabethan comedy of events revolving around deceit, gender disguise, separated twins, mistaken identity and unrequited love. Most characters in the twelfth night also called “or what you will’ are defined by the representations of their dual personalities.  The play is full of several literary devices namely dramatic ironycontinue reading

Romeo and Juliet summary

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The Romeo and Juliet summary will rightly project the entire theme and events of the various acts to provide a student a thorough understanding of the play in relation to its poetic literary devices. As the very epitome of a romantic tragedy that personifies the all-encompassing theme of tragic love between two young lovers, Romeocontinue reading

The Merchant of Venice summary

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The Merchant of Venice summary explores one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. It paints a tapestry of dramatic events which culminates in the true scenario of poetic justice where we hear one of the greatest and most patronized speeches extolling the virtue of mercy. The Merchant of Venice Summary Act 1 In the very firstcontinue reading