They are said to have joked around a lot, seemingly having fun while playing a prank by coming “early to the Queen’s bedchamber one morning; dressed in short coats of Kentish cloth, with hoods, bows and arrows, like Robin Hood”. What this implies is that the King trusts his nobility enough that he allows them into the Queen’s chamber. They continued to enjoy themselves later at dinner, when Henry “arranged the seating and joked with all; and had [them] parade in strange costumes before they brought in actors to stage a play.” This could be seen as showing that Henry very much enjoyed the company of his nobility, counting them as his friends. Source 2 is from a proclamation issued by Henry himself, in July 1511, as he was about to go to war with France. Due to the war at hand, “The King commanded all the lords and most of the nobles to prepare as many able men for war as they can muster from their
In the beginning of the book she is excited about her engagement to Gerald although while they are at the dinner table she does question Gerald’s whereabouts last summer when he said he was ‘doing business’. This gives us insight into the fact that Sheila may not be as naive as we think. In the beginning of the play Eric is shown as a bit of a rebellious young man. When we are first introduced to him he is at the dinner table with his family but he has obviously had one too many drinks as he starts saying certain mischievous things and is a bit ‘squiffy’ as Sheila put it. Also even though his father thinks he is such a know-it-all Eric tries to argue with his father over the topic of war, although his efforts are just wasted as Mr Birling just silences him and starts rambling on, but still it shows that Eric isn’t afraid to ask questions and not necessarily believe all the things his father
(41) Majestic. What color does Nick dress in to attend Gatsby’s party? What meaning might this color convey? (41) He’s dressed in white flannels, which may mean purity or social purity. Nick calls the groups of people “swirls and eddies of people I didn’t know.” Why might he choose to use this particular metaphor to describe the strangers there?
The Henry V Chorus asks those present to look beyond the limitations of the small Elizabethan stage and imagine it as grander than it actually is. In the Prologue to Act 1, the Chorus asks “…Can this cockpit hold / The vasty fields of France? Or may we cram / Within this wooden O the very casques / That did affright the air at Agincourt?” (I.Prologue.11-14). Shakespeare also uses the Chorus before each of the acts to continually remind the audience of a need for imaginative cooperation. For example, in the Act III Prologue, the Chrous requests that the audience gives their imagination free rein: “Play with your fancies and in them behold” (III.Prologue.7) and supplement the performance with their own imaginings: “And eke out our performance with your mind” (III.Prologue.35).
To me this quote showed the reader that people would use Gatsby. When Gatsby would throw party’s people would show up uninvited and I realized that even though Gatsby was “popular” he was only popular for the lavish parties he would throw, in my opinion. From reading this I can now predict that something is going to happen and Gatsby is going to realize everyone didn’t care about him at all. I felt while reading this quote from chapter 3 that it showed a progression in the relationship between Nick and Gatsby, and since Gatsby
Part 1 of Chapter 3 After the confusion and chaotic time of the Puritans, Kayden decided it was time to move up to the Enlightenment times. This time as himself, and not as an apparition. He called Alani and told her to set the time dial on the machine to the time of Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry. Kayden ended up at a dinner party, and boy was he under dressed with his sneakers, jeans, and leather jacket. Surrounding him were many of the founding fathers of the nation, chatting and sipping on fine wines and champagnes.
Buckingham had too much influence with the King; this meant he was seen as one of the main causes to the break down in parliament. James wanted money from the Parliament in 1625 because of the war with Spain. Parliament decided to grant a tonnage and poundage as the monarch’s main source of Revenue. Opposition MPs discussed Parliament choosing the Kings ministers for him and also the impeachment of those who gained undue influence over him; this was especially aimed at Buckingham. A breakdown in parliament then occurred because Charles realized the parliamentary attack on Buckingham was increasing so in 1625 dissolved his first Parliament in order to protect his close companion.
Can you love this gentleman? Tonight you’ll see him at our feast. Study Paris’s face and find pleasure in his beauty. Examine every line of his features and see how they work together to make him handsome. If you are confused, just look into his eyes.
Later in act one the king is shown as a feeble leader as two of his closest nobles and friends, Canterbury and Ely, continuously tease Henry with sarcastic tones and comments and also plot against him to get him off the throne. This shows a lack of respect towards the king by his nobles which would suggest to both and old audience and a modern audience that he is a weak king and he can’t control his own nobles/friends. During the jokes Canterbury and Ely are making behind Henry’s back, they hint that persuading Henry to go to war will be very easy, this is shown when they say, in a sarcastic tone of voice, “The King is full of grace and fair regard”. This
Becket upset the King's plan to consolidate the power of the church with the power of the state; therefore, he represented a threat to stability and security. Third, and finally, Brito asks the audience to consider well the question, "Who killed the Archbishop?" He argues that, in effect, Becket killed himself by his unquenchable pride. He condemns Becket as "a monster of egotism." Following these speeches, Fitz Urse urges the audience to disperse quietly to their homes.