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…the Suicide Capital of the world. It was the year Crown Prince Rudolph, handsome and popular heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, shot his 17 year-old mistress Mary Vetsera and then himself at his hunting lodge Mayerling. It was also the year Clara Hitler gave…

…of this story is the attitudes of two evil brothers toward good brothers. Obstacles for several married couples are easily overcome. The play, “As you like it”, is essentially made up of songs and joking. Another one of Shakespeare’s plays is “Hamlet Prince…

…in 1553 his cousin, Prince Vladimir of Staritsa claimed he was heir to the throne. Ivan did not die and when he was healthy again, he had the Prince killed. To gain control over the Church, Ivan had Oprichniki kill priests and others who had to do…

…Benedick's identity for that of a disguised stranger and speaks about Benedick- how he is the Prince's jester, and a very dull fool. The disguised Benedick, hearing these comments spoken to his face, is even more convinced hat Beatrice really doesn't love him…

…at him. This leads to a fight, which involves the Lord's of both families and the Prince. No death occurred, but the families attitudes against each other were worse then before. Which caused a lot of prejudice against the families that lead to violence…

…, and domestic strife. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF HAMLET Students will be interested to know that the story of Prince Hamlet was not original with Shakespeare's version. The basic plot was found in ancient stories which eventually made their way to Scandinavia…

…this as an opportunity to consolidate their power over us by saying I am too young and not fit to rule. But the most astonishing message was sent by Prince Kol. He wants to marry me! He has said that if I agree to marry him, and join our two kingdoms, he won't declare…

…a useful tool to create humour for multiple generations. Shrek - our hero - is not exactly your average fairytale prince. Heros in traditional fairytales are handsome and courageous and are honoured for outstanding achievements - even a mentor for younger…

…<Tab/>"She' is all states, and all prince, I," In this quote the poet compare the woman to all the states to symbolize that she means and physically is everything to him. He then goes on to compare himself to the princes that rule over those…

…in the Cocteau version the Beast has no origin other than a vague reference to his parents in the very end, in the popular Disney version he is initially a handsome prince who is turned into a beast by an Aphrodite-like fairy as a punishment for his pride. Like…