Being away from society on the island seems inspire Gonzalo to imagine the perfect land and community. This seems to reflect the theme of loss and the desire for restoration and resolution present throughout the narrative of this play. Because they have lost the experiences of civilization, Gonzalo is imagining a place even better than the one he lost to compensate for and cope with where he is now.

Prospero seems to know that power can be derived from knowledge, as well as our perceptions of history and how we describe past events to other people. He seems to be focusing on the good things he has done and the mistakes of others, which may be human nature to portray ourselves in the best light possible.

The beginning of this play is full of chaos and spectacle, giving the characters their first experience of loss of power and control, which is a common theme throughout this play. In this first scene, the loss of power and control comes from nature. While doing their best to save the boat and everyone on it, the characters seem to have to accept that what happens is out of their control.

Although Leonato knows that Hero is still alive, he grieves as though she is actually dead. One possible reason for this is his concern for how she is now perceived in the eyes of the public. A large amount of weight is placed on a woman's reputation during this time period, which could be a large part of why Leonato is so concerned with proving her innocence.

While Don John claims to have a bad and mischievous nature, his intentions behind creating and manipulating chaos may have derived from the unfair disadvantages he experiences as an illegitimate child, specifically the lack of recognition and attention he receives as a result. The irony of this is, as a result of his actions, he becomes more alienated and respected than he was at the beginning of the play, which is the opposite of what he had probably desired.

Don John's motivation for scheming and mischief seems to be very similar to Edmund from Lear, where both characters are illegitimate and receive less wealth, education, power, and attention than legitimate children. Further, both characters react in bad ways, scheming against other characters and creating chaos. While Edmund seems to be acting out of jealousy, Don John claims that mischief and bad behavior is in the nature of who he is, which may be a result of how he was brought up.

Throughout the narrative of the play, much of the chaos occurs at night and dissipates as the sun rises. Similar to Shakespeare's other plays, the plot is reflected and/or effected by the external environment of the characters. Further, much of the conflict in this play is not only a result of Oberon's plan with the assistance of Puck, but also the setting of the forest, where the characters actions are influenced by magic. By the end of the play, everything is restored and reversed with the rising of the sun and the return to their normal environments.

These lines indicate to the audience that if they did not like the play, then they should pretend that they were sleeping and this was all a dream. This is similar to the magic the fairies used on the humans in the forest, as that was also described as being a dream. Both instances describe subconscious experience where things are changed, better understood, or reversed back to how they were; while also describing it as a dream that wasn't real. This suggests that although it feels like a dream or something that only occurred in the subconscious, it is still a real experience.

By this point in the play, love is placed in an imbalance and the love potion conveys the idea that magic will be used to fix this imbalance and not simply by the actions of the characters themselves. By bringing magic into the equation, the narrative of the rest of the play is not simply a result of the nature of love, but rather the surreal components and consequences of love, which continues to be a common theme throughout the rest of this play.

These lines display a deep connection between love and dreams, which continues to develop throughout the narrative of this play. When Hippolyta claims that she can hardly wait four days until the wedding, her words also depict the idea that dreams are more than just a figment of imagination. By establishing the connection between love and dreams early on in the play, it foreshadows to further events that take place all throughout the play.

When Edmund reveals that he has deceived both sisters and is now choosing one of them based on convenience, it displays the idea that the sisters have also misjudged his character. Edmund's actions have not only created a deep problem for himself, but may also cause further damage to familial relationships.

These lines depict Edmund's motives behind his future actions by demonstrating the reality of his status and his feeling of unfairness related to his relationship with his father due to his illegitimacy. This exemplifies not only his desire for a change in status and access to more wealth and land, but also desire for recognition and love from his family.

These lines convey the idea that authority and recognition are all part of being seen as a powerful figure. Acknowledgement of the order and positions of power is important for the system to function properly and for those that work under the king to continue to follow with loyalty.

Lear's desire for his daughters to express how much they love him in return for a greater share of land in the kingdom depicts an underlying insecurity and the need for reassurance. His two oldest daughters answer him in the form of flattery, which seems to please him, while his youngest daughter stays silent, expressing that her love for her father cannot and perhaps should not be measured in words. This interaction shows a deep connection between love and anger in terms of King Lear, as he is very quick to react at Cordelia's honesty.

Desdemona is painted as a loving and devoted wife throughout the course of this play. Although Othello hurt her, she still takes the blame for her death, claiming full responsibility, which can be seen as a final act of loyalty and devotion to her husband, but also as the submissive expectation of her role as a woman and as a wife.

Othello seems to speak more highly of Desdemona when she isn't around, which calls into question whether he is more in love with the idea of her rather than the person itself. These lines indicate how much she means to him. By saying that "chaos is come again," Shakespeare seems to be foreshadowing that when the "love" stops or is damaged, everything will fall apart.

It took very little evidence for Othello do believe that Desdemona was unfaithful to him. Othello's actions and perspective of his wife change very quickly and he refuses to change his mind. This portrays how he feels that his wife is an object rather than a person or an equal. Othello believed Iago very easily, while Iago has acted out of manipulation throughout the whole play, which suggests Othello's judgement is blinded by jealousy and/or Othello is more likely to believe another man than his own wife.

In this part of the play, we see that deception and illusion of appearance play a large role in war and politics of society in addition to love and jealousy/envy. These lines show how they are aware that they do not have the full information, at least some of which is false/made up to throw them off balance. They are left to make the best decisions they can and do their best to decipher between what is real and what is not.

These lines display how positions are chosen based on charisma and how well someone will be liked and received as opposed to their own merit and experience. Iago soon reveals that serving Othello is only for appearances, while he fully intends to act out of self-interest. Just in reading the beginning of this play, this shows that Iago may have other hidden truths and sources of deception.

King Henry V seems like he is trying to appear humble while trying to "woo" Katherine, however his English is coming across as well educated and rich, while hers is broken, as English is not a language that she can speak well. Overall, it seems like his words are having the opposite effect than intended. I also think it is worth noting that he is asking Katherine for her hand in marriage, even though the final decision is up to someone else. This marriage is a political one in efforts to create a bond between England and France.

King Henry V is trying to make himself sound humble and honorable while using language and rhetoric that sounds sophisticated, educated, and of high socioeconomic status. He is also attempting to appeal to Katharine, even though the choice of marriage is up to someone else. This marriage proposal is ultimately to forge a bond between France and England.

While King Henry V is posing as a common man, he portrays the idea that although the king is in a position of power, he is not invincible and still displays the same range of human emotion and action as anybody else. While King Henry V is visibly talking about a different king, he seems to also be talking about himself and the common misconceptions that other people have about him. Later in this scene, he talks about the responsibilities of a king and how it is not only for them but for their people. In these lines, the king is humanizing himself and others in a similar position.

Shakespeare's plays took place on a stage and did not have the luxury we do now with film where you can create a realistic and vivid world out of fiction. By telling the audience to use their imagination, it allows everyone to fill in the gaps and create pictures in their head based on the play they see in front of them, which ultimately makes the story of his plays seem more real.

These lines display the desire for focusing on the soul and the mind, rather than an external body that is only being used for a short period of time. In these final sonnets, it seems like the writer is approaching death and is expressing the desire to focus more on intellect, mindfulness, and personal growth as opposed to making his external appearance more attractive or youthful.

The transition period of autumn aligns with the transition period of life towards death. This also shows that, like the seasons change, the passage of time and death are inevitable, and there is nothing that can be done to slow down or stop time.

Throughout this sonnet, he seems to be concerned about the truthfulness of reality and his memory after he dies. He doesn't want to be memorialized or fantasized at the cost of the truth. He sounds like he is worried both about himself and that the original meaning and intent of his writing might be misinterpreted.

This couplet portrays the idea that the speaker wants the one he is writing this sonnet to, to forget him after he dies and to forget everything that he produced in his life, including his writing.

This speaks to wanting something simply because it belongs to somebody else or because it is taken and not because you truly want it for yourself.

"Nor no remembrance what it was..." meaning once beauty is gone or not what it once was, all that's left is the memory of it.

"never-resting time leads summer on to hideous winter..." meaning inevitably beauty will fade and move from something everyone admires to a thing that is turned away from.