Certainly‚ you are part of that audience‚ but the poem usually implies that the speaker is mainly talking to a specific person(s). Summary This poem is loosely based on historical events involving Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who lived in the 16th century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem‚ and tells us he is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Duke’s marriage (he has recently been widowed) to the daughter of another powerful family. As he shows the visitor through his palace
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it was a way to involve the government in their societies. On the other hand‚ Xu Dunqiu Ming‚ a writer and Tomas de Mercado‚ a Spanish scholar‚ disliked silver as it tainted their societies. Silver was praised throughout the world in the 16th to 18th centuries for its positive effect on the economy of both the Portuguese and Chinese. Ralph Fitch‚ as he traveled the East Indies‚ wrote about the Portuguese using silver to their advantage while trading throughout the world. One could assume Fitch wanted
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especially in pain. anachronism-A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists‚ esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. example:In literature‚ I can quote Shakespeare from Julius Caesar‚ a play written in the 16th century about events that happened in approximately 100 BC ". . .he plucked me ope his doublet and offered them his throat to cut." allusion-An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
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Was Mary I bloody or misunderstood? Mary I was misunderstood because other monarchs executed far more people than her but in other ways‚ anyway it was normal in the 16th century to punish anyone who disagreed with you by executing them the punishment for stealing was hanging. Mary’s sister‚ Elizabeth‚ executed 300 people at once after they rebelled against her and Mary’s father Henry VIII executed 70‚000 people for challenging his authority‚ also the book which tells us how horrible Mary’s executions
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never reached the center‚ they did discover several things. The story began when Professor Lidenbrock brought home an old manuscript. He and his nephew Axel discovered that the manuscript was written by a famous Icelandic alchemist during the 16th century. They find it says that if they enter a certain volcano near the end of June‚ they would be able to reach the center of the Earth. Axel and his uncle went to Iceland. Where they met up with their guide Hans‚ and started to travel up the volcano
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action ‚and the resolution . What I like about the English language is where it originated for which is the Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. From the 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world and the English language traveled all around the world. Since the 5th century new words ‚phrases ‚ and forms of writing have developed. Facts that I have learned in English class : 1. there are five parts of a story ( exposition
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Doctor Faustus. What does this scene tell us about Faustus’s state of mind? Pay particular attention to Marlowe’s use of language. The passage is written in blank verse throughout using iambic pentameter.– The most typical form of writing from the 16th Century poets. In the passage Act 2 Scene 1‚ Marlowe gives the impression of Faustus feeling isolated and trapped almost between the good and evil angels. His lack of self-confidence is apparent from the first two lines ‘Now‚ Faustus‚ must thou needs
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models‚ environments‚ etc. will determine our victory and magnitudes in life. Attitudes become noticeable through our behavior or comportment. Or to say simply – attitude is the way of life. Attitude determining altitude is not a new concept. The 16th century Roman Emperor simply puts it: Our life is what our thoughts make it. The success we find each day is largely influenced by the type of attitude we have towards life. We can choose to go through life with a nose down attitude and see nothing but
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newly settled America. Thanksgiving Day is a communal celebration marked as a sense of gratitude people feel for all the good things in life. This is done by offering prayers‚ gifting your near and dear ones. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. Besides‚ the fourth Thursday in the month of November is marked for the yearly celebration. Thanksgiving is a time for gifting your family and friends. The day is a time to show your
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The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of a nine hundred years
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