Kenneth Jones Professor Bailey English 2322 May 28, 2000 A Look at Shakespeare's Edmund In King Lear, the villainous but intelligent Edmund, with more than a brief examination into his character, has understandable motivations outside of the base purposes with which he might at first b...

John Webster's "The Duchess of Malfi" The Cardinal and Ferdinand; two very powerful brothers who are trying to make their sister's life miserable. They succeed in doing this extremely well, nevertheless, she manages to keep her head up high and fight (and die) in style. Wh...

"The only prize much cared for by the powerful is power." - Oliver Wendell Holmes Shakespeare shows us in Richard II the heart and mind of one of these men who seem to have no limits to what they will do to achieve power. What do tyrants have in common? Is there a brotherhood of corruption that s...