‘To sin in loving virtue’: desire and possession in Measure for Measure by Ewan Fernie

“…The burden of Angelo’s tragic knowledge is that we ‘sin in loving virtue’, that we are more like the carrion than the violet in the sun, that we ‘corrupt with virtuous season’.  …”
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SUPERNATURALISM AND MYSTICISM IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY HAMLET by Muharrani Nurmalasari, Ruly Adha

“…He produces two types of plays, namely comedy which usually talks about love and tragedy which talks about sadness. In tragedy plays, Shakespeare always puts supernatural and mystical elements such as in Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Hamlet, etc. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Sorrow in Shakespeare’s Juliet and Homer’s Andromache by Sanjukta Chakraborty, Varun Gulati, Deepali Sharma

“…This article studies the choices of two such characters who both experience extreme and unimaginable sorrow – Homer’s Andromache and Shakespeare’s Juliet. While one character is content with her role in society, the other tries to break convention in order to be with her love. …”
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FROM ROSALINE TO JULIET: ROMEO'S ROMANTIC FICKLENESS IN ROMEO AND JULIET by Yadgar Faeq Saeed

“…In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the evolution of the character of Romeo reflects a transformation from obsessive infatuation to true love, exposing the irrationality of youth and the fragility of emotions. …”
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Obscene beasts: the stage behind the scenes in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mathilde La Cassagnère

“…Such is the challenge faced by the amateur company of mechanicals who are producing the love tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s play within the play featuring a fearful lion. …”
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