The account of King Richard II is told by different authors, who use various sources to relate the events that led to King Richard’s deposition and Henry Bolingbroke’s coronation. One of these accounts is the play written by Shakespeare, who uses Raphael Holinshed’s narration as a source. The text and the play have a parallel…
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Changes of the Modern World after the World War I in Hugh Selwyn Mauberley
The Modern World that gradually emerged in the early 20th century became a favorite theme for many poets and writers. In the many poems, essays, and novels of artists, the reader can see the changes that the modern world brought, the effects of these changes and how the society perceived everything. What made each of…
Read MoreShakespeare and the Theatre in the Movie: Shakespeare in Love
The movie, Shakespeare in Love, directed by John Madden is a movie of the Elizabethan time. However, it also seems to have its contemporary elements within its production. The central plot of the film is the bringing about of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and how the poet was inspired to produce…
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