Love and fidelity being a main theme in this text were conventionally neglected by society at the time of composition and the main focus being the Vietnam War. Lewis at first abided with such conventions and chose to be morally ambiguous. This is conveyed through the use of dialogue: “Lewis: Love is not so important these days.” As the plot advances however, it is evident that Lewis has become morally conscience in regards of love and fidelity as result of his constructive interactions with the mental patients. This is similarly reflected through dialogue as Lewis confesses: “It’s about important things – like love and fidelity”. In contrast, the context of reception forms a more perceptive atmosphere in which such themes are frequently dwelled on thus carrying relevance for the audience.
The Holocaust started with Kristallnacht, which is “the Night of Broken Glass.” This occurred on November 7th, 1938. Over 7,000 Jewish shops were vandalized, synagogues were destroyed, and at least 91 people died. Many Jews were sent to concentration camps, but were released eventually. From 1933 to 1945, Jews were sent to concentration camps, these were used as a way to exterminate the Jewish population. In the beginning of the Holocaust, many people were sent to labor camps but died of infections or from working so much.
His views fell between those of Clemenceau and those of Wilson. He was under huge pressure from the public to punish Germany. Yet at the same time he believed he should not punish Germany too harshly. He saw this action as disastrous for future peace, for Germany would seek revenge in the near future if the treaty was too harsh. “We want a peace which will be just, but not vindictive.
However, the play itself is specifically meant to be presented to an Elizabethan era audience, despite some of the more modern adaptations of the play. As such, the conversation in Act IV Scene III between Hamlet and Claudius as to where Polonius’ body is hidden, is meant to target the original Elizabethan audience by using religious allusions that would have been better understood by such an audience along with the treatment of the mentally ill, and the relations between England and Denmark. To begin with, the religious allusions that Shakespeare uses in this scene are difficult to fully understand today, unless one has a good knowledge of history, however, they would have been easily understood back when the play was first performed. In Act IV Scene III, Shakespeare deliberately has Hamlet voice a pun about the Diet of Worms, which would have been much more known to a portion of the Elizabethan audience, as religion played a much larger role in the world back then, especially in a country where there had been so many changes in religion such as England. Similarly, he also alludes to the fact that the Diet of Worms is the “best of all diets”, as it was about what the Holy Roman Empire -- who England was briefly tied to by the marriage of Elizabeth’s older sister Mary to Philip I of Spain, who was the son of Charles V, who was
This strengthened the opposition against the Tsar. However, it is viewed as less significant in comparison to the refusal of co-operation with the Dumas. This is due to if the Tsar accepting the reforms which would have led a better shaped country into battle. This is because troops would be more motivated in the sight of war and will be committed to the chief commands orders. Another factor to the growth of opposition against the Tsar was due to the Rasputin becoming advisor to Alexandria as Nicholas the second went to war.
The Puritans tended to admire the early church fathers and quoted them freely in their works. In addition to arming the Puritans to fight against later developments of the Roman Catholic tradition, these studies also led to the rediscovery of some ancient scruples. Chrysostom, a favorite of the Puritans, spoke eloquently against drama and other worldly endeavors, and the Puritans adopted his view when decrying what they saw as the decadent culture of England, famous at that time for its plays and bawdy London. There was also a group of people known as The Rationalists. The Rationalists were a group of people who believed that the world and everyone on it was basically good unlike the puritans who believed the total opposite.
Doing this is important to a modern audience as the play includes hints about future events that are unknown to the characters, so the hints are meant for the modern audience as they have prior knowledge that the characters do not have. This is device is known as a dramatic device, which is where the audience knows things that the characters in the play do not. Examples of this occurring are when Mr Birling says “Germans don’t want war” near the time of WW1, and when he says the Titanic is unsinkable. This is important as this gives the audience certain feelings such as anger, and to show Mr Birling’s ignorance towards other people. Priestley’s aim to writing this play is to convey the message that we have a responsibility for each other, and what could happen if we are ignorant about ourselves and that we are “a part of one body” as the Inspector says in his closing speech giving
John looks at both worlds through the lenses of the religion he got from the Reservation-a mixture of Christianity and American Indian beliefs - and the old-fashioned morality he learned from reading Shakespeare. He tries to adapt; he deludes himself into thinking that the world he entered is a better one. He faces civilized society with a bright outlook, but eventually comes to hate it bitterly. His beliefs contradict those of the brave new world, as he shows it in his struggle over sex with Lenina and his fight with the system after his mother dies. In the Matrix, conflict between technology and individuality is more hidden in the intricate illusion of the world woven by the
Cold War Origins Mike Serracino 1 2/26/12 Seay The 1950’s was a time of major change throughout the world. The United States was becoming a world super power, and dominance in Europe was changing. Also, Communism was spreading from Russia to many other countries such as China, Cuba, and Russian controlled countries after WWII. With Communism being a threat to democracy and freedom, the United States had to do something about it. Following WWII, with the death of President Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman became president.
The Chechen War The War in Chechnya was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It was the first of two bloody wars and resulted in Chechnya's independence from Russia. The First Chechen War began in 1994 as an anti-colonial war for independence, but was later seen as anti-Islamic clash as the majority of Chechens were Muslim. The Second Chechen war began in 1999 because of several Chechen terror attacks on residential buildings in Russian cities that caused nearly 300 deaths. But the bad blood goes way back to Joseph Stalin, the premier of the Soviet Union who took over in the 1930’s.