In all of Shakespeare plays, the others are used in comparison of the main characters or the social norm. In this play, Caliban is considered to be an Other. He is described to be a monster and he is made fun of, taunted and tries to be made into a servant. In this scene he proclaims " Do not torment me!" His attempt is to juxtapose the European way of thinking that anything not European is considered uncultured and savage.

In the Tempest, a large part of the plot deals with social status and in terms of Prospero, his previse status was revoked but do to his place on the island his social status is restored. The symbolism behind the island strips a man of his status. It comes down to the behavior of the people without society that defines who they are. For example, in this act Prospero get rid of hi magic and strips himself of the power and status of the island. The importance of his disguise and the power he has compered to the other people of this island is the highlighting of the social status binarity in play.

This quote is important in distinguishing class status as well as the concept of "others." The description of Caliban in terms of his outward appearance, "monster" attributes negative qualities to him. As Caliban is a native to the island, he is considered an other, and does not fit the European culture and status. as he is seen as different, negative qualities are immediately attribute to his as a savage and a beast due to his lack of European culture. This implementation of a class binary is the plots way of promoting European colonization as a mean of helping the natives find civilization through the European ways.

The epilogue, which is spoken by Prospero, is unique in terms of it being spoken by a character opposed to a chorus. In this epilogue, Prospero is asking the audience to release him from the play, he has already given up his magic and resolved his conflict. In terms of Shakespeare, there is a comparison to Prospero and Shakespeare. As this was speculated to be his last play, when Prospero is asking permission to leave, Shakespeare is also asking permission to stop writing plays. Shakespeare has given up his "magic" and ants to retire from play writes. His exit from the stage is comparative to Prospero wanting to be released from his bands.

When Caliban is first introduced, his most repugnant qualities are highlighted . He did not have any human contact till the others arrived. He attempts to rape Miranda, this is an important feature to him as a character because it implies that he is a immoral man who is domineering and dirty (uneducated) however his language is poetic and elevated.In a postcolonialist world, it’s hard not to feel that Caliban is pretty justified in how he treats Prospero, if not in how he tried to attack Miranda.

This scene challenges the concept of a woman’s place in society. Beatrice explodes with fury at Claudio for mistreating her cousin. Her rebellion I this case is her way of calling out society and the place that woman have in it. In terms of binaries and the man/ woman dynamic, she is breaking the separation and going against the social norms. This is unique for the time as Beatrice is now though of as one of Shakespeare’s female leads, but as this is a comedy it is meant to be amusing. These scenes diverge based on how they argue against a woman’s place in society. In this case they both demonstrate Beatrice fighting against her place in society as a woman and how she views the concept of marriage as a contact against her freedom.

This is an example of the gender power binary that takes place in the lens of gender/feminist point of views. This is a connection to the movement because it shows how some men viewed the idea of marriage and how against the institution they were in terms of being a bachelor. This concern helps justify the gender binary as men did not see if fit to get married as they were able to live on their own, juxtaposed to woman who, as a means of life and support were required to find a man. In this scene Benedick it telling Don Pedro not to speak ill of marriage because he is already committed to getting married. In terms of the binary, Benedick is going against the norm as he has accepted marriage in terms of love and not a contract which is taboo for this time.

looking at this line from a postmodernism lenses in terms of feminisms, Balthasar is highlighting the role of woman in sub coming to men in terms of social status and courtesy. The lines states that men have always been deceivers and they have one foot on the ship and one on land meaning that they are unable to commit fully to anything. This is important when looking at the feminisms point of view , in this comedy, the binary of men/woman is discussed and through the means of the irony of status and gender. It separated the means of love in the relationship of man and woman and focus on the duty of the woman to the man.

The setting of the play primarily takes play at night under the moon light. This is significant because it demonstrates the "lunatics" and the madness that takes place in the woods. The idea of the madness plays into the title and the dreams of the play. The madness in the woods along with the magic was summed up to be dreams as the temporary madness of midsummers and the night come together to justify the abandonment of societal norms in the woods that night.

These lines from Philostrate are meant to highlight how they (the rich) see the rough workmen from Athens who do not spend much time thinking. Because they needed to think in order to put on this play, it its then implied that they probably broke themselves and wore out their brains in preparing for this play. This is part of an important binary rich/poor. It demonstrates the class status in terms of higher having more education juxtaposed to the lower class which is seem as a fool and uneducated. This binary is important because it gives more insight into Shakespearian times, and as this is a comedy, they use this class difference as a means of entertainment, that the people who lack a brain are meant for amusement of the richer class.

In this line, the fairy is establishing the mischievous nature of puck. She comes to know him from his reputation of playing tricks on the mortals. Based on the common figures in literature, puck embodies the trickster persona. This implantation of this character into the love stories lines adds to the comedy by lightening the mood. As this is a comedy it is important for the chaos to be present during the play and with a character such as puck going around and playing tricks on people, he adds to the chaos of the series of plot events.

The first act of this play is a way for Shakespeare to subtly portray that the two groups of lovers are out of balance. From the perspective of the audience it appears that there should be a balance as there are four people, two couples and everything is even. However the into of this act highlights how both men love Hermia, leaving Helena out of the equation. The woman in this case are in nonparallel situations creating a structural imbalance to the plot. Shakespeare suggest a solution to this love triangle by mentioning the previous feelings that Demetrius once loved Helena. The importance of this act is to set up the imbalance of the characters relationships with one another.

This speech by the fool is a pivotal point in the play. The monologue delivers a list of the break down of the wits in the play. This play is considered to be self conscious even though the characters are not. Lear never has a clear moment of his own mistakes (moment of clarity). The purpose of the fool, is to be the voice of clarity. He is essentially playing the part of the chorus, asking the questions the audience has.

This highlights the importance of the storm in symbolic connection to the state of mind of the people who are caught in the storm. This knight who answers Kent shows his true state of mind, highlighting it as turbulent as the wind and clouds surrounding him. This comparison is true of King Lear himself as he states “Contending with the fretful elements; / . . . / Strives in his little world of man to out-scorn / The to-and-fro-conflicting wind and rain” (3.1.4–11). This symbolic comparison is Shakespeare's use of the pathetic fallacy which brings humanistic qualities to inanimate to amplify the tension within the internal struggles of characters. As done in this case with the storm and the mindset of the characters. (Human forces = nature forces)

This is the introduction to the character Edmund, who is being mocked by his father for being illegitimate. In this case, this point highlights the class and power associated with bloodlines and shows how important it was to be born and to marry right. Edmund’s treachery can be seen as a rebellion against the social hierarchy what makes him worthless in society. He outwardly rejects the “plague of custom” as it is society that disdains him, and he declares himself to “nature”. This act is a raw , unconstrained existence as the mean of society are a way of life and he chooses to deny that, which makes him feel inferior. He is one of the characters of this play who embody the freedom of nature and demonstrate the complicated relationships in the natural world.

In this scene, the character and their intents are introduced. King Lear declares that he is dying and that he must decide how to split up his riches and lands between his three daughters. King Lear decides to have his daughters express their love to him to decide who gets what based on their level of love for him. This plays into the gender roles of the time as woman had dowries and could only gain wealth and status through marriage. King Lear's plan hints to his insecure as a man and how he needs to be reassured of his importance. However, instead of finding a way for his daughter to express their love genuinely he choses to have them do so through flattery. This also points to his insecurities and the idea of woman's role in society that their genuine reaction is not enough for a man (even a father) they must earn all positions through means of looks and flattery. .

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This act plays a historical significance to the play. As during the time, King James rewrote the bible in English that act of marriage was specified in Christian tradition and the standard Christian weddings that we are used to today are similar to the one from this time period. This comparison of Iago married Othello is compared to Othello marrying Desdemona, because throughout the course of the play Othello puts his trust in the wrong "wife" as he believed in the word, honesty and purity of Iago over Desdemona. This comparison in truthfulness highlights Othello's tragic flaw. The psychoanalytic prospective of this Act is to demonstrate the irony of Othello's trust and the binary of husband and wife. In the scared act of marriage, it was the devotion of Iago to Othello that he believed was more honest than that of his actual wife. The play had Othello and Desdemona’s wedding happen off stage but spend the time to highlight Iago and Othello’s “marriage”. This shows where Othello’s true devotions lie.

At this point in the play, Othello realizes his tragic flaw. Love blinded him to Iago's lies and Desdemona's innocence. He declared that it was his love that was his downfall, he was not smart to trust those closest to him (his wife) but to believe that Iago, who was his friend, was the truthful man. As a tragedy, the tragic flaw of the main character must be exploded in order for the climax to take place and to be resolved. In this play, Iago takes advantage of Othello's tragic flaw, and in turn uses it to manipulate the people around him throughout his plot for revenge. Iago plays off of Othello's emotions, particularly his love and trust for his wife. Iago's planned paired off the emotions that Desdemona's had for her husband and Cassio, as well as the feelings Rodrigo had for Desdemona. By creating a love triangle, Iago was trying to settle his revenge on Othello passing him up on the promotion and sleeping with his wife. The importance of this scene was to expose Othello, and for him to realize what his tragic flaw was, and how it was the final blow to his downfall. After admitting his flaw and knowing who was truthful and who was lying in his life, Othello kills himself, as he cannot live with the weight of what he has done.

Throughout this play the idea of social class is well discussed. Iago is angry that he was passed on the promotion as being a lieutenant. This promotion is a means of high social class. In this act Iago verbally abuses woman, which demonstrates another side of class status which is the difference between men and women. Iago sees himself as more worthy that Desdemona due to his status as a man, and he sees himself as higher that Cassio because he views himself to be a better soldier. This act of defiance against Othello, stems from the idea of class, and the betrayal. Despite the discussion of class, this scene further tries to explain Iago's plan and his motivation behind it. His motives appear hazy as it seems that he shares possible feeling towards Desdemona and hatred for others as he does not care who gets hurt in his plot.

In this, the Chorus is concluding the play, by examining the events that took place and highlights the fact that King Henry V was and will be remembered as a great warrior King based on his attack and defeat of France. He married Katherine and together they had a son, which the chorus tells the audience.

In this scene , Katharine is portrayed as the embodiment of France. While Katherine does not speak English and is confused by Henry's words. He then plays with her as he think that she is not very smart in not understanding what he is saying. For the big speech of the play, the difference in language has always been a class difference, of King vs, soldier. In this scene this is not a difference in class but in gender as a power division of man and woman.

Katharine is asking Alice to teach her some English. She starts with her hand and then goes outwords to bigger body parts. This scene can be taken in many ways, most often comedy. The "neck" is a common application for devilishness, and is associated with sexually lack of prowish. It is euphemistic for sex, as she is talking about it without knowing that she is talking about it.

This is the first part of the play where the french perspective is introduced. At this point in the play, the French and the English are preparing for war and the tensions between the two are at a high. This conversation between Katharine and Alice is part of the comedy portion to the intensity of the oncoming battle awaiting the war. They converse about how Katharine does not know any English.

literary device of war imagery. For example, when the ambassadors from France go to England and deliver a message from the Dauphin, there is a outrage when it is discovered that he bears the gift of tennis balls. This is a hit to make fun and call out Henry V's childish behavior as the labeled playboy prince. The Dauphin is mocking Henry and insinuates that the tennis balls are "gun stones." or "cannonballs" and that he does not bear claim to the thrown. This can be taken in a historical context as the Dauphin is poking fun at Henry V's days as a playboy prince. There a juxtaposition between Henry V as an adult/King and his actions as a child/prince.

He is asking them how he should process in this war with France and drawing back on his linage to see if he bears a legitimate claim to the thrown of France. The issue here is the recognition of the claim. In France the line of succession (who can bear the claim) is strictly from male paternity. However, England recognizes a claim to the thrown from maternal paternity. In the case, Henry V has claim to the thrown from his mothers side, which is used to justify his intend to go to war and claim the thrown for himself. This speech pays attention to the historical context o the time and draws attention to the war of the roses.

In this section, King Henry really goes into his deeper desires of why he wants the crown of France. It delivers the archetype of men and their obsession with war. The courtly graces of men have their battles for honor and women.In order to achieve the goals of the clergymen, the insinuation of war as a distraction is heavily implied. Henry V exposes his youth in his childish reaction juxtaposed to the insinuation of him being a young king.

in the first quatrain, the speaker is speaking to himself , describing his own soul. He compares his soul to a person who is working on a house, building it up and making it beautiful.

From the start of the sonnet, the speaker plays off the word "hate" describing how the woman is hateful and uses the word to describe other people. In the couplet the speaker shifts the sonnet by explaining that the woman does not hate him.

repetition of the word "will" is damaging to the woman's character. This is a continuation of how the speaker still wants to be with the woman, but the existence of her lovers poses a jealousy threat to him.

The speaker wants to continue his sexual relationship with the woman, however she has a lot of other lovers. in the first few lines there is a repetition of the word "will" but there is a bit of ambiguity.

in these lines the woman takes the opportunity to make the young man (that was discussed with in the sonnet above) her lover.The speaker blames himself by implying that the woman used him to entice the younger man.

The beginning of this sonnet speaks to the woman having relations with the speakers friend, a young man. The tone of these lines suggest a jealousy for the act of their relationship not necessarily lust.

The speaker notes disaffection in the eyes of the mistress.There is a double use of the word mourning to be the comparing of sadness to the morning in line 11.

Following the first four lines which continue the idea from the last sonnet about the mistress being a "precious jewel" the next few lines change in content by the speaker acknowledges that the mistress is anything but lovely.

In the final two lines, the speaker highlights that the woman he loves is unique, and beautiful, and compares more grand to those that other poets have "false compare(ed)" in their poems

In this sonnet, the speaker changes the connotation of darkness. Before the idea of darkness, blackness was not considered beautiful. The speaker talks about the slander of beauty , saying that ugly is beautiful through artificial means. The speaker talks about a person with black eyes who's beauty has been distorted.

Chorus informs the audience that this is a play involving a great war

As discussed in class, these final lines are used to highlight ht wit of the speaker. Throughout the sonnet he highlights the comparison of a woman and two men all loving one another, but for the final lines he turn around the conceit and tell the reader that there is not friend, it was him all along

The beginning of this octet starts with the (r) romance of a man and a woman, but insinuating that it is natural for any woman to want a man of high status and it is for the man to the take any woman who through herself at him.

In the couplet the speaker contradicts his argument about living on in memory after death and adds pessimism to the character of men. He implies that people are all evil and that it is these men and actions that are above all.

This line highlights the speaker continuation with the fascination with death and how the better parts of the person will be carried on through their written works (Shakespeare and his poems. )

In this sonnet, the theme continues in accordance with 71 and 72. The speaker reintroduces the idea of his youth fading and how this translates (metaphorically) over to him being a dying ember. He compares in the couplet that this reality of him dying means that those around him are starting to love him more, but they need to let go and not waste their time as his youth has faded and he will not be there for them to love much longer (r).

This couplet concluded the sonnet in delivering the final point to the speakers argument, in this case the speaker is telling the one he loves that when he dies he does not deserve to be remembered or immortalized. This final lines translate over to saying that he as ashamed by his life and name and that anyone who remembered him should be ashamed to to love something worthless.

This sonnet continues in the use of romance (r) mixed with the conviction of death. The speaker is asking his loved one not to mourn him when he is dead and that once he dies that they need to tell the world all that he accomplished in his life. This goes into the romance (r) of the works as the love they shared becomes a responsibility even after death, as the continuation of legacy is carried out through love much like in the earlier sonnets where beauty is passed on through procreation.

This sonnet is unique in its delivery of story telling to a specific moment. The conceit in this case is that the man is riding away from his woman and i love sick, the metaphor plays in by states that nothing can tear their love apart (Mars-god of war,) also shown by the repetition of "war" used in both word and context.

In this sonnet, the speaker addresses how his youth has been stripped from him and due to this he is now losing his love as he no longer sees himself having value. He describes the pain he is feeling in the sense of grief. This sonnet uses repetition and many forms of the work "love" which is used in a poetic sense (R) but also in a way of describing a notion of courtly love (r) that has now been taken away from him due to his loss of youth (which is described in earlier sonnets of being important)

In this sonnet, the speaker explores the idea of his own morality and the structure of his poems. In a sense there is a Romance (R) where he struggles with the style of his work in the notion that once he is gone, how will his work be viewed and discussed. There is no hesitation in the context as he sticks to the theme of death and beauty in a romance (r) content structure. However, the implication of morality in the sense of being remembered by more than procreation is a new theme in this work.

This sonnet unites the ideas of love within the categories of dead and buried. He uses personification to explain how those who he once loved come to life again in a spiritual sense through the person he is speaking to as well as united the idea that the memories are now worn as a reminder on the same person. The couplet speaks of the love that people have for the speaker and how he morns their death in a sense of holding a funeral for them. The use of Romance is used (R) in the sense of structure and a non sensual dictation of love.

The start of this sonnet speaks to a person older in age who is looking back on their life and thinking that they have wasted their time. The conceit in this case is the extension of time and of a thoughtful process, meaning that as the speaker looks back at his life he feels it has been wasted and is quickly fleeting them. The argument in the case is about life and regret however, the couplet resolves the argument an offers a romanticized view (r) on how it is a friend who makes life worth it in the end.

In this sonnet you can see a change in the love theme, as this sonnet appear to have a tone of darkness and brooding till the final couplet. It talks about falling out of favor with men (line one) and that he is left in a state of unknown and being unsure about life. The ending delivers the bright side to the conceit as it declares that despite feeling down and lost in life it is the love of another that masks the suffering worth while. This is evidence of a Romance (R) as it follows the formalist approach until the couplet that is romantic (r) as in speaking of an attraction of beauty and desire to another.

In this sonnet, he compares the illusion of time to now animal imagery. The taking away of beauty is "blunt" like a lions paw, and will "devour" the once sweet beauty. This sonnet follows in the others as the idea that time (compared to harsh nature and animals) is going to take a way ones beauty and that the "worst old time" is personified and that it can be alive under the same notion of having children to continue a youthful beauty.

in this sonnet Shakespeare remarks on a young persons beauty by comparing it to a summer day (nature and beauty, seasons) in which everyone enjoys a nice summer day, to everyone enjoys their beauty. The comparison of nature is switch as he beings to go over how even nature has its imperfections " Natures changing course" but that their beauty of this individual goes beyond the simplicity of nature. The couplet then goes back to the original idea that beauty should be passed on through children.

Based on the context of sonnets 2, 12-14 the main theme was to have children to continue the line of youthful beauty. In this poem the content shifts to Shakespeare arguing against his claim. He refers to poetry as a tomb as he sees that he has given to much credit to the beauty of the youth that he believes they do not posses to the fullest in which his other sonnets imply. This sonnet highlights the struggle with time and beauty by invokes a new perspective on who has beauty and the duty of those who have it.

good Shakespearean sonnet the first 8 lines establish an argument, the flips the argument and the couplet ends with establishing the finals of the young man's decision to which the sonnets is speaking to/of. I=The sonnet compares the starts to eyes and that the eyes represent the curiosity and the gift of sight to the young man. Shakespeare is telling the man to listen to him and his knowledge and ends by saying that if the man does not have children he is hurting himself by not having an heir and being selfish by depriving the world of youthful beauty.

this sonnet serves to further the idea that death kills off ones beauty (time and nature) and that the only way for one to continue having beauty or to keep it in the world is through a child. The final couplet suggests a new argument that is advising young men to get married and have children so that their line, their beauty may continue to exist in the world. That by not having children you are ridding the world of beauty.

Here he is talking about marriage and how as time passes there is no need for it as everyone will grow old and ugly and die. He proposes then the at only reason for marriage is to have children to continue the youth and beauty as described in sonnet 2

describing getting old and nature to trees losing their leaves and hair turning white. The nature and time comparison serves to show how time is not kind to outward appearances, as he compares it to the changing in nature.

comparing the aging to blood tuning cold (dying) and the old that is you will be made new again through your child

having a child will be the succession of your youth and beauty, and it will in turn "defeat time"

answering the lines above, as this was a warning or a scary speech that implies that the only way to keep your youthful beauty is to pass it on, by having a child

talking about how to keep your beauty alive and to regain the youthful beauty you once had or will one day lose

after aging when you are no longer holding the beauty you once did, you are looking upon your self with wrinkles and eyes sunken into your head , wondering how to get your beauty back

The due to time, the result of again is that you will be a shadow of your former self and no longer have the beauty you once did

Talking about how the youths beauty is overlooked and how you should appreciate the youthful looks while you still have them. Talks about how important and desired the youthful beauty is

referring again to age and how beauty fades as you get older. Beauty and time

Talking about growing old and how in 40 years the age will show. Brow referring to the winkles