The message, he is sending is that love can pop out of anywhere, if people can commit to peace and believe in love rather then showing hatred the world would be a better place. He has drawn an ironic picture, makes a person question why three guns are shooting out three roses? His choice of color’s is the main attraction to his art, he uses bright colors to make his point across. Red is a bold color that catches one’s eye it makes a person assume mix emotions such as anger, war, and love. The black details make the picture pop out and the lemon chiffon yellow makes the
But did the people bring this on themselves or did they disagree with the reformations? The historian Ethan Shagan believes that the people stirred the changes-- they wanted the change from Catholicism and this is why there was not too much popular revolt. In his book "Popular Politics and the English Reformation", Shagan claims that to have written "a narrative which acknowledges for the first time that the Reformation was necessarily based, like all aspects of Tudor government, on the collaboration of the governed." However, other scholars believe that English citizens preferred Catholicism and
In many ways, Elizabeth’s settlement took the via media between the conservative and reformist religious camps, yet the majority of the country was still Catholic. Thus, Elizabeth had made a compromised Protestant settlement in a country where a compromised Catholic settlement would have been more apt. Although she was able to placate some Catholics in the short term with conservative concessions, in time many Catholics became more conservative minded and resented the settlement which alienated them. This would have drastic political and social repercussions throughout her reign – for example, the threat of rebellion, the influence in parliament from the House of Lords, and the influence of Seminary priests and Jesuits to come. When looking at the resilience of Roman Catholicism, and the growing discontent amongst Conservatives, it is clear that Catholicism was to be, at the very least, as much of a threat as Puritanism – and given that there were more Catholics than Puritans, this threat was likely to be the most serious religious threat to Elizabeth, her country and her settlement in her entire reign.
Martin Luther, the most significant figure in the early development of Protestantism, took hold of the reformation during this period and popularised its beliefs, basing them on his interpretation of the scriptures. Although the responses from the majority of the leaders within the Catholic Church were political attacks aimed at clinging onto power and restricting the reformists’ influence, Luther’s motivation was religious and a product of a devotion to God, after being struck by lightning in 1505. Through this enlightenment, he sought to highlight the widespread abuses imposed by the Catholic Church, which were regularly authorised by the Pope. The resistance to Luther had been rife from the start; however as Luther’s support base grew and his beliefs became a threat to those in power, the counter-attacks increased in significance. Nevertheless, it could be argued that people misjudged Luther’s intentions as he never intended to reshape the power structure of the church just address the abuses.
Historian Geoffrey Elton says that the uprising was religious and associated with Catherine of Aragon. The Pilgrimage, which was planned in advance, wanted to overturn the faction that made Catherine of Aragon’s marriage illegitimate. This can be supported as Lord Darcy and Hussey were involved in the revolt and they were both fans of Catherine. As there was support from the higher members of society and classes were brought together by religion it is fair to say that the Pilgrimage of Grace was caused by religious factors. Although religious factors contribute to the Pilgrimage of Grace there were many other factors that also
How did Constantine attempt to appeal to various groups within the Roman Empire? Discuss the evidence for change in Constantine's projection of his image during the course of his reign. Constantine at or just before the battle of the Milvian Bridge had some element of a Christian divine revelation, though it is often said that Constantine favored the Christian religion on the basis of political power and influence, it does appear this was not so due to the fact that the Christians were a very small minority in the empire. After a long period of sporadic and severe persecutions of the Christians in the Roman Empire, Constantine appealed to them in different ways. First he decreed an edict of toleration, which in essence greatly appealed to the Christians who were a minority in his empire, as it allowed them to practice their faith without government persecution.
This is significant in revealing character in Macbeth. It could be argued that Lady Macbeth calling on the “dunnest smoke of hell” to fill her with evil suggests that she incapable of such brutality, and needs the supernatural to assist her. Thus, Lady Macbeth is not wholly corrupted as it is the darkness of the night that gives her the ability to be a bearer of such evil. On the other hand, it may also be argued that this in fact enhances Lady Macbeth’s inner dark side. The idea that she consciously recognises the need for “murdering ministers” to provide her with the support to assist Macbeth in regicide certainly falls in favour of arguing that she willingly has the desire for help from the darker realms, making her more evil for actually wanting to be tainted by the poisonous associations of “darkness” in the play.
The Zeitgeist of the Middle Ages can be easily seen through this corruption of the Catholic Church, a topic brought to focus in Geoffrey Chaucer’s novel The Canterbury Tales. Here, in his novel, Chaucer’s characters often convey personalities that are appalling; some of them have faults that could fill an entire cup more than full. To make matters even more scandalous, a good number of these characters are affiliated with the Catholic Church. Furthermore, their corruption and that of the Catholic Church at large can be analyzed through their deviation from the vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity, which are essential to being a devout Catholic. First of all, Catholic’s believe that in order to be religious, one must surrender worldly goods and be poor in reality as well in spirit.
That meant they were the heirs to the throne, and they would turn England back to being Catholic. This would be very confusing for the public, having to change religion again, not to mention how outraged Parliament were. The members of Parliament were Puritans (very strict Protestants) and were afraid Charles was moving towards Catholicism. Another point to make is that in 1633, Charles appointed William Laud as the Arch-bishop of Canterbury. William Laud made a few changes to the Anglican Church (Church of England).
However, the queens’ political duel revealed many aspects of the religious feud and its influence: incredible faith of believers, willingness of martyrs, and degree of brutality towards enemies. “A political duel… which had begun, indeed, before either of the enemy queens was born” indicates the predetermined nature of the queens’ rivalries. This supports his argument, illustrating the vast role of religion in politics. Mattingly’s tone, evidence, and choice of metaphors all substantiate his argument: in 1587, religious feud was the force behind European change. Bibliography Mattingly, Garrett.