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…Rhapsody on a windy night was written directly after Preludes and echoes many of its themes. Rhapsody... charts the night-time journey of a man through the streets of a city. Held in a trance by the moonlight, he is shown various sights by the street…

…"Twelfth Night" is one of Shakespeare most perfect comedies. It is a perfect blend of romance and comedy. Although the play has a main plot and a subplot, the structure of the play has been skillfully handled in order to give importance to both. Act I…

…Every film, concert and play needs characters to act out the themes and ideas of the scriptwriter, such as in the play "Twelfth Night", written by William Shakespeare. There are many characters in the play "Twelfth Night" including Olivia, the Duke…

…The first scene of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' is one of the three most important scenes in the play as it establishes what the play will be about. The scene tells us a lot about the story, and the information is vital for the audience to understand…

…Whether it was a wonderful experience or a terrible one, if you went to your high school senior prom, I am sure that it was a night to remember. For so many teenagers the prom is the highlight of high school. It is the one thing so many students look…

…The dependence of men upon Mary in Eugene O'Neil's Long Day's Journey into Night is shown in the very first scene and throughout the play. Therefore, Mary becomes the central character around whom the males in this play revolve. She emerges in the few…

…Night by Elie Wiesel is a compelling story of one boy’s survival of the Holocaust. Elie starts describing his early years in the town of Sighet in Transylvania. Here his father was a prominent member of the Jewish community and Elie devotes his entire…

…in "Twelfth Night". When we first meet Malvolio, he seems to be a simple type--a puritan, a stiff and proper servant who likes to spoil other people's fun. It is this dour, fun-despising side that earns him the hate of the loopy Sir Toby and the clever Maria, who…

…In reading, "Romeo and Juliet," and, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," we can find a number of similarities in the characters of both plays. The distinct differences in them are that in one, we have a humorous character (or characters) with a cheery ending…

…are radically different in the comedies and in the tragedies. To prove that I would like to compare two great Shakespeare's works. "Romeo and Juliet" and "Midsummer Night's Dream". Although both plays treat of love, the presentation of love theme is totally…