What kind of king does Shakespeare create in Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2? King Henry V.
Jenny Grindley 10.6 What kind of king does Shakespeare create in Act 3 Scenes 1 and 2? People have perceived King Henry V in many different ways. Undoubtedly, a historic and patriotic play, with Shakespeare singing the praises of a celebrated monarch in the shape of Elizabeth I, a descendent of Henry V. The play which is mainly concerned with war, allows us to see the best and worst in human behaviour brought out as a consequence of war. Shakespeare's endeavour in writing the play was to illustrate a celebrated monarch, and in doing so pleasing another monarch; Elizabeth I who was on the throne at the time this play was staged. "Then should the warlike Henry, like himself, assume the port of mars and at his heels should famine, sword and fire crouch for employment", here Shakespeare is exploring contrasting attitudes towards war. The ambiguous image created contrast a picture of glory and triumph with destruction and suffering. The language Shakespeare uses in this opening quote is superficial but meaningful. He uses personification by referring to "Famine", "Sword" and "Fire" as living beings, increasing the effect of the scene. The play, principally based on nobility, strength and monarchy works effectively to raise morale and to reflect on famous, strong England, consequently it is shown during tomes of hardship to encourage loyalty to a leader. Many times in the past,
The Role of Women in the Church.
The Role of Women in the Church - C. Schofield 09/90 This paper looks at the biblical teaching on the role of women in the church. Does the Bible place certain restrictions on the types of ministry which women are to exercise in the church? Should certain positions in the church have a "men only" sign on them? It is helpful to first contrast 2 opposing views on this subject. The "male authority" view (abbreviated MA) holds that the exercise of spiritual authority, including public teaching, is restricted to men. The "equal authority" view (abbreviated EA) holds that there are no such restrictions. ) The "male authority" view Adam and Eve were created with an equal status in God's sight (ontological equality, equality of being), yet their relationship to one another involved a functional subordination, i.e. Eve was "ordered under" Adam. He exercised authority over Eve, who was to submit to his authority. This subordination (without in any sense implying inferiority) is the norm for all subsequent relationships between male and female within marriage, and also in general between the sexes. It implies a different leadership or authority role in God's church. Leadership over a mixed group of men and women is the prerogative of the man. This creation principle can be seen clearly throughout the Old Testament. The full light of the gospel in N.T. times restores women (and
Alexander the Great and His Army.
Alexander the Great and His Army Alexander the Great and His Army by Gerald L. Conroy PEACE. More is written about peace than any other word in our language. There isn't another word in today's world that represents so much to so very many. It is not just wanted or desired, it is prayed for as few, if any, other things are. Peace, here on the threshold of the 21st century, the beginning of the Third Millennium, is almost a religion in itself. We wage war to gain peace. This does not, to us, detract from victory in any way for that is the successful culmination of war. We think past victory to peace. This is what we fought for - peace! Now we will change our conditioning about peace as the supreme objective of war as we consider, 2300 years in the past, the wars of Alexander the Great. The reason for this change is that Alexander had an entirely different objective for waging war. Alexander dedicated himself to glory, glory gained on the field of battle. Because he was King of Macedon, an absolute monarch, the entire country was his instrument to glory, Alexander and Macedon were one. Implicit in this dedication to glory is the necessity that war is a constant, there is always a present war. The absence of war eliminates the potential for gaining glory. Unless we consider the wars of Alexander in this way, we miss his raison' d'etre.1 Alexander was surly one of
How do the Witches in Macbeth Reflect contemporary ideas of witchcraft? Are the Witches solely responsible for Macbeth's Downfall, or can you suggest some other Influence?
Nicholas Marshall 11A How do the Witches in Macbeth Reflect contemporary ideas of witchcraft? Are the Witches solely responsible for Macbeth's Downfall, or can you suggest some other Influence? When comparing the witches from the play 'Macbeth' to their image of the time we must first make clear what that image is. During Macbeth's time, the 17th century, there was a universal belief of witches. This belief was in the fact that witches were powerful and fearful, unlike their pantomime figures of today, and that they had extraordinary powers which the public couldn't understand. Using their power they would do evil things and so as a result the witches were hated. In the play, 'Macbeth', I will analyse in detail how the witches reflect this image and then with my accurate answer I will decide if the witches are solely responsible for Macbeth's downfall or if there were other factors involved. To get an image of the witches in Shakespeare's time we must first look at a contemporary source. 'The anatomy of melancholy' by Robert Burton is a good text source where a very specific image of witches is given. I will compare this to 'Macbeth's' witches to see whether they reflect Burton's ideas and consequently contemporary ideas. Within the text he mentions that witches can; "...cause tempests...make friends enemies, and enemies friends...enforce love, tell any man where his
Shakespeare's use of the Supernatural in Macbeth
Shakespeare's use of the Supernatural in Macbeth The supernatural is widely used in Macbeth, and covers major sections of it. It is used to generate interest, and to provoke thought and controversy. At the time the play was written, James the 1st was the English monarch. James the 1st was originally James the 4th on the Scottish throne, until there was a union of crowns between England and Scotland in the late 16th century. Shakespeare wrote the play for him, so the play Macbeth is popularly known as 'the Scottish play'. Also during this time there were many more occurrences when witches and heretics were burnt at the stake than at any period in history, because people believed they manufactured plagues, pestilence and famine through their 'black magic.' When Shakespeare was writing the play, he wanted to impress the king and interest his audience on his stage, the Globe Theatre. Shakespeare did this by including the supernatural in his play. Both king and populous have always been intrigued by the horror of witches and the supernatural, but not as much as in the period of the 16th and 17th centuries. This was probably because of people wanting to be religiously purer and remove disease from society. In the 16th century many events occurred that were bizarre and impossible to explain so were blamed on the supernatural. Before James gained the crown of England as well
English Macbeth coursework-Is the supernatural wholly responsible for the tragedy that occurs or is Macbeth fatally flawed and responsible for his own heinous crimes?
English Macbeth coursework Is the supernatural wholly responsible for the tragedy that occurs or is Macbeth fatally flawed and responsible for his own heinous crimes? It is my contention that all of the central characters have some integral part to play in the tragedy that occurs. Each have some function in the heinous crimes, and hence one individual cannot be held completely responsible for the bloodshed that occurs. William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was named John Shakespeare; he was originally a glove maker before eventually becoming a politician. His mother, Mary Arden, belonged to the ranks of high society, being from a wealthy family, she subsequently inherited a great deal of money and farmland. Shakespeare was the third child born to the couple, but was the first to survive. The Shakespeare's went on to have four children, Gilbert, Richard, Joan and Mary. Shakespeare's family was quite wealthy, and when Shakespeare was four, his father was established as High Bailiff of Stratford. Shakespeare's first school was Petty school and when he was seven, it is believed that he went to the local grammar school until at the age of twelve, when he left to help his father who had run into financial trouble. At the age of eighteen, Shakespeare met Anne Hathaway who was the daughter of a local farmer. She was twenty-six. They married
Study of parables taken from Luke's Gospel
GCSE Religious Coursework Contents Introduction: page 1 Question ai : pages 2 - 3 Question aii : pages 4 - 11 - parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector: page 5 - 7 - parable of the Good Samaritan: page 7 - 8 - parable of the Sower: page 9 - parable of the Lost Son: page 9 - 11 Question b: page 12 - 15 Question c: page 16 - 17 Bibliography: page 18 Introduction This coursework is about parables taken from Luke's Gospel. I plan to investigate different areas of parables. Starting from what the term parable mean. Then I will move my studies to discussing the meaning and relevance of parables to Christians today. From there I will focus my work on debating about whether parables are still relevant today. GCSE Religious Coursework Question ai - what is meant by the term parable? In the dictionary the term parable is described as "a story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth". The term parable also has a more significant meaning to it. Parables are some of the best stories, which are known to us from Jesus. There are many different parables or stories such as "the good Samaritan" or "the lost sheep". The word "parable" means "to put beside" or "to compare" and it describes a type of story, which has a parallel meaning that you could put along side it. The word "parable" derives from the Greek word "parobles". These stories were not fantasy tales but
Bereshit, the first word in Genesis translates to "in a beginning"
Consider the purpose of the literary presentation of the nature of God's activity in Genesis 1-3 The Genesis creation myth opens the Bible and thus has tremendous theological significance in launching the concept of God. The Genesis passages are used to provide information relating to the nature of God's activity. These are interpreted by some creationists as an absolutely literal report of events whereas other, more liberal, Christians are willing to accept that the Genesis accounts are based more on spiritual truth. Both interpretations are based upon the understanding of the very ambiguous 2 Tim 3:16 "all scripture is inspired by God". Many liberal Christians use the advances of science on which to base their interpretations, leading to a divergence with creationist sentiments. However, the symbolic and spiritual indications of the nature of God's activity can still be analysed. Having discriminated between the two sources present in Genesis 1-3 using Wellhausen's documentary hypothesis, this essay will look at the context and literary devices of both in turn. It will also consider the characteristics attributed to God, such as his control, power and perfection and the meaning of the manner of his creation. In addition, the meaning of evil to the nature of God and the role of man in his relationship with God will be covered in conjunction with the aetiological
Who was the driving force behind the murdur of duncan?
Who is the driving force behind the murder of Duncan? This Shakespearean play was written in the height of Shakespeare's career. The flimsiness of people's mental stability and their potential for Machiavellian tasks, prejudice, barbarity and voracity are explored. Use of supernatural beings is commonly used in his plays, with Macbeth this is being used with the characters of the witches. Macbeth tells the story of a Scottish lord who kills the king in order to become king himself after it was prophesised by a cult of witches who he meets only once in the play. He then also kills his friend Banquo as a result of his thirst for power but then suffers greatly from his guilt, as a result prevents him enjoying the rewards of his actions and becomes a depressed oppressor, murdering innocent people and eventually condemning himself to defeat in battle. In this essay I will be deciding who I think was the driving force behind the murder of Duncan, King of Scotland and the begging of Macbeth's spiral downwards. After reading the play I have found three potential forces behind the murder: . The Witches 2. Macbeth himself 3. Or Lady Macbeth. I must now closely examine the play's events and the behaviour and thought's of the central protagonists, so that I can finally conclude who I think was the main catalyst that made Macbeth commit this homicide. The very first party we come
Reform Acts
Reform Acts Glenn Everett, Associate Professor of English, University of Tennessee at Martin No period of British History has been as tense, as politically and socially disturbed, as the 1830s and early 1840s, when both the working class and the middle class, separately or in conjunction, demanded what they regarded as fundamental changes. From 1829 to 1832 their discontents fused in the demand for Parliamentary Reform, behind which the masses threw their riots and demonstrations, the businessmen the power of economic boycott. After the 1832, when several of the demands of the middle-class radicals were met, the worker's movement fought and failed alone. (Eric Hobsbawm, Industry and Empire) The three Reform Acts, of 1832, 1867, and 1884, all extended voting rights to previously disfranchised citizens. The first act, which was the most controversial, reapportioned representation in Parliament in a way fairer to the cities of the industrial north, which had experienced tremendous growth, and did away with "rotten" and "pocket" boroughs like Old Sarum, which with only seven voters (all controlled by the local squire) was still sending two members to Parliament. This act not only re-apportioned representation in Parliament, thus making that body more accurately represent the citizens of the country, but also gave the power of voting to those lower in the social and economic
