Caliban viewed them a gods and willing to serve them, putting himself in the same position he was before, the only difference here is that this man he see has done nothing wrong to him. However Caliban might lose the island to them, and then he would put himself back in the same position he was before. So Caliban decision to ask for their assistant seems rather trivial because it would just be stolen from him again.

Prospero went on the path of forgiveness instead revenge, unlike other protagonist did when they were betrayed by their close allies. Othello wanted to kill his wife for example. In many of Shakespeare stories character never had the thought or idea of forgiveness and just give in to their rage that tends to be the path to their demises in the end,

Ariel by the command of his master, while he despises them for their betrayal, however Prospero wants to punish them himself. So Ariel isn't really saving them he is just delaying what might come in the future.

Antonio makes a confession enough for jail time, or in this case punishment by Prospero. Antonio being the typical power hungry antagonist want to kill everyone who is a wall towards his goal for power.

This follow the comedy genre of the play Claudio and Don Pedro both see Benedick challenge as a joke, as they saw all his violent or so called violent actions as a joke, like how they laugh at Benedick and Beatrice constant quarrel. They think he is a wolf with no teeth.

Leonato is in depressed, and similar stories of Shakespeare's story many character who lose a love one or love interest go on the path to kill themselves, like Romeo from Romeo and Juliet, Regan and Goneril from King Lear, Othello from Othello, and etc. What Antonio is trying to explain to him is that you can grief when you are sad, but don't hurt yourself in the process.

Don Pedro who help both Benedick and Claudio, by playing cupid and help them find love. It is weird how he accomplish this and never had love himself.

This line goes back to the gender roles in their society. Beatrice knows in their society a woman can' challenge man to a dual, because in that society men think that women have no business with law and punishment. She knows that her strength isn't enough against Claudio. That is why she ask Benedick to do it knowing that he has the status and the strength to kill Claudio. This goes back to the fact women have the deck stack against them in this society. Whether being unfairly accused for something she didn't do and most believing it without giving it a second look. This is really shows how fair it truly is, if a girl cheats then they either are hung or disowned, but if a man cheats it is just a slap on the wrist. It shouldn't matter what gender broke the law, they should be punished the same way.

This deception to get Benedick and Beatrice together, is to get Benedick to thinking that Beatrice is in love with him. However this is just the bait, like a fish who is wise doesn't take the bait right away. The relationship between Benedick and Beatrice is like the modern day sitcom, where they love each other, but are to stubborn to admit their feelings to one another.

Benedicks throughout the play makes it clear that he would never fall in love with anyone, however in this moment alone he thinks about the idea of falling in love. However he makes it clear that he is determined to never fall in love unless they have every quality within them that he desires.

Don John hatred for Don Pedro, is due to the fact that Pedro has always being praised, and no matter what accomplishment he does, it won't matter. Because In the eye within everyone he will always be a bastard child. His character follows that same formula as Edmund in King Lear. Both Edmund and Don John were looked down upon for being accidents. This constant discrimination cause the two to plot against their own family to ruin them. However it shouldn't be the bastards who should be looked down on, but the fathers who were unfaithful to the ones who they share their lives with.

Despite the constant rejection he refuses to give up his love for her, kind of following a old kind of story line that ends in with them marrying one another at end.

Many women from that time who married suitors fall into to two categories, for their own happiness or for own families. Beatrice speaks of when a woman has to deal with a pernicious suitor, or negative effects from these kinds of engagements. We can see many examples from other Shakespeare plays. Romeo and Juliet we saw that being force to marry Paris was so awful to Juliet that she was ready to take her own life if the priest didn't help her find a way out of it. In Midsummer Nightmare Hermia's father was going to end her life if she defy her father's will. The trend in these stories is that all these force engagement always end badly. Beatrice saying that she is happy with her cold blood, because she might be flattered by the constant efforts of her suitor, and in the end be in relationship with someone she didn't know and eventually hates them, and angry at themselves for not seeing the suitors true colors.

Benedick is see as a kind of prince charming kind of character that most girls fall for, however Benedicks refuses them all due to his heart belonging to Beatrice. If we use the Psychanalytic lens, we can say that Shakespeare was bringing out from his subconscious. Benedick could be him when he was younger, and Beatrice could be a woman who he was rejected by , brought to life in comedy.

The bird could be a metaphor for gentle and calm, while the beast could be a metaphor for how men unusual are, because by the way they want to impress a girl through feats of strength or skill, or cheesy love liners. It could also be the fact that he still tries to stay with the old tradition that the man is the dominant one in the relationship. Beatrice refuses to take part in this old stale way of finding love.

A true victory is when the heroes come back home alive after protecting their lands. But when the lives of thousands are lost it can never be considered a true victory. War this time was inevitable.

Beatrice is saying that he has a endless stomach that he continues to fill.

Beatrice describe him as a common person, no matter what status he has. This shows that Beatrice doesn't fall in the same category as other female characters in Shakespeare's plays. In this play she is challenging the male power structure herself, instead of asking someone else to do it. In this story she being shown as a strong independent, instead of the victim like in many other female character in Shakespeare's plays.

Prospero watch from the side lines to make sure that Ferdinand feelings for his daughter are genuine. While he cares for Mirandas happiness, she fell in love to fast before she knew who Ferdinand was, and could only want to be with her due to thinking that he stuck there forever, and didn't desire her heart being shattered. So after having Ferdinand work for them for while, and watching them closely he considered that his feeling are genuine. While Prospero was happy that Ferdinand feelings for Miranda are genuine, but he was busy finish is plan to make the people who conspired against him.

Prospero sees that his daughter is in love with Ferdinand, and Ferdinand has a spark of love for her as well. However Prospero doesn't want him to think that he is going to let his daughter be with him so easily, he needs to first prove that he loves her.

Prospero admits that he used Caliban for labor, however he was treating him well before Caliban try to for himself on Miranda, in which Caliban has no guilt over. Prospero then treats him like a slave after that for Caliban spitting on his kindness. Caliban does have every right to hate Prospero for what he did to his mother, like any child would, however Prospero did try to treat him like a human and help him, however the flames of hatred burn inside of him, as much it does Prospero against his old allies.

Prospero who had once a trust made of iron shattered by their betrayal and now instead of love for them, a flame of hatred has been lit inside of him. Prospero wants to make them pay for what they have done to both him and Miranda. The storm he created was to punish them for their crimes, but thanks to Miranda, who ask him to spare them, which started Prospero walk the path of forgiveness.

Prospero is a different kind of ruler or noble other characters I have read, unlike many other nobles who either want to stay in power or rise in power or rank, Prospero gives up his power in the pursuit of knowledge. I always believe that knowledge is power, and Prospero clearly believes that as well to hand over power to his brother. However in the end it clearly backfires on him, and it was thanks to Gonzalo that he and Miranda were able to survive that fiasco.

Boatswain is explains that they maybe passengers on the ship, but they are not command everyone and everything. He explain that they don't command everything as they can do nothing about the storm that is about to take them.

The sailors are trying to save the ship, and the nobles who are frustrated taking it out on the sailors. In which the is getting in the way of the sailors labor.

Hermia is rejecting to marrying Demetrius, however no matter how polite she is being, Theseus takes this rejection as an insult. Theseus male ego is in play here, especially when he told her father to invoke the law that says that a daughter must marry who her father wish to marry or to not marry anyone or suffer death. This was a way for the men to continue to assert their authority over women.

Theseus tries to make Demetrius sounds like this great man, to impress Hermia who has heart set on Lysander. This scenario is similar to how Juliet was being forced to marry Paris, but refused and her father was angered by not listening to his wishes. Both female Protagonist wanted to not be force into a political marriage, and both were threatened with punishment if refused. .

This one of many dirty jokes in the story and Bottom head being turned to a donkey which makes him an ass head in the eyes of others. Oberon want to make Titania suffer, and he sees to do this by having Titania fall heavenly in love with something hideous.

This scene shows how childish the actors are, thinking how an adult audience will think that is a real lion's roar.

Oberon his angered that Titania takes the changeling away, and not follow the orders of Oberon. Oberon thinks that the she should listen to him, due the time him being male, around the time that male species run things and believe that women should listen to them. Titania is one of the women in this story who has a different mindset and doesn't believe in that way of thinking.

Hermia wants nothing to with Demetrius and Helena want nothing but love from Demetrius. This can be look at either from a comedic point of view seeing that they want to switch places with one another. Hermia being able to marry Lysander, and Helena being able to marry Demetrius.

This line you can say gave away the title of the play, middle of summer, with a group of people plagued by jealously can lead to a horrible nightmare.

Helena is saying that she is in love all the qualities that Demetrius possess. She further to explain that love is within the mind, rather then sight. Because what can you see can all be a lie, the mind is where the true self lies in. Demetrius doesn't love Helena, which saddens her, which is why she said that cupid is blind.

While this play is suppose to be more of a comedy play, however this play to the more dark side of Shakespeare work, and also to the dark truth that many parents back then know and sometimes practice, still today this occurs actually. There are many kinds of parents, parents who love their children who would always do their best to be supporting and loving parents, then there are those who lack control and foresight who saw their children as mistakes, and then their are parents who only have children to succeed them or to help them get ahead in life. Like Egeus for example who see his daughter as someone he can dispose of or give away without a care in the world. This is unfortunately still a occurrence today. In many nations parents gave away their kids to people, for either power, or money, and if their kid disobeys, they are harshly punished. This more common to daughter then sons. The world is scary place, even more terrifying when you live in fear of the people who are suppose to watch over you.

The youth has free spirits and get into a lot of trouble that most find funny. Mirth means amusement, and we as the audience watch and, laugh at their misfortune and action that is taken place within this play.

Goneril and Regan are full well aware that their father's age has affected his sense of judgement. Goneril even says that their father punishment towards Cordelia was extreme, even with her being King Lear's favorite. They are well aware that their father age is changing him for the worst.

Cordelia sees that her sister love for their father is as empty as their words are. Cordelia refuse to make a outrageous claim of love for her father, because not only she would be like her sister, she would also be lying to herself. Cordelia only loves her father like any daughter should, and, can't describe it because it is a feeling not a description. People can say they love you, lying is easy as breathing, so words don't mean anything. Cordelia know this, which is why she refuses to say anything.

It is logical for a king to past his kingdom down to his children, but the way Lear goes about it is complete foolish, giving me the title of the king of fools. Lear asking this question just proves that he knows nothing about his children. He looking for recognition of being a good king. This could be due to his old age losing all his sense of reason. One mind can change physiologically throughout time due to age or how they present themselves. This decision changes the fate of the kingdom.

This plays makes a conception that woman are not very intelligence. I say this because not once does Desdemona question where all of Othello still are came from or even his earlier behavior she didn't pay much attention to it. The same can be the said for Othello, while he question the accusation at first, when he caught Cassio and Desdemona talking he didn't think to himself why they were talking and why the sudden leave of Cassio. Neither of them ask themselves the right question and then ask them, this play made them both not rational enough to ask the right questions if they did they might have be able to catch Iago in the act and then catch him in the lie and things could have end differently. However without the rational mind, one truly cannot learn the truth about anything and just accept and believe what they see or hear without searching for the answers.

Cassio feared that Othello would kill himself, for the great sin he had committed out of false intel and the dangerous emotion that rise to the surface afterwards. Othello who had kind heart of a human and with the courage and, killer instincts of a lion as a commander. Othello who felt great sorrow and, regret for not having faith in Desdemona, and fell prey to his rage and took her life when the lion was unleashed. Othello who finally knew truth that his love for her was used against him, and in the end his kind nature returned, and his honor commanded him to repent for what he has done.

The irony that he thinks that Iago loves and cares for him when he fact he is leading him to his downfall. Othello is invested with paranoia and distrust, brought on by rumors that have a real and a really bad situation that is misunderstood. Paranoia and fear are the enemies of reason. Because paranoia leads to fear or anger, lead irrationality which is unreasonable or illogical thinking. This way of thinking could be by the constant racism and distrust of the others who hate him for being superior to them in rank. However Desdemona who pretty gave up everything to be with him, Othello love and trusted her then and with just a small amount of rumors loses that trust that he had for her. If Othello was keeping a cool head he could investigated it further he would have found out that his wife was faithful and was trying to help Cassio. However love is a powerful thing it can bring great joy to someone, but when someone could possibly lose the person they love most will throw logic out the window as well as reason.

Othello and Desdemona just got married and already he is being sent to war. Desdemona didn't want to be separate after they just were engaged. This could be fear of losing him or disconnecting after months or years of war. It brings up a question we were taking about in class can Othello be a good husband and a good military leader. To the answer the question we need to figure out what is a good husband and what is a good general. This question is extremely complex due the personality one needs to be a effective general and effect many decision can effect someone. A military leader needs to make the best tactical decision to win the war no matter the sacrifice. This kind of choices can effect a person greatly which take a tole on their ability to be a good husband. For Othello to be a good husband needs to love, care, comfort and trust and always be their for his wife and same goes for Desdemona in vice versa. However no one can truly knew how decision of sending soldiers to die or strategies that will kill not just soldiers but innocent as well. When someone crosses those lines it lives a stain in the human which in return can change someone from within. True their are those who won't change from it, and just doing what is necessary to protect their nation and love ones so it won't change them, they only do what is necessary. In the end it all depends on the person if he can make critical decision in war and still come home the caring person who left.

Iago found the perfect moment to fertilize the seed of doubt ,so the fruit of Othello downfall can be harvested. Deception and trickery seem to common ideas in Shakespeare's tragedies. In Othello and King Lear both have a antagonist that use lies and deception to get take away everything from the person who they hate most for Iago its Othello and for Edward it is his father. But in end lose everything and deemed a disgrace.

This is the just what racism was back then. He thinks that his daughter can never fall for an African American of her own free will. So to find some sort of explanation he goes straight to enchantments and witchcraft as the answer for what he thinks is impossible. However this nothing more than racism back then.

This entire scene is like alternate version of Romeo and Juliet. Desdemona admits her feelings for Othello and letting her father know that he respect him, but she chooses who she falls in love with. The same could of happened if Romeo and Juliet admit to parents and then ignored their parents negative responses.

It usually traditional to ask the parents for their child hand in marriage before proceeding. He acknowledge that he was disrespectful but he knows that her father will not approve of them. They love one another and decided that her parents approval of them so they decided to keep their love secret. Just like in Shakespeare more well known play Romeo and Juliet.

The father is not accepting that his daughter fallen for Othello. Being Irrational as he is he tries to find a mystical answer to this problem.

Othello knows no matter what he says or has done for the kingdom Desdemona's father would not approve of him marrying his daughter.

a metaphor for two people in a relationship.

This starts the events of the tragedy which seems to be a one of the many trends in Shakespeare story. In many of his stories their is either a jealous character with a plot of revenge or a plan to destroy someone to either take someone of theirs or to take their position.

This is Henry way of trying to charm Katharine so he can marry her and rule France. He does does by reassuring her that he cares for the citizens of her nation. However he is also saying that they will continue to be enemy unless they form this bond.

When someone pursuit someone brave or a coward they continue to give chase. For Dauphin he see chasing cowards not worth their time.

People who boast or gloat about themselves are often look down by others.

While it might be easier to attack someone is down, it is dishonorable as the old saying goes don't kick someone while their down.

During those harsh times are also times of desperation. while thieves steal at the right time ,mouse within the shadows pillage all they can. Those war times cause loyal citizens as loyal as man best friend turn into thieves to support themselves or their family like stray cats do, and then finally comes to people who just won't steal but destroy what can to get it leaving destruction everywhere like a rat or mouse.

The feline species one of the most sneaky and cunning animals within the animal kingdom. Thieves have this similarity to them and it this cunning is what allows to steal and flee without capture. With most of soldiers going to fight in the war their is high risk of thieves coming out of their hiding place they call home to steal and commit other crimes. With safeguards soldier can fight abroad without worry about their nation being attacked by the many parasite seeking to take advantage of others.

This is giving us a image of what war times were like in that age. The same as all wars heartbreak and destruction and definitely ugly.

This is giving us a image of what war times were like in that age. The same as all wars heartbreak and destruction and definitely ugly.

This saying the king died young like the kings from the history this play is based off of.

This saying the king died young like the kings from the history this play is based off of.

She describe as ugly in this sonnet and in the end she describe as a goddess. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder what one might consider hideous another might find it beautiful. Everyone has different eyes and different way to look at the world.

Someone he loves looks at him with pity knowing that within his heart is sorrow. He feels like he his unworthy of their love.

This is saying back then black wasn't considered beautiful, but it soon opinion changed that black is beauty's successor.

This love sonnet is describe the beauty of his mistress. I can't help but think the person who read this got idea to create snow white and the seven dwarfs.

While people have hearts filled with love, he saying his heart is dead. This is another Sonnet having to do with love. In this one it seems that his love could be dead from losing someone or being betrayed by someone. While his love is dead love still existed with other people.

This is saying that it is better to do bad things than condoning bad things. If a society condones bad things then a nation would fall into chaos and destroy itself from the inside anarchy reigns over and destroys all it is the enemy of all governments. Now is it better to do bad things then condoning them because these actions might come from a reason then just for malicious reasons. What people consider bad or criminal acts, that either breaks the law or hurting innocent people, these actions are theft, murder, lieing, cheatering, and etc. True more than most of the time these actions are for selfish reasons, however sometimes the people either don’t have a choice or are forced to do it. Murder is one of the biggest and unforgiveable acts, but soldier kill many people to protect our nation, sometimes civilian have no choice but to kill to protect themselves and their loved ones. People commit bad deeds every single day from small ones like not recycling to big crimes like assassins. It is better to be vile because it is a constant occurrence everyday and stopping it for good is never gonna happen unless you can stop corruption. If we don’t condone such criminal acts they as I said earlier society would come crashing down. That is why we have laws and people to enforce them to help reduce the amount of bad deeds that occur.

Building can be destroyed and burned to the ground ,even your entire family can be devastated. However the memory of them can never be destroyed.

War is horrible and devastating, marble stone walls crumble and monuments are destroyed and fields burn. Even in all the destruction this won't be able to stop their love.

When one is left by themselves, one tends to be stuck in thoughts which can be about anything. In this sonnet he is thinking about his past and is sad by the fact he failed to claim what he desired.

The outer beauty is what most sees ,to those who the individual know that they also have beauty within which is the truth. If one has beauty on the outside and ignores or doesn't care about facing the truth about themselves that is when they are doomed to crumble. Knowing yourself and facing that truth is truly when Truth and beauty thrive.

Shakespeare constant use of summer as a metaphor for youth, saying that Summer is the prime in their youth. The question can I compare you to summer days? This question is asking can I compare them in their youth in summer to them in Winter after they have aged past youth. Or comparing them in spring where they are still blossoming to a beautiful flower.

As time passes we must come to terms that we are not going to live forever. Their is a way for us to still live on even after we die and that is through our children.

I think Shakespeare was saying here was like a flower blooming in the summer and wilting in the winter, so does humans as time passes. Summer being our youth and winter us becoming old and there is nothing that can be done about it. Ageing surprises or confuses everyone.