… during the early seventeenth century. During this time, most countries were ruled by a single family. The head of that family, a count, duke, king or queen, was in control. The English Monarchs at this time included the Plantagenet …

… and Words As Illustrated by the Plays of Wm. Shakespeare "If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge! If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why revenge! The villainy you teach me I will…

… use a character flaw to make a point about human nature. In his tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses Romeo's impulsiveness to convey his message that rash actions can lead to serious trouble. This idea develops in the beginning…

… she does? What makes a person kill someone else? What name does that little voice inside one's head have the little voice that tells you to do this or that? Ambition answers these questions. Ambition drives one to do stuff they might not normally…

… hero ever excited greater admiration than that of William Wallace. No hero remained such a shadowy figure, his life and actions beset by myths and contradictions. When Scotland's hope of becoming independent was smashed, when the Scots were oppressed,…

… the poem withdraws possibility of straight-forward reading 1. finished or fragment 2. Narration 3. Reflexivity: all characters read "Geraldine" A POEM ABOUT THE UNCONSCIOUS 1. Freudian Slips 2. Proposal - the poem slips, moves into dangerous…

… he values face-on values above reality. He wants to be treated as a king and to enjoy the title, but he doesn't want to fulfill a king's responsibility of governing for the good of his subjects. Also, his test of his daughters validates that he values…

… tragedy, Antigone. The dialogue and action of the play, along with the choral odes, effectively present the themes and principles. The principles that are at stake in the central conflict are the role of gender and the role of pride. However,…

… unknown author, is set in the Anglo-Saxon Period, which starts in 449 and ends in 1485. In 449 the Germanic tribes, Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade England. In 1485, Ending the Anglo-Saxon period was the Norman invasion. This poem is set in Scandinav…

… the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, a major referred to as Himmelstoss mistreats soldiers. Himmelstoss is commanding troops during World War I for the German Army. He is said to be strict and gives unreasonable orders. He fought in the war once…