Genre research History The typical content of a history play would involve specific content in regards to what period of time in which the play is set. Shakespeare for example wrote many historical plays based on the lives of English kings. Shakespeare lived under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I so his plays are often regarded as Tudor propaganda because they often celebrate the founders of the Tudors. One of Shakespeare’s many historical plays was All is True, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. The play takes us through Henry’s life from his divorce of Katherine of Aragon to his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
In what ways does a comparative study accentuate the distinctive contexts of King Richard III and Looking for Richard? Both Richard III and Looking for Richard are products of different times. Shakespeare’s Richard III was written in the Elizabethan era where the pursuit of power was becoming strongly evident in fight for the throne. The play itself was set after the significant event; the War of the Roses, which was the battle between the York and the Lancaster. By casting Richard (a York) as a villain Shakespeare is affirming to his Elizabethan audience of the emergent middle class and the nobility of the Tudor’s legitimate right to rule over England.
Nazifa Alam 03/07/11 B/D3 Beowulf Compare and Contrast Essay Within a new trend in the Movies Industry, a lot of classic books are selected to be turned into films for the big screen. This is the case of the epic poem Beowulf, which dates from Anglo Saxon times and is considered as the earliest poem in the modern European language. In 2007, the American director Robert Zemeckis produced Beowulf. In my opinion, he chose this poem as a source for a Hollywood movie because it carries valuable information about revelations and controversies of Old English social life and kingship. Moreover, the story is very interesting and it is full of amazing descriptions.
The original ideas for Citizen Kane came from Orson Wells who wanted to write a screenplay about a newspaper magnate Charles Randolph Hearst; on the other hand, Casablanca was based upon a stage play called Everybody Comes to Rick’s. Citizen Kane begins at the gates of the Kane Mansion at the time of Charles Foster Kane’s death and returns thru a series of flashbacks to the beginning of his life, while Casablanca begins in the bar of Rick Blaine’s in Casablanca and the entire movies is almost entirely shot within the bar itself. On theater hand, Citizen Kane follows the rise of Charles Foster Kane and there are multiple sets spread throughout the entire movie. Casablanca is about a couple who give their lives for the sake of values both of them believe in more than themselves, while Citizen Kane is about one man who ends up ruining his life and the lives of others because of corruption and power over others. While the love between Rick and Ilsa in Casablanca goes thru a cycle of separation, love and healing separation, the live between Charles Foster Kane and Susan Alexander, the opera singer, being in love and ends in separation and distrust.
Duoyi Xi 5/23/14 Thematic Essay 133 The Renaissance The Renaissance is often considered the beginning of the modern era. It has influenced commerce, literature, the arts and sciences in Europe and spread to the rest of the world. Italy had the earliest manifestation of the European Renaissance. England was affected by the Renaissance in terms of literature by one of the most famous authors of his time. Italy had great works of art that were created in that time.
ETHS 305 June 14, 2011 Exam 2 A. The history of the world seems to be closely tied to the process of imperialism. But the biggest Nation in Europe took imperialism to its highest level from a couple of centuries ago. Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany and Japan in Asian managed to carve up the world among themselves by slashing and dicing through civilizations around the world in order to satisfy their thirst for prestige, power and wealth. During the 18th century when these kingdoms need raw material and market for their production, they turn to Africa, North and South America, Asian and Australia.
John Locke and his influence on the Declaration of Independence At the end of the seventeenth century John Locke was one of the greatest philosophers in Europe. He was mostly known as a political philosopher with his theories about the formation of the society discussing man in his natural state. LOCKE’S LIFE John Locke was born on August 29, 1632 at Wrington, Somerset in England. His father was a country lawyer who served in cavalry on the Puritan side in the very beginning of the English civil war. Lock gained an excellent education due to his father’s commander, Alexander Popham, who became the local MP and was his patronage.
Alex Nicholos Dr. Cynthia Gaw English 2050 May 2 2014 Henry V Henry V is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1599. Henry V makes some speeches that oozes leadership and shows that Henry is a natural born leader. Shakespeare expresses the fundamental elements of leadership in the language of Henry V in: The Traitors speech, Gates of Harfleur and the St. Crispin’s Day speech. Shakespeare first shows off Henry V’s leadership skills when he writes the Traitors speech. Henry speaks this when he confronts the traitors about what to do with a drunkard who bashed the king.
“They proposed a canal which would strike out ahead of the older society of eastern New York, penetrate the frontier, and create a new mold for the future of the Old Northwest” (Shaw, 3). The Erie Canal was an incredible milestone for engineers and politicians for it had stretched out about 363 miles, which was an extremely far distance to travel around that time period, for there were no comfortable rides or ways of quick transportation before. Completed in October 1825, the canal was meant to advance the society, economy, and create a revolutionary technological advance in the nation and world. In the book Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation, Peter L. Bernstein wanted to show the story of the Erie Canal and the unfamiliar history that people normally wouldn’t know about it and how it helped mold the United States
In 1594, Shakespeare became one of the founders of Lord Chamberlain’s Men, an acting/theater group that soon became the leading player’s company in London. 10. In 1597, the theater in which The Lord Chamberlain’s Men performed was forced to close since it had been built on leased land. Many partners invested in a new theater built on the south bank of the Thames river. The new theater was called The Globe.