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From the sources and your studies explain the origins and development of Watford Union Workhouse.
GCSE History Coursework - The Watford Union Workhouse Question 1: From the sources and your studies explain the origins and development of Watford Union Workhouse. The origin of Watford Union Workhouse started in 1838 and has since developed into a hospital. It has made big alterations in the time between and has made improvements over the time taken up until its final transformation. I will be thoroughly examining its growth and how it has fully developed and studying the Workhouse from the very beginning. It all dates back to the time when Henry VIII reigned in the 16th century, he made an important decision which changed many lives. This decision was to dissolve ALL monasteries, which landed many poor people with nowhere to go. The monasteries were somewhere that poor people could go to for help, food and shelter. The situation worsened and the decided to pass the poor law in 1601. The law stated that each parish was responsible for its own paupers. There were two types of poor people - the deserving poor and the idle poor. The deserving poor are people who under no fault of their own are homeless and can't do anything about it. Some of these people were put into workhouses and/or offered Outdoor relief which was food, clothing and medical care. The idle poor were people who could work but chose not to. The system was failing after the 1750s. The settlement Act of
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Why does Hamlet delay his revenge? The play Hamlet centres around the delay made by the central character in taking his revenge. Without this delay Shakespeare would simply not have had a play to write and Hamlet would not exist. It is therefore important that we understand the reasons why Hamlet did delay his revenge. These reasons do vary greatly but many centre around Hamlet's character as that of a thinker. Hamlet's reasons for delay differ from his own fear of death, and damnation due to his insecurity as to where the ghost has come from, to the theory of the Oedipus complex. Many of these reasons focus on the religious and is therefore representative of the period and the way in which the audience would be wrestling with two desires. To follow the basic need for revenge and the desire to follow the Church's teachings. Shakespeare's Hamlet is a typical revenge tragedy, involving the murder of a close relation, in this case Hamlet's own father, by a person who is considered to be out of the reach of common justice. In Hamlet the murderer is Hamlet's uncle, who is now the King of Denmark. The play centres on the difficulties that Hamlet faces as the avenger. Hamlet fulfils many of the conventions of a revenge tragedy. The victim is a close relation of Hamlet, the perpetrator is apparently 'untouchable' and the act of revenge finally results in the death of the hero:
Discuss the origins and characteristics of the dramatic monologue.
Discuss the origins and characteristics of the dramatic monologue Dramatic monologues and soliloquies are very similar forms of literature despite the fact that one is poetry and the other is drama. A soliloquy is the act of talking to oneself, silently or aloud in drama. It is a convention. Playwrights use this device as a convenient way to convey to the audience information about a character's thoughts, motives, and state of mind. Shakespeare was a great user of the soliloquy, the best known of his being Hamlet's speech "To be or not to be." A soliloquy relies on a surrounding play for information about the situation whereas dramatic monologue does not. Dramatic monologue already contains a description of the situation within the poem, therefore does not need a surrounding play. Dramatic monologue is a poem deriving from the soliloquy, with only a single speaker and narrated in first person. The speaker reveals their character whilst evidently directing their speech to a listener. A good example of this is in 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning (1812-1889), "How such a glance came there; so not the first are you to turn and ask thus." Or in another of his poems 'Porphyria's Lover', "And yet God has not said a word!" Although the listener here is less obvious, there is one, the implied ear is God. This particular piece of dramatic monologue has a more
Hamlet First Soliloquy Analysis
Analysis of Hamlets First Soliloquy The first soliloquy witnessed in Act one, scene two, from lines 133 to 164 by Hamlet is an ardent speech that brings about the true character of Hamlet to light. Who till now was not portraying himself truly, especially when around his uncle, Claudius be it through superficial dialogues or actions. So, this soliloquy is significant as it is this speech that reveals the origins or the reasons for hamlet's severe depression. Weariness, despair, nausea and loathing are some of the subtext in Hamlet's soliloquy used to underline the more significant emotions.. Anger and disgust are two of the emotions that he uses to reason why he feels so dejected. Hamlet is disgusted by the marriage of his mother to his uncle, Claudius, grieves his father's death and lastly is aghast in relation to the current scenario he is in and also the value of his life. In his soliloquy, it is revealed that he has no plans on becoming or wanting to be king. Rather he is obsessed truly with his family matters: his father, uncle and mother. For Hamlet, his father was everything and hence with his death, Hamlet had gone into a state of severe depression. To the point that, while grieving his father's death. He had contemplated on taking his own life or suicide in other words. Reasoning himself with the idea that it would allow him with the, "spiritual release" that he
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Pirathap Loganathan ENG4U - 5 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Mr. John Walden "Hamlet and Laertes: A Tainted Mirror?" During the course of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet and Laertes develop as "foils" or contrasting characters. Many comparisons and contrasts can be shown between the two characters, however one of the most obvious examples of Hamlet's and Laertes' similarities rests in their hope to regain the honour of their families through revenge. At first, both become angry; immediately thinking to seek and avenge the death of their family (in the case of Laertes). Hamlet's desires are revealed in his words "So, uncle, there you are. Now to my word./It is 'adieu, adieu, remember me.'/I have sworn 't." (Act I, scene v, lines 115-117). Here, it is apparent that Hamlet is angry and ready to seek revenge on his uncle, Claudius. However, Hamlet is very solemn with his grief and seeks to avenge the death of his father. He defers any action until his own procrastination forces him into acting. In a hasty reaction, Hamlet kills Polonius, the father of both Laertes and Ophelia. This is the immediate cause to set off Laertes' revenge to kill Hamlet. Hamlet wanted Claudius to be punished, but does not slay him in the most opportune time in which Claudius is praying, possibly when he was repenting and confessing his sins. He does not take advantage, and believes his soul is more
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David Kong | May 30, 2008 HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION TO WHAT EXTENT DID ECONOMICS ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY WRITING? PLAN OF THE INVESTIGATION TO WHAT EXTENT DID ECONOMICS ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY WRITING? Babylonian cuneiform was invented around 3200 BCE.1 Tablets recovered in this language often revealed records of trade and agriculture.2 This supports the notion that economics was a significant component in the development of writing. However, it is unclear the extent to which economics advanced the development of writing between 3500 BCE and 500 BCE. Through examining Sumerian Records from Drehem (a series of cuneiform tablets from the Sumerian center for livestock) and other sources, this investigation will study cuneiform, hieroglyphics, Chinese and the alphabet in order to identify the factors that influenced their advancement. Much of the evidence will explore the functions the script had, since it is likely that the script was developed to perform those functions. By tracing the developments of these scripts and synthesizing their similarities, a general path of development shared by most writings of antiquity will be created and tested to evaluate its accuracy. If determined to be accurate, the investigation will assess the pertinence of economics to writing's path of development, thus answering the question at hand. Word Count: 184 SUMMARY OF
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Sean Thackurdeen Puritan Theology: Influences and Origins Due to religious persecution from the Church of England., the Puritans embarked on a journey leading to America. They were deeply influenced by the opposition towards them. This influence proved to the Puritans that action had to be taken. The Puritan democracy eventually won a place in the English system however; a more government controlled Church encouraged the Puritans to disembark to America to become "pure." The Puritans, who came to Massachusetts Bay after the Pilgrims came to Plymouth, came to set up a theocracy, a "city on the hill" that would show the rest of Europe, especially England with its religion that they regarded as corrupted, just what a religious community could be. They were quite fervent, and the ministers were the community leaders. Their doctrines stressed original sin--that all people are sinners (for Adam sinned), but that God, in his infinite mercy, has chosen to save a few. Since He knows everything, he knows who will be saved (and in Heaven) and who will be damned to Hell; however, a person does not know for sure if he or she is saved. Therefore, the Puritans were constantly examining their lives, especially their thoughts and inclinations, to see if they indicated whether they might be saved. They knew that people who "seemed" to live good lives might in fact be sinners and damned
