The main reason why the Lords rejected the 1909 budget was that it would have effected them directly. The proposed new taxes were directed almost solely at the rich, such as increased income taxes on incomes over £3000 p/a and a new super tax for incomes over £5000 p/a. As the Lords’ membership was hereditary, peers were all from wealthy, upper-class backgrounds. Therefore, these taxes wold have reduced their own income – and obviously, they were opposed to this. Furthermore, proposed indirect taxes on luxury goods such as motor cars and petrol would have affected the Lords as they were among the few rich enough to afford such luxuries.
Males and females both compete for different things; males want quantity so they can increase the size of their gene pool whereas females want quality in their males and them to provide good resources. As well as this women tend invest more in their offspring because they are guaranteed to be the offspring’s mother whereas males are not. The same goes for grandparents. Grandmothers will invest more in their grandchild because they know that they are guaranteed to be their grandmother. Whereas grand fathers are far less likely to invest because not only might they not be the father of their son but their son might not be the father of the new offspring.
‘Comedy involves men of middling estate; its perils are small scale, its outcomes peaceful’. To what extent do you agree with this definition of comedy in relation to Much Ado about Nothing*? Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing is one of the most popular comedies in history, selling out Shakespearean theatres until their closure in 1642. The comedy is thought to be written in 1598 and is often described as a ‘problem play’ meaning it shares tendencies with that of a tragedy. Of course MAAN follows Shakespeare’s traditional comedy structure but modern critics have their own agenda that a comedy, being such a complex genre, should conform to.
Britain's national debt doubled during the course of the war and the cost of extended empire cause a dramatic increase in the cost of living. Conflicts arose between the Americans about expanding further past the Ohio Valley and Britain but England did not step in. Some English leaders thought the colonists were inferior and gave them the lowly jobs during the war; they also resented the Americans for their increasing wealth with a rapidly increasing population. Once Britain decided to "intervene more actively in American affairs" disagreement and trouble aroused; the Americans were used to their freedom and were not ready to be dictated by a ruler (97). Due to constant attacks by the Indians and the cost of keeping America under British rule, King George III
Marriage was more about picking the right in-laws than picking the right partner to love and live with. The point to marriage was to gain advantageous marriage connections with some value and avoid paying debts to others. Marriage became the main way that the upper classes consolidated wealth, forged military coalitions, finalized peace treaties, and gained claims to social status or political authority. Personally for myself I could never live in the twentieth century. I would have been a disgrace to my family and probably would have been disowned.
At the same time to increase, and emphasize the tragic plot. Shakespeare was the first to mix comedy and tragedy together, but borrowed the ideas of tragedy from Aristotle. The two words come from Middle English, also back from Middle French, and originally the Old French used ‘relever’, meaning ‘to relieve.’ Hamlet seems to be the only one of Shakespeare's tragic protagonists who possesses and demonstrates a sense of humour in this play. Like the amusing characters of comedies, he likes to play games with language, to disorient other characters' verbal styles, and he has a taste for puns. In this presentation, I am mainly going to talk about Hamlet taking on the role of a fool towards Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Osric, and the Gravedigger.
His plays have great depth and knowledge which are things that people in the modern society can learn from. Our poll from last week’s magazine has shown that a staggering amount of you that prefer modern adaptations of Shakespeare’s classics like 10 Things I Hate About You over the play itself. But in my opinion, these results aren’t appalling at all. Compared to the 400 year old play The Taming of the Shrew and the modern adaptation 10 Things I Hate About You, the modern adaptation is far more engaging to us. Despite the similar plot the modern music, casting, setting, costumes and humour make the film more relatable to viewer, allowing them to engage further with the characters.
| Sign In | Register MOBILE • EMAIL UPDATES • PEOPLE · TV · VIDEO · PHOTOS · GAME · BIO NOW · ON THIS DAY · SHOP SEE WHAT'S ON TONIGHT! My Ghost Story - Saturdays @ 10/9c ADVERTISEMENT more sharing servicesshare William Shakespeare biography profile video 1 photo QUICK FACTS NAME: William Shakespeare OCCUPATION: Playwright, Poet BIRTH DATE: c. April 23, 1564 DEATH DATE: April 23, 1616 EDUCATION: King's New School more about William BEST KNOWN FOR William Shakespeare, often called the English national poet, is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time. VIDEOS see all videos William Shakespeare - Mini Biography (4:43) William Shakespeare - The Life of the Bard (1:16) Alan Cumming - Macbeth (3:40) Christopher Marlowe - Mini Biography (4:13) QUIZ Think you know about Biography? Answer questions and see how you rank against other players. PLAY NOW Home • People • William Shakespeare Adobe Flash is required for viewing of this video.
Mussolini’s economic battle for the Lira was a failure, although it did have a few positive outcomes. The battle for the Lira was where Mussolini made the Lira artificially expensive- by fixing the Lira at 90 to £, rather than 150. Mussolini planned for this action to reduce inflation and show the world that Italy was a mighty power. And indeed there were a few positive outcomes: that it made it easy for Italians to buy abroad and perhaps boosted Italy’s prestige. However, in reality it made it hard for Italy to sell abroad (due to the higher prices), so Italy lost its competitiveness on the world market.
To explore the tension between love and money even further the main concern in the other two marriages in the novel revolve around money and fortune. Charlotte Lucas would die an “old maid” without fortune unless she married Mr Collins, and Lydia would be without a husband and reputation if Mr Wickham was not bribed with money to marry her. Austen highlights the importance money plays in a union of characters. Money and marriage are