Shakespeare

HOLLY H. (United States of America)
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  1. Shakespeare
    English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
  2. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
  3. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
  4. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
  5. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
  6. character
    a property that defines the individual nature of something
    Scholarly Interest in The Tragedy of Macbeth

    The Royal Shakespeare Company's  "Exploring Shakespeare" offers insights on characters, language, themes, and staging choices:

    http://www.rsc.org.uk/exploringshakespeare/default.htm

    http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/criticism.htm
Created on Sat Oct 02 18:26:43 EDT 2010

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