Use commas, like this, to set off
EXTRA information.
You could also use parentheses (just
like these little babies) to keep
EXTRA information separate from
the main idea.
Hamlet Denmark’s noble prince
doesn’t know what to do.
Hamlet, Denmark’s noble prince,
doesn’t know what to do.
Othello who is a moor has a serious
inferiority complex.
Othello, who is a moor, has a serious
inferiority complex.
Iago a totally evil guy thinks that the
best policy is to serve yourself.
Iago, a totally evil guy, thinks that the
best policy is to serve yourself.
Hamlet’s tragic flaw indecisiveness
leads to his death.
Hamlet’s tragic flaw, indecisiveness,
leads to his death.
Which if you think about it is weird.
Which, if you think about it, is weird.
If he would have been more
indecisive letting his friends take him
away from it all he might have ended
up less dead.
If he would have been more
indecisive, letting his friends take him
away from it all, he might have ended
up less dead.
But indecisiveness the prince’s tragic
flaw would have lead to death too.
But indecisiveness, the prince’s tragic
flaw, would have lead to death, too.
His “buddies” Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern were taking him off to
his death.
His “buddies,” Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern, were taking him off to
his death.
By the way, don’t forget to use
commas to set off introductory
phrases.
In the end Hamlet our tragic hero was
going to be killed no matter what.
In the end, Hamlet, our tragic hero,
was going to be killed no matter what.
To be sure Othello’s problem was not
indecisiveness.
To be sure, Othello’s problem was
not indecisiveness.
On the contrary he made up his
mind about the truth of the situation
all too quickly.
On the contrary, he made up his
mind about the truth of the situation
all too quickly.
After he made up his mind there was
no stopping him.
After he made up his mind, there was
no stopping him.
Unbelievably not even Desdemona’s
begging could stop him.
Unbelievably, not even Desdemona’s
begging could stop him.
But still was it Othello’s inferiority
complex or Iago’s egomania that is to
blame for the tragedy?
But still, was it Othello’s inferiority
complex or Iago’s egomania that is to
blame for the tragedy?
The truth is they are all at fault.
The truth is, they are all at fault.
Like real people these characters
each have their own problems.
Like real people, these characters
each have their own problems.
Also like real life there are villains out
there who want to exploit others’
weaknesses for their own gain.
Also like real life, there are villains
out there who want to exploit others’
weaknesses for their own gain.
In the end it seems like Shakespeare
a genius who showed life like it is
was simply trying to warn us about
human nature.
In the end, it seems like
Shakespeare, a genius who showed
life like it is, was simply trying to warn
us about human nature.
Frankly none of us is probably as
quick to judge as Othello.
Frankly, none of us are probably as
quick to judge as Othello.
To be sure nobody here has the
weight of a kingdom on their
shoulders.
To be sure, nobody here has the
weight of a kingdom on their
shoulders.
Regardless we each have our
responsibilities and our problems
and there’s always the chance that
like Othello and Hamlet we could
screw it all up.
Regardless, we each have our
responsibilities and our problems,
and there’s always the chance that,
like Othello and Hamlet, we could
screw it all up.
And that my friends is how you write a
heartwarming essay about
Shakespeare.
And that, my friends, is how you write
a heartwarming essay about
Shakespeare.