C.J. Hassan Mr. Woodbury English H/P. 5 4/19/13 Tragedy: The Power to Change Feelings “Tragedy” is a term that although complex was given definition by Aristotle in his Poetics. In drama‚ specifically‚ “. . . a tragedy is a play‚ in verse or prose‚ that recounts an important and casually related series of events in the life of a person of significance‚ such events culminating in an unhappy catastrophe‚ the whole treated with great dignity and seriousness” (Handbook 505). Sophocles’ play Oedipus
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compel their followers to stay strong in the face of adversity. Awaiting a Spanish invasion‚ in 1588 Queen Elizabeth I attempted to rally her troops assembled at Tilbury. To rouse their emotions and stir them to fight‚ the queen appealed to her troops’ sense of honor‚ duty‚ and patriotism. In order to gain the trust of her subjects and prove the strength of her resolve‚ Queen Elizabeth I uses powerfully vivid language and a myriad of stylistic techniques. One of the key elements in the development of
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Jacobean people. However‚ important events taking place around the time that the play was written somewhat unsettled these contemporary ideas‚ just as Macbeth itself does. The throne had recently passed from a childless English Queen‚ Elizabeth‚ to James‚ a Scottish King interested in witchcraft‚ unsettling the balance between men and women at the time. This is represented in the play by the relationship and power struggle between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The Gunpowder Plot in 1605‚ a year before
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of a traveler’s narrative to develop a satire about human nature (20). Guy Fawkes: Jane tells readers that Abbot compared her to Guy Fawkes. As part of the famous “Gunpowder Plot‚” Fawkes‚ along with fellow conspirators‚ attempted to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. The reference is made in connection with Jane’s status as an “ill-conditioned child” (25). Babel: A Biblical city in Shinar where the building of a tower is held in Genesis to have been halted by the
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are grotesque. Two of the stories have characters that view themselves as superior in one way or another to those around them‚ and in some cases these characters experience a downfall‚ illustrating the old proverb‚ “Pride goeth before a fall” (King James Bible ‚Proverbs 16:18). Two of the stories include a character that has some type of disability‚ three of the stories showcase a very turbulent relationship between a parent and child‚ and three of the stories contain a character that could easily
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of England; she was constantly speaking and acting to achieve her public image goal. Her stubborn‚ yet determined nature capitated her strong appearance from the public’s view point during her
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In the renaissance‚ many women were forced to take on the role of their male counterparts due to circumstances outside of their control. Women were expected to play second fiddle to men‚ however‚ Elizabeth I played multiple roles as both king of the country and mother to her people. Elizabeth I utilizes powerful rhetoric in Speech 19 and the Golden speech‚ blending traditional female gender attributes with traits associated with male rulers in order to achieve her political goals. Her ability to combine
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The Tudor dynasty began in 1484 when the war of the roses had ended‚ Richard III Killed at the battle of Bosworth by a young Henry Tudor who made a political alliance to marry Elizabeth of York. This was a political manoeuvre to secure the land. During the history of the Tudor dynasty‚ Elizabeth of York is a hugely influential figure in the early modern period not just because of her name and title but because of her own hereditary claim to the throne and her own status within society. Elizabeth
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Explain the problems faced by the government at the time in dealing with the challenges to authority. (Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605) 9 marks The government had many problems at the time in dealing with the challenges to authority‚ for different reasons. One of these reasons is that they didn’t have a police force. This is a problem because a police force are able to properly investigate and track people down. Nowadays‚ if someone had seen a crime or
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the throne began. The most likely candidate to the throne was James VI of Scotland and I of England (further in text as James I)‚ the descendant of the Mary Queen of Scots. His accession was not without the complications‚ however‚ according to Fraser (1996) James I‚ possessing excellent diplomatic skills‚ played clever political game‚ toying with the minds of the Catholic world‚ raising the Catholic hopes of religious tolerance. James I led them to believe in tolerance towards the Catholicism and
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