Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth as an Exploration of Female Leadership

Literature, Shakespeare

The authorship of William Shakespeare frequently places the ultimate power in the hands of female protagonists, and by doing so, implicitly suggests that women’s involvement in politics at the sovereign level represents to society at large. To gain credibility as an autonomous leader, or the means behind the “puppeting” of a male in power, each […]

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Reality Versus Imagination in Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Literature, Shakespeare

Around the late 1590s, Shakespeare penned the “most powerful and influential tragedy in the English language,” Hamlet. (“Hamlet”) Set in Denmark, this play tells the story of Prince Hamlet, who takes revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering Hamlet’s father, taking over the throne, and marrying the Queen, Hamlet’s mother. But can it truly be

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